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Your Essential Swim Week Party Agenda

Bad news: it’s Swim Week. You’ll have to put up with things like pool parties, barbecues, gratis boozing and models challenging you to water gun fights. Sorry about your luck. But if you’re willing to subject yourself to all that, here are five Swim Week parties worthy of your time.

BRAZILIAN WAX

The One with the Brazilians

You require: Bikinis. To be more specific: Brazilian bikinis.
You’ll receive: A pop-up shop taking over the Soho Beach House library and dining room featuring 16 of the best swimsuit designers the nation of Brazil has to offer. It’s more of a fine art installation, really.

BORN TO BE WILD

Pool Partying with Wildfox

You require: A rooftop pool stocked with all the necessary provisions. Namely, gratis cocktails.
You’ll receive: An all-day affair atop the Boulan with the formidable bathing suits of Wildfox. They’ll bring the beer, gin, B12 shots (yes, really) and women wearing the suits. You just... say thank you.

ROSÉ CAN YOU SEE

You’ll Need a Super Soaker Here

You require: Just a good old-fashioned water gun fight. With models.
You’ll receive: The Freehand’s first “Guns ‘n’ Rosé” pool party. What that means for you: a battle royal with Super Soakers set to DJ-spun beats. The rosé is there to help with your aim. Right.

WALK IT OUT

Pool-Top Catwalking. Of Course.

You require: Moonlight and monokinis.
You’ll receive: All of the above courtesy of the Ready, Set, Swim show. There’ll be models strutting atop the Riviera’s Bamboo Garden pool while you strut over to the complimentary shots of booze. On second thought, just walk.

TRUNK SHOW

You Look Hungry. Here’s a BBQ.

You require: Hearty sustenance. Swim Week–ing is tough work.
You’ll receive: All the meat that’s fit to grill. The tailored handsomeness of Orlebar Brown suits. A killer sunset. This isn’t rocket science, people.