Veronica & Veronica
You asked, they answered
With Memorial Day around the corner, we put the Veronicas in the hot seat—and got their takes on all things summer…
BBQ or picnic?
Veronica Swanson Beard: Beach bonfire and BBQ!
Veronica Miele Beard: BBQ!!
Veronica Swanson Beard: Beach bonfire and BBQ!
Veronica Miele Beard: BBQ!!
Fave beach read?
VMB: Hamptons magazine
VSB: Next on my list: City of Girls, The Vanishing Half, The House We Grew Up In.
VMB: Hamptons magazine
VSB: Next on my list: City of Girls, The Vanishing Half, The House We Grew Up In.
Best hostess gifts for the long weekend?
VSB: I love to give table linens or beach quilts.
VMB: Mozzarella from my favorite Italian deli in Staten Island!
VSB: I love to give table linens or beach quilts.
VMB: Mozzarella from my favorite Italian deli in Staten Island!
What are you most excited to get back to doing this summer?
VMB: Travel and parties on the beach!!
VSB: Seeing friends for dinners, yoga, tennis and riding my bike.
VMB: Travel and parties on the beach!!
VSB: Seeing friends for dinners, yoga, tennis and riding my bike.
Favorite beach cover up?
VMB: A VB smocked cover up—the wind won’t blow it up!
VSB: VB Goldie terry blazer
VMB: A VB smocked cover up—the wind won’t blow it up!
VSB: VB Goldie terry blazer
Perfect cotton sweater?
VSB: Nikasha sweater—perfect for walks on the beach
VMB: Cropped fisherman knit
VSB: Nikasha sweater—perfect for walks on the beach
VMB: Cropped fisherman knit
Favorite summer dress-shoe combo?
VMB: I love a sundress! Pair with the Hannalee clog slides.
VSB: Vani dress and the Carah heel
VMB: I love a sundress! Pair with the Hannalee clog slides.
VSB: Vani dress and the Carah heel
SHOP THE LOOK, clockwise from top left:
Jesila Patchwork Dress
Carah Woven Sandal
Zee Floral Minidress
Cox Cover-Up Minidress
SHOP THE LOOK, clockwise from top left:
Windansea Maxi Dress
Hannalee Clog Sandals
Vani Cover-Up Dress
Nikasha Tie-Dye Pullover
Memorial Weekend plans?
VSB: Boat, BBQ, bonfire and beach on repeat.
VMB: Kids’ sports! School isn’t out yet!
VSB: Boat, BBQ, bonfire and beach on repeat.
VMB: Kids’ sports! School isn’t out yet!
Favorite outdoor games to play with the kids?
VMB: Volleyball, basketball and football. Endless entertainment
VSB: Rummikub, badminton and ping pong.
VMB: Volleyball, basketball and football. Endless entertainment
VSB: Rummikub, badminton and ping pong.
Summer travel plans?
VSB: Nantucket, Napa Valley to visit my parents and a getaway weekend with my husband—TBD.
VMB: If we can, the Silk Road in Uzbekistan and seeing the whirling dervishes of Istanbul!
VSB: Nantucket, Napa Valley to visit my parents and a getaway weekend with my husband—TBD.
VMB: If we can, the Silk Road in Uzbekistan and seeing the whirling dervishes of Istanbul!
Best sunscreen?
VSB: I love Supergoop Glowscreen, Glow stick and Glow Oil
VMB: Supergoop
VSB: I love Supergoop Glowscreen, Glow stick and Glow Oil
VMB: Supergoop
Morning routine?
VSB: Yoga and rebounder with Evie Marie O'Connor, vitamins, beauty routine from Knockout Beauty and coffee with half and half. Then I drive kids to school, take the train into the city and walk to work.
VMB: Joe’s coffee! Then school drop off. Silver lining: parents not allowed in school!
VSB: Yoga and rebounder with Evie Marie O'Connor, vitamins, beauty routine from Knockout Beauty and coffee with half and half. Then I drive kids to school, take the train into the city and walk to work.
VMB: Joe’s coffee! Then school drop off. Silver lining: parents not allowed in school!
Top 5 wardrobe classics to invest in?
VMB: Jeans, jeans, jeans for all your moods, comfortable sexy shoes (does that exist?), classic navy Miller dickey jacket, three or four dickeys for all your moods, THE perfect t-shirts (band tees, deep v-neck tees) and some gold jewelry to top off any outfit!
VSB: Blue blazer, classic denim, white shirt, nude sandals and a midi-length dress that can be dressed up or down.
VMB: Jeans, jeans, jeans for all your moods, comfortable sexy shoes (does that exist?), classic navy Miller dickey jacket, three or four dickeys for all your moods, THE perfect t-shirts (band tees, deep v-neck tees) and some gold jewelry to top off any outfit!
VSB: Blue blazer, classic denim, white shirt, nude sandals and a midi-length dress that can be dressed up or down.
SHOP THE LOOK, clockwise from top left:
Miller Dickey Jacket
Cindy V-Neck Tee
Crosbie Wide-Leg Jeans
Simone Sandal
