The Start of a Hamptons Summer
Simple Justice:
Memorial Day weekend is the official start of summer in the Hamptons, Long Island’s playground for the rich and famous (together with about a zillion tourists from New Jersey who want to pretend to be New Yorkers). Time to pull out the linen suits, and switch over to the Murakami version of the Louis handbags.
Proof that summer is now official in the Hamptons came this weekend with the massive police raid on the Vered Gallery in East Hampton. Of course, crime in the Hamptons isn’t exactly like crime elsewhere. According to Newsday:
About 200 art aficionados were sipping Veuve Clicquot Champagne and chilled white wine at an East Hampton gallery this weekend when the police arrived.
It was a soiree like many others for Vered Gallery, which twice a month invites guests to drink, nibble cheese and view its latest show. But this time, gallery owner Ruth Vered was led…