PlayLand Motel In Rockaway Beach: Why Not? Try It! You Might Like It!

Rockaway Beach got itself a brand-new boutique hotel -- it's already got a boutique taco stand and a boutique boutique, so clearly a boutique hotel wasn't far off. It's called PlayLand Motel, and from the few photos I've seen, it kind of looks like Sole East in the Hamptons or the Ace in Palm Springs, with a pizza joint, 12 small boutique rooms, two restaurants and a 7,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor bar. It looks very dried-palm-fronds/ faded-surf-photo, nautical-knots chic. In a pre-fab way designed to attract hipsters and people who swear they're not hipsters, of course but who even cares. Rockaway Beach needs your cash, and it's a $2.50 train ride/ extended Brooklyn staycay, so who wants to check it out? (There's a shuttle bus from Williamsburg, because OF COURSE.) 

The Meatpacking District doesn't need any more of your hard-earned dollar bills. Those two hours you spent standing in line trying to get into Roberta's could've been spent on the beach. Go support Rockaway. Until the cast of "Princesses Long Island" shows up, and we all need to just head down to Rehoboth or commit ritual group Seppuku instead.

PlayLand Motel: 9720 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Far Rockaway, New York 11693

Photo credit: Athena Calderone/ Refinery29

Dr Martens' Hincky Boots Are Basically Bringing A Smile To My Feet

Dr. Martens have kinda been on a total winning streak recently. Recently I made these pink leopard print Docs my bitch, and I'd say we're both better for it:

$130, Dr Martens

And just like you can't just get one tattoo, you can't really just have one pair of Docs...

$130, Dr Martens

Which is why I may have to make their Hincky smiley face boots my next Doc acquisition. How could these not bring a smile to your feet? I also like how he looks like he's drunk hiccuping, which makes them the perfect pair to wear when I'm hopping over puddles of barf and God-knows-what-yellow-bodily-fluid-that-was on the streets of New York! (COME VISIT!)

Isabel Marant Is Coming To H&M! CAN'T BREATHE! NEED OXYGEN MASK!

Hanukkah Harry obviously stole a sneak peek at my wish list, because right up there at the top, right beneath "Mark Ruffalo pants off dance off" and "real talking cat (FINALLY)" is "affordable Isabel Marant, PUHLEEZE!" Dreams: realized because Isabel Marant is teaming up with H&M to release a 250-piece collection for us broke-ass chicks who don't wanna look broke-down. Isabel Marant for H&M drops November 14, 2013, AKA Hanukkah.

 

If You're Gonna Spend A Honit On Jelly Shoes, Spend It On These Orange 4.5-Inch-Heeled BBs

I feel there was a time and a place in her career when Beyonce would've worn these hot pink and orange Vogue jellies. Specifically, 1999. Even more specifically, the "Say My Name" video. That time for her is over, but that time for me is basically now and forever.

$100, Vogue, Urbanoutfitters.com

I'm Currently Craving Degen's Pizza Sweater

Sure, Degen's adorable pizza sweater (via the excellent Solange & Friends feature in Brooklyn Magazine) is $288, but it's made in New York by knit wiz and fellow Ohioian Lindsay Degen, AND it's definitely carb-free. Also, speaking of carbs, maybe it comes with a side of breadsticks?

Get it in 30 minutes or less from Sword-Smith. Just kidding about the 30 minutes thing, but you can get free shipping with promo code "shipme."

You'd be smiling too if you had pizza on your sweater.

$288, Degen,Sword-smith.com

PS: HOLY SHIT check out these Degen platforms! They're SO good! I think I love them more than actual, tangible, edible pizza, and that's really saying a lot.

$319, Degen, Solestruck.com