Something very surreal happens when you've been waiting for a particular moment for an entire year and that moment finally...
  • The Party of the Year: Swedish Midsummer Overtakes NYC

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    Binki Shapiro and Adam Green

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    The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr.

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    Elin Kling (middle) and Darrell Hartman

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    Leigh Lezark

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    Tenzin Wild, Binki Shapiro, and Magnus Berger

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    Adam Green

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    Fabrizio Moretti and Jenna Elizabeth

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    Bronques

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    Glenn Belverio, Corgy Sabourin, and Carole Pope

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    Jordan Shipenberg, Alessandra Codinha, Jenna Elizabeth, and Scott Lipps

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    Lydia Kellam of The Swede Beat

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    Zara Zachrisson and May Kwok

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    Connie Wang and Elana Fishman

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    Something very surreal happens when you've been waiting for a particular moment for an entire year and that moment finally comes. Such was the case this past Friday afternoon, stretching into evening– and it can pretty much be summed up into one word: Midsummer. If you follow our blog, Facebook, or Twitter account, then you've inevitably heard us drop this word a lot recently. But what does it really mean? Well, if Friday's festivities were any indication, Midsummer is all about fun–which, when you break it down from our perspectives encompasses a lot of cocktail drinking, good music, friends and floral headpieces. 

    The ominous skies threatening to rain on our parade didn't seem to dissuade a great looking crowd from getting their hair a little wet. Our favorite Swede blogger Elin Kling hung out with us all night (sporting her DIY floral crown from Ovando Flowers), along with our other friends and FOKs, Kelly Framel of The Glamourai, Scott Lipps, The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. and Fabrizio Moretti, FOK photog Bronques, Connie Wang from Refinery29Magnus Berger, and more. 

    Lydia Kellam of The Swede Beat followed by Zara Zachrisson and May Kwok helped us get the party started on the DJ table with some classic Swedish jams– think "Heartbeats," by The Knife and "All That She Wants," by Ace of Base. We didn't even need to be our usual three cocktails deep to start moving on the dance floor. And just when we didn't think it could get any better, newly formed duo Binki Shapiro and Adam Green took the stage. By the time their set was over and The Misshapes had taken over the DJ table to finish off the night's tunes, the entire party had relocated to the dance floor. We learned a few new moves that we'll be whipping out at our next event, no question. If you were lucky enough to join us in Friday's festivities, then relive it in the pictures above– and if you weren't there, well, here's a taste of Midsummer. Also, check out all the rest of the polaroids from the night on our Facebook page.

    Skål!

    PS- we're continuing the Midsummer party over on our Facebook page for the next month. Click here to enter our Midsummer competition to win amazing prizes like an iPad, Elie Tahari dress, 3.1 Phillip Lim bag and more. 

    Photos by Brandon Isralsky

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