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Fire Island Style Diary: A Halston Draped Back Top, Zara Skirt, and Aminah Abdul Jillil Crystal Heart Sandals

Hey!
So as I mentioned, I just got back from Fire Island.
I didn’t go there ‘on assignment’ and really just went to hang with my girls from college!
On day 1, one of my friends humored me long enough to take a pic of my #OOTD: A backless Halston top, a Zara denim skirt, and my new Aminah Abdul Jillil Heart Sandals:
claire sulmers fire island A Halton Draped Back Top, Zara Skirt, and Aminah Abdul Jillil Crystal Heart Sandals
I heart the heart sandals!!! They just sparkle in the sun:) And I feel like they’d be great wedding shoes. If your feet are hurting at the end of the night, slip these on. They’re adorable (IMHO).
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Flats are a good call for Fire Island. The mood is VERY chill (this look was even on the dressier side!). Just bring a few maxi dresses, flats, sunglasses, and have a great time.
Aside from the pix above, I really didn’t take many. I was kicking it!
But a few notes about Fire Island in case you wanna go
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1. How to Get There: From New York Penn Station, you can take the LIRR to Babylon or Bay Shore stations, then take a Ferry. The total ride should take from 2-4 hours max.
2. What to Do: Sit by the pool or lay on the beach! My friends and I stayed by Ocean Bay, and there were exactly two clubs in the area: Flynn’s and Schooners. Schooners was great for lunch, though we didn’t party it up there. Flynn’s was fun! They had a live band on a few nights, and great music.
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3. What to Bring: Aside from your swimsuit, sunscreen, and bug spray (BRING BUG SPRAY), bring lots of cash. Many places are cash only, but we found that most restaurants did take cards.

4. Where to Eat: My homegirls and I had a BANGING brunch at Rachel’s. I had this sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich that was everything. I tasted everyone’s food because I’m greedy. Everything from the pancakes to the skillets were mouth watering.
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We also ate at Castaway, but the food there was just aiight. A local recommended we go to the Mermaid, and though I wanted to go, I was outvoted! Might be worth checking out.
4 claire sulmers fire island A Halton Draped Back Top, Zara Skirt, and Aminah Abdul Jillil Crystal Heart Sandals
5. Where to Stay: So we stayed at Fire Island Hotel which is FINE just for sleeping, but is not luxurious. At all. The walls are thin, everything leaks, it’s fine, but not great. If we were to go back, I’d suggest renting a house. Ocean Beach is a good place to start looking. We saw some really beautiful homes!
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6. Other Stuff: There wasn’t a ton of diversity, but I’m starting to sense that this just might be the case everywhere (?). It reminded us of our days in college (we all went to Harvard, we’re used to being the only black people in a room). At any rate, we never felt uneasy. People were super friendly and we had a great time!
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There’s a quick rundown of Fire Island. Have you been? Do you have anything to add?

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