Let’s Go Girls: How To Have The Most Fleur-Worthy Summer With Your Besties
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- July 19, 2024
Leave your lover at home — this one’s for the girls.
Whether you’re all about embracing the single life this season, or are just long overdue for some fabulous merrymaking with your crew, take this as your sign to get the whole gang together to plan the perfect summer outing. Romance comes and goes, but memories with your besties last forever. Pool days and sunsets? Disco tunes and roller skates? We know just where to let loose in NYC. Send this list to the group chat and mark your calendars—a Fleur-approved adventure awaits (as do all the looks to go with it).
For The Art Lovers: The Cantor Roof Garden at the Met
Craving some culture? Kick off the season with the ultimate art lovers’ agenda. Start your day with a sophisticated traipse through the grand halls of the Met, snapping a selfie or two with your besties among the storied masterpieces. (Hey, you’re looking like some yourselves.) After taking in the works of art, make your way up to the museum’s stunning rooftop garden bar to take in the sunset with a spritz in hand, admiring the latest installation and overlooking the views of Central Park. Mix and mingle with some fellow artsy young things against the backdrop of the uptown skyline, and you and your girls just might leave with a few new gallery guides…if you catch our drift.
The Cantor Roof Garden, 1000 5th Ave, New York
For The Ultimate Pool Day: The Beach at Dream Downtown
No Soho House membership? No problem. Slip into your teeny-weeniest Fleur bikini, gather your gals, and grab a day pass to the Beach at Dream Downtown. The hidden oasis is the perfect place to soak up the sun and make a splash this summer, complete with DJs spinning sizzling tunes and a full spread of imported sand that whisks you away to the Côte d'Azur. Whether you opt for a private cabana in your own little corner of the beach or a chic chaise lounge to sit back and cool down with frozitas and frosé, the poolside paradise is sure to bring on the vacation vibes. As for the glass-bottomed swimming pool? Its porthole windows peek into the hotel lobby, so just know you may be putting on a show…
The Beach at Dream Downtown, 355 W 16th St, New York
For Pretending You’re In Paris: Le Dive
When Paris is calling but you’d rather leave your passport at home, simply channel your inner Parisienne and plan a late lunch date with your besties at Le Dive. The tabac-inspired Lower East Side wine bar is the hottest spot to see and be seen sipping a French 75 or sparkling Brut, throwing back oysters and beef tartare à la your favorite French starlet. (Brigitte Bardot, is that you?) Snag an al fresco table to indulge in some prime people-watching and don your most flirty Euro ensemble to fit right in amid the crowd of downtown cool kids and sleek fashionistas. Who knew you could lounge around the 11th arrondissement without so much as leaving Manhattan?
Le Dive, 37 Canal St, New York
For Gossip and Martinis: Tigre
What Fleur girl doesn’t love dressing to the nines and hitting a swanky new haunt with their crew? This season, there’s no better spot for a fancy night out than Tigre, the new-ish Lower East Side locale that transports you to a golden era of cosmopolitan nightlife, with gilded fixtures and shiny mirrored accents galore. (We hear Grace Jones herself inspired the design team.) Step out in your sharpest stilettos and prepare to spill last night’s tea over candlelight and Cigarette Martinis — no lighting up required. Between the abstract tiger stripes emblazoning the banquettes and the bustling room of sleek socialites-in-the-know, you and your group are bound to find plenty to gab about.
Tigre, 105 Rivington St, New York
For A Disco Birthday Extravaganza: Xanadu
If you’re contemplating the funkiest way to celebrate a birthday, opt to blow out your candles while throwing it back to the ‘80s at Xanadu. The retro roller disco of your dreams recently made its debut in Brooklyn, and it’s the perfect excuse to deck yourself out in glitter and neon and practice your dance moves on wheels. Get the whole gang to lace up their skates and boogie-woogie into the wee hours under the electric glow of rainbow laser lights, stepping out to sip cheeky cherry cocktails and passion fruit daiquiris in between. Equal parts delightfully camp and totally chic, it’s a grownup playground that’s sure to deliver a b-day fete none of your friends will soon forget.
Xanadu, 262 Starr St, Brooklyn