KDH Exclusive Style Diary With Ann Caruso: Celebrity Stylist For Plum Hamptons & Harpers Bazaar!

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Ann on the set of a Plum Hamptons equestrian glamour photo shoot
Super-stylist Ann Caruso loves take in the sun and a boat ride in the Hamptons!
Home base: Gorgeous gowns for an upcoming shoot hang in Ann's Manhattan office
Ann on set for Plum in the Hamptons with cover girl Naomi Watts
The gorgeous end result of the Naomi Watts shoot by legendary photographer (and Southamptonite!) Arthur Elgort
Ann shares, "Irving and Fine Tunics are one of my favorite summer staples for the Hamptons."
Ann's casual essentials for a Hamptons weekend include: a camel Ferragamo tote, Christian Louboutin wedge espadrilles, La Silla fuschia slingbacks, and Tkees sandals
"Elizabeth Hurley makes perfect bikinis for the Hamptons," says Ann.
"Camilla Bergeron cuffs are great to pair with a simple, yet sexy cocktail dress from Haute Hippie," says the style maven.
All glammed up, Ann makes time to have some fun in the Hamptons too! Here, with pals Mary Alice Stephenson, Peter Davis, and Kelli Delaney at the Love Heals benefit in Sagaponack

 

KDH recently caught up with our longtime fashion friend, Ann Caruso,  when she was in the Hamptons shooting Naomi Watts for the cover of Plum Hamptons magazine. What a tough job!  KDH shares Ann’s Exclusive Hamptons Style Diary below:

 

KDHamptons:  Please describe what you do for KDH readers?

 Ann Caruso:  I am a fashion stylist/expert, as well as a contributing fashion editor at Harpers Bazaar magazine and Plum Hamptons magazine.

KDH:  You jetset around the world for fabulous fashion shoots, yet you love shooting in the Hamptons so much.  Why do you love the east end so much?

 AC:  It is such a pleasure shooting in the Hamptons because it is so lush and beautiful. The light is incomparable and the options for interesting location shoots in the Hamptons are endless. It’s hard to beat a destination that can offer beach backdrops, farm fields, a bucolic town setting, and hundreds of haute homes to shoot it.  All of that and I’m only two hours away from NYC! So it doesn’t feel like work. It is almost like a brief vacation from the city…

KDH:  What did you love about the Naomi Watts photo shoot for Plum Hamptons magazine?

 AC:  I love working with personalities. Everyone is so different and you learn why they are doing what they do and why they are special. I loved the location and the idea of the clean “All American” fashion even though we used designers from all over the world. And I always love working with Arthur Elgort, he is such a legend and a fabulous photographer and person.

KDH: What is a major fashion “don’t” for a Hamptons girl?

 AC: I think anything goes, but being in the Hamptons should be a time to take advantage of bright and soft color. Since we wear black so much in the city I think this is the perfect opportunity to stay away from it.

KDH: Could you ever leave the city and live out east full time?

 AC: Ask me that question in 5 more years!

KDH:  What are your favorite stores in the Hamptons right now?

 AC:  Calypso and Haute Hippie in Southampton, and Maison 24 in Bridgehampton.

*For more information about Ann’s styling career, please visit http://www.thewallgroup.com/?ann_caruso