Hamptons 2009: A Low-Key, Beachy Theme

nytimes.com:

Low-key and beachy is the theme in the Hamptons this year. That doesn't mean that the scene in the restaurants, night spots or even on the sand is actually going to be low-key. But the important thing is that everything seem low-key.

The Hamptons wants you to perceive it as conforming to the spirit of these hard times and not to caricature it as the flashy, traffic-choked, over-the-top playground it has increasingly become.

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Comments

[corsair1917]

10:42 AM on 05/16/2009

It's about time. The Hamptons have become a vile display of wealth and entitlement.
Maybe it will once again return to quaint town they used to be. Now it takes hours to get there on the weekend, the traffic is enough to make you want to scream.

Scaled down would be a really nice change.

[jukesgrrl]

02:33 PM on 05/17/2009

Good luck with that. Those who have will always want to show off.

[t iessa]

09:55 AM on 05/18/2009

Wouldn't you spend your money doing what you enjoy? What is the point of having money if you don't enjoy some of it?