Makeup artist and hair stylist Stephanie Lisi, from Headlines Salon in Ocean Pines, Md., works on getting Rachel’s hair photo-ready. / Photo by Nancy McKeon.
Who knew it took this much makeup to look “natural”? / Photo by Nancy McKeon.
Blushes, creams and sponges in Stephanie’s suitcase of tricks. / Photo by Nancy McKeon.
You can never have too many shoes — Keds, Sperry Topsider espadrilles, Tory Burch sandals and wedges. / Photo by Nancy McKeon.
Before bracing for the chilly wind outside, Gabrielle takes shelter in a warm coat and blanket. / Photo by Nancy McKeon.
Did we mention it was cold at the beach? After her photo, Gabrielle returns to home base wearing boots and a coat. / Photo by Nancy McKeon.
Photographer Kevin Allen works to get the lighting right for a shot from an ocean-front balcony of the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel in Rehoboth Beach. Both models are from Cima Talent. / Photo by Nancy McKeon.
Rachel in an Isabel Marant tonal- print ruffle-trim silk top ($520) and floral print skirt ($375), both at Hu’s Wear, 2906 M St. NW; 202-342-2020) and Gabrielle, wearing a Peter Pilotto orchid print dress ($1,545, Hu’s Wear), are all smiles as they celebrate their escape to the beach. / Photo by Kevin Allen.
Rachel accents her demure Erdem blouse and Yigal Azrouel pants ($535 and $590, both at Hu’s Wear) with a ball bead cuff ($34.50 each) on each wrist. Cuff from South Moon Under, Rehoboth. / Photo by Kevin Allen.
Rachel, right, pairs her Robin Piccone crochet swimsuit ($138.50) and Sahara cap-sleeve tunic ($52.50) with a straw tote ($48.50), all at South Moon Under, Rehoboth and southmoonunder.com. The Helen Kaminski Marina sun visor ($75) is from Nordstrom, Montgomery Mall and nordstrom.com. Gabrielle wears a Sperry Top-Sider Hawaiian underwire bikini top ($58) and Hawaiian surf short ($39) with a Theory cardigan ($345), a pair of crochet cover-up pants ($72) and a Jonathan Adler sunny striped tote ($198), all at Nordstrom, Montgomery Mall. The Kate Spade turquoise mirrored sunglasses are $138 at South Moon Under, Rehoboth, southmoonunder.com). / Photo by Kevin Allen.
What a backdrop! On a balcony at the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, Gabrielle, right, wears a Tory Burch floral-print shirtwaist ($350, Nordstrom, Montgomery Mall) and Superga sneakers. Rachel is in a Band of Outsiders striped cotton shirt dress ($445, Hu’s Wear) and perforated Rally Keds ($49.95, Nordstrom, Montgomery Mall, nordstrom.com). / Photo by Kevin Allen.
Rachel is the picture of laid-back luxe in a Robin Piccone black-and-ivory mitered-stripe one-piece ($138), which she wears with Joie drawstring pants in ikat-printed silk ($288), both at Nordstrom, Montgomery Mall. / Photo by Kevin Allen.
Tory Burch’s espadrille wedge ($195, Nordstrom, Montgomery Mall) is the ideal off-duty shoe. / Photo by Kevin Allen.
A metallic baseball cap ($26, South Moon Under, Rehoboth) keeps heads stylishly cool. / Photo by Kevin Allen.
