Sedao's Insight

Saturday in the Hamptons September 25, 2010

Look at that Hat

So that was my Friday.  When the sun sets and rises it will be Saturday.  It is full of hope and optimism that it is going to be a day filled with relaxation, fun and new adventures.  Then I wake up. I am in the Hamptons for the summer and all I can think about is getting away, too much debauchery for one person.

It’s Saturday a much more relaxed day then Friday.  I wake up to; greasy eggs and bacon, bagels, and pastries. Yum… So once the maids are gone I decide to make my own food, some oatmeal and egg whites. On a side note is a fascination to me why a society as overweight as ours continually wants to get fatter.  Why do people continue to eat these unhealthy foods when they could opt for a better alternative. It’s like society accepts overweight people and condemns the fit.  There are more fast food chains then healthy options available… I would like to see the study on available Mcdonalds to available vegetable stands, fruit stands or any thing healthy related.  It wouldn’t surprise me to see that it is easier to eat at Mcdonalds then to eat a carrot.

A very light colored dress

But I digress, the Hamptons is a pretentious area where it matters more of what you look like and who you are then if you have a personality.  It’s more important to talk about yourself then to find out what the person next to you name is.  Unless that person is Dwayne Wade or something pop culture related.

Nonetheless my day has started with breakfast and I pretty much am overseeing everyone’s needs.  Keeping an eye on the pool, making sure the ice is full, overall just a bunch of remedial tasks that have to be taken care of so that the guests have a good experience.  I then have to set up the pool party running from King Kullen and back to make sure all the last minute supplies are taken care of.  Following the pool party is Polo!

Polo can be overwhelming at times but Polo is quite entertaining and I recommend anyone that visits the Hamptons to try it.  Polo isn’t for the weak at heart and it is something that you have to work your connections to get into.  It isn’t really that hard but it truly exemplifies the Hamptons. Polo is all about networking.  With alcohol available per request people come there to enjoy the people not the actual match.  A typical polo outfit for guys; boat shoes, plaid/seer sucker shorts, and a button up or brown/white shoes, white pants, and a button up shirt that fits. A typical polo outfit for girls starts with the hat, the bigger the better. With girls it is interesting and much more difficult to pinpoint an outfit but I’ll give you the basics.  A polo out fit for a girl can be medium casual high heels with short shorts and a cute button up or a girl can go with the high heels and light colored dress with a hat. Some also opt for a floral dress which looks nice also.  I recommend for Polo to get to the event around 3pm to soak in some of the game but mostly get to see the whole spectacle that is a polo event in the Hamptons which is pretty amazing. Polo ends roughly around 6 pm so get your drinks and fun in because then it’s time to get back home.

Try this outfit for Day and Night

What is also fun to do during the day usually during a holiday weekend is Day and Night. Be wary though because coming late means you might not be getting in or waiting in a long line.  I went July 4th weekend and I got there at 1pm and it was smooth sailing however, I saw people come later and there was a line and a list. When considering going to Day and Night in East Hampton you want to get on the list and you also want to get a table. Mind you that when getting a table you will have to get a bottle, it’s worth it.  Day and Night might possibly be the best party in the Hamptons. Everyone is drinking, dancing on tables, and best of all popping champagne.  I don’t recommend doing it every weekend but to do it for the holidays is optimal.  I only did it once because I went to crazy. I have a couple of pictures on Guest of a Guest but you don’t need to see those.  At Day and Night people are just trying to have fun.  They drink a lot and spill a lot.  When doing Day and Night, you will see the biggest knuckleheads there; so bring your A-game and try to out due to next person. Out of everything I did this summer that was my favorite event that I went to.

Polo and Day and Night are fun events but I only did them a few times. I could not do these things every weekend because either later that day or the next I was paying.  The worst part of all these things was that I would want to go to sleep but I had guests to tend to. By the time I would come back from one of these events I would have to start getting people amped for tonight’s Happy Hour.  Where I am usually running around making sure people have moved their cars and getting ready.  Getting people into the shuttles is not as easy as you’d think because people want to ride together, which makes no sense since the shuttles are literally a one minute ride.  Once this is all settles the time is usually 10:45 and I myself have to get to the other house. By the time I get to the other house, it is usually time to leave. So I get everybody into the cabs, thank you Sag Harbor Taxi Service Ben, Chet, Sonia are just a few of the great drivers out there just look for the big red vans, and we head out to either Madame Tongs, or Rdv East.  At Madame Tongs ReDeux it was much easier to get bigger groups into the club and the music is more top 40s where as Rdv East is more posh but a lot harder to get into.  When going to Rdv East you have to dress hot and it must at least be equal guys to girls and the girls have to be good looking or you won’t be getting in.  So guys it’s a fun time, and girls the guys have money that come here because they usually are buying bottles.  The music tends to lean towards the more Electronica side which for me would get irritating after an hour but it is fun to get into if you have the right crowd with you.

On Saturdays’ I tend to catch the early taxi home because I am so beat from the day before.  Oh and guess what is waiting for me at the house….. McDonalds! Great! haha. I will stay on topic this time.  So I just make sure that people don’t get too crazy and start throwing food or something and I just go straight to bed.

That is my Saturday prepare for Sunday because those are relaxing except during Holidays…