Dear Manolo: Kicks to Impress at the Eastern Shore

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MY BOSS INVITED me to spend Memorial Day weekend at his beach house on the Eastern Shore. I'm worried about making a good impression, since I'm from Kansas, where people don't have beach houses — Ashley

Manolo says, how lucky to be invited to spend time in this fairy tale land of crab cakes and picturesquely crusty old Chesapeake watermen. Not as stuffy as the coast of New England, nor (outside of Ocean City) as oppressively blighted with the mini golf courses and gimcrack souvenir shops as further south, the Eastern Shore is the exact right blend of Atlantic Americana.

As for what the Kansas girl should wear, the Manolo recommends going the little bit preppy. That sweater draped over her pastel polo shirt will come in handy in the cool coastal evenings, just as those boat shoes will keep her from falling into the water when she visits the rustic crab shack.

Of the course, being somewhat preppy does not preclude wearing cute sandals for the Saturday night at the famous crab restaurant, where you will dine like Maryland royalty on crab salad, crab cakes and crab-berry shortcake. Look — here is the McKim from Lilly Pulitzer ($142, Zappos.com).

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