This weekend is a perfect time to visit Newport, RI, as newportFILM, co-founded by our great friend Andrea van Beuren, hosts its 2012 Summer Benefit on Friday July 20 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 6-8pm, then take your seats and set your phones to vibrate for a sunset film screening of ETHEL by Rory Kennedy, shown on the horseshoe court in front of the piazza. The movie portion of the event is free and open to the public. Franklin & Company Design Associates generously sponsored this box office hit of an evening, newportFILM‘s most important fundraising event of the season. For more information, for a summer schedule of films and to purchase tickets, visit newportFILM.
For what to wear to a open-air event in summer, we took our cue from the history of tennis and found these perfect white dresses from SAKS.com. We added accessories only sparingly to play up the elegant simplicity of the look, and chose wedges in light neutrals for a little height and a lot of comfort as you enjoy this blockbuster evening.
COOL SUMMER WHITES
DRESSES: Tory Burch Leena Dress ($295), Carmen Marc Valvo Cotton Dot Dress ($395), Nicole Miller Open-back Tuck Dress ($420)
ACCESSORIES: Kara Ross 14K Goldplated Vertebrae Earrings ($132) ON SALE, Kara Ross Druzy Accented Resin Bangle Bracelet ($250), Kate Spade Sual Color Chandelier Earrings ($98), Marc Jacobs Hot Dot Bangle Bracelet ($68)
SHOES: Elie Tahari Weaver Snake-print Cage Wedge Sandals ($152) ON SALE, Valentino Mena Patent Leather Espadrille Bow Sandal ($475)
DON’T FORGET YOUR LAWN CHAIR FROM AMAZON.COM
Browning Camping Fireside Chair ($50)
“It would have satisfied even the most voracious history buffs if Rory Kennedy, youngest child of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, had enlisted her mother’s perspective simply as a fresh angle on the Kennedy years. But ETHEL is so much more.” Movie City News
