An intimate dinner, artful resort wear, and a very chic first look at one of Southampton’s most joyful new collaborations.
Anticipation is always high when a new restaurant or bar arrives in Southampton, especially one promising French hospitality, resort-minded style, and a reason to dress for more than just dinner.
Maison Close Southampton delivered exactly that on Thursday, June 18, welcoming a well-dressed mix of friends, media, and familiar faces to The Capri for an intimate celebration of its new collaboration with the French resort wear institution (and longtime Hamptons staple) Vilebrequin. Maison Close is in its inaugural Southampton season at Capri, and the setting already feels right at home—chic, coastal, comfortable, and just polished enough.
The dinner was a first look at the Maison Close x Vilebrequin partnership, but it also made a strong case for the restaurant as a new Southampton essential. The food was excellent: Parisian-inspired, classic in all the right ways, and food so good you forget to take its photo. A rare and welcome development during a Hamptons dinner party.
The collaboration came alive through the service uniforms, which drew from Vilebrequin’s Summer 2026 collection and its artistic collaboration with French artist Fabrice Hyber. The Pescador print—playful, coastal, colorful, and made for a summer setting—appeared throughout the room in a palette of crisp whites, ocean blues, and vibrant accents. Neither costume-y or overly branded, it felt like a genuine extension of Maison Close’s personality, bringing a little Saint-Tropez joie de vivre to County Road 39A.
Vilebrequin’s collaboration with Hyber is part of a multi-season artistic project that pairs Hyber’s organic, expressive world with the brand’s beach-minded sensibility.
And the service was just as strong as the visual moment (where did they get all these strapping young Frenchmen?!). Everyone in Vilebrequin looked fantastic, but more importantly, the room moved with the easy confidence of a place that knows what it wants to be—hospitality dressing reimagined through luxury resortwear.
A quick public-service announcement for the Hamptons: it is pronounced veel-bruh-KAN. The name is French and the final syllable is soft.
I have already been fielding questions about my new Vilebrequin tote bag. The Fabrice Hyber design has that rare quality of looking equally at home poolside, on the beach, or in the Village.
More than a uniform collaboration, the evening showed how naturally the two brands fit together. Maison Close brings Parisian hospitality and a celebratory dining sensibility; Vilebrequin brings the lightness, color, and irreverent ease of a long coastal summer. Together, they created something especially suited to the Hamptons: refined but never stiff, fashion-minded without feeling forced, and genuinely fun.
Maison Close Southampton at The Capri is new, but it already understands the assignment. Come for the French food, stay for the mood, and leave knowing how to pronounce Vilebrequin.
