There's a particular kind of summer we keep coming back to: a striped sail on the water, a cold drink on a porch, something a little French humming in the background. This season we bottled it. Meet Red, White & Bleu — americana, with a French twist, made to carry you all the way from the Fourth of July to Bastille Day.
A little stripe, a little gingham, a little je ne sais quoi. Cape Cod by morning, Côte d'Azur by night.
Say bonjour to the Reese
The piece that started it all: the Reese in Sailing Stripe — a vintage-inspired, cropped men's pajama top in a crisp navy stripe. Borrowed-from-the-boys, made for long weekends. $168.
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Le Rouge — Coco in Red Gingham, Daisy in Scarlet Eyelet, Kitty in Red.
Le Blanc — Molly in White Eyelet, Marnie in White, Demi in White Embroidered Linen.
Le Bleu — Victoria in Blue Oxford, Naomi in Harbor Stripe, Sabine in Harbor Stripe.
Make it: Tarte Tricolore
Red, white & bleu, the French way — a classic crème pâtissière tart, striped in strawberries and blueberries. Serves 8.
Ingredients:
1 sheet pâte sucrée, blind-baked & cooled · 2 cups whole milk · 1 vanilla bean · 4 egg yolks · ½ cup sugar · ¼ cup cornstarch · 2 tbsp butter · 1 pint strawberries, halved · 1 cup blueberries · apricot jam, warmed, for glaze.
Méthode: Whisk the yolks, sugar & cornstarch. Heat the milk with the vanilla, temper into the yolks, then cook to a thick crème. Off heat, stir in the butter and chill completely. Spread the crème into the shell and arrange the berries in three stripes — strawberries, a white band, then blueberries. Brush with the warmed glaze and serve cool.
Press play: Red, White & Bleu
A summer mix that drifts between a Cape Cod porch and the Côte d'Azur — Françoise Hardy to the Beach Boys, with Lana Del Rey saved for when the fireworks start.
Bonne fête.
xoxo, MILLE
