In the Spirit of The Hamptons (Icons)

Patsy said An Introduction to the Hamptons. I was pleased to see this new edition and have enjoyed it immensely.I have a few of the other books in the series and have many books about the Hamptons.A little more about Hamptons interiors and fashion style and a little less of the author's family would make this edition 5 star.. "Hampton's A Great Place to Visit" according to Adler. I visit the Hampton's regularly. Just a great place. Kelly Bensimon, does a nice job of high-lighting key areas followed by stories, celebrity notes, historical background. If your traveling to Hampton and want to know what it is all about, this book gives you a great introduction. You can actually plan a trip and plan to visit the areas that are mentioned in the book. The pictures highlight key areas, the celebrity references really add a nice touch. It's also a great coffee table book. I don't call it a travel guide. I think it is a little . "Five Stars" according to Bertie David. Great book to read before a Hampton visit.

With our first book, La Colombe d’Or, we sought to convey the experience of a small hotel in the south of France, a tiny, sublime world of art, history, luxury, and inspiration unto itself. Assouline began with an idea and a belief: the first, a notion that beauty, perfected, has meaning that is capable of transforming our lives; and the second, that a bookartfully crafted and highly considered in its visual contentcan open our eyes and minds. Over time, that world has been expanded to create a universe that is anchored by our books but no longer limited to paper and pages.

Her most recent book I Can Make You Hot! was released in spring 2012. Kelly Killoren Bensimon is an author, editor, model, and tastemaker. Before that, she was editor in chief of Travel + Leisure for fourteen years. She was editor in chief of Town & Country, America s premier magazine for the affluent in America, fo

"This book feels like a family photo album."