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Prêt-à-Por-Tea

We prefer to sip our English Breakfast in spring’s frothy frocks and modern tea dresses of the beau monde.

By Kate Allen Stukenberg (art direction and styling). Hair Ryan Cotton for Jed. | Photos by Gray ScottJanuary 28, 2010

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Blue Moon
Ralph Lauren beaded Nadia dress $6,000, at the Ralph Lauren boutique. Bracelets Rachel Leigh, Miriam Salat and Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz. Earrings Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz. Teapot, at left, by Mottahedah at Bering’s, Events.

Jewelry availability: Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz at ben-amun.com; Kara by Kara Ross at kararossny.com, saks.com; Lee Angel at Neiman Marcus; Vera Wang at Neiman Marcus. Miriam Salat at miriamsalat.com; Noir at noirjewelry.com; Rachel Leigh at À Bientôt.

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