Makeup heiress Aerin Lauder has a soft spot for Southampton, home to her seasonal shop, AERIN. “I’ve been going my whole life,” says Lauder, 44, the style and image director for Estée Lauder and founder and creative director of AERIN, her lifestyle brand. “There’s a wonderful sense of tradition and respect for the past.” This is her Southampton.
Carvel
22 Jobs Lane
“We always get a Carvel cake for my sister Jane’s birthday. It’s a long-standing Lauder family tradition to celebrate with a Carvel ice cream cake. I love that they still taste exactly the same now as they did when Jane and I were kids.”
Shippy’s
36 Windmill Lane
“I used to go with my grandparents and parents. Good old-fashioned comfort food. They still have a great hamburger and wiener schnitzel. [It’s] very cozy, [with] great booths. It’s as if time has sat still there. And it’s perfect in the off-season.”
Fudge Company
67 Main St.
“Fudge or ice cream really picks you up after a long day. I am a purist — Ialways order vanilla yogurt with colored sprinkles. The taffy and fudge make great gifts for other people — I especially love to give out [the shop’s] fudge [for] the holidays.”
Aerin
83 Main St.
“Our store is in the perfect location on Main Street, and we love all of the different types of visitors we get, whether longtime locals, celebrities or people visiting from around the world. The Heart Raffia Zip Pouch ($50) is great for throwing in a beach bag but nice enough to carry on its own.”
Water Mill
Flying Point Beach: 1055 Flying Point Road, Water Mill
“My boys [sons Will and Jack] surf — this is a great surfing beach. I can’t even fathom [surfing]. It looks so scary and hard to me.”
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