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Ashley Baker

Ashley Baker


Ashley Baker is the Deputy Editor for AIR MAIL. She also co-hosts AIR MAIL’s weekly podcast, Morning Meeting, alongside Writer at Large Michael Hainey. Baker lives in London.

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On the Rails

With the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express now connecting to more cities in Europe, traveling by train has never looked better

Get Dressed!

Leave it to lockdown to generate an especially intriguing couture season

Dr. Spock for the Goopsters

Lockdown meltdown has made “Dr. Becky” the child-raising guru for stressed-out millennial parents

Huniford At Home

A new book collects the interiors of James Huniford, ranging from Connecticut barns to his own Tribeca loft

Your Feet Will Thank You

Stubbs & Wootton creates a limited-edition slipper for AIR MAIL

Maria Bakalova

The 24-year-old whom Rudy Giuliani couldn’t keep his hands off of—and who almost stole the Borat sequel

Restaurant Roulette

On New York City’s first night of indoor dining in six months, our editors ate at Daniel, now known as Boulud Sur Mer

Paradise in Napa

A Faustian bargain that will re-invigorate your soul

Hudson News!

A stylish new hotel in upstate New York may tempt reclusive Manhattanites to tiptoe out of lockdown

The Curious Case of the Vogue Grifter

Yvonne Bannigan went from high-profile assistant to convicted felon. Hers is a particularly sad New York story

Have You Seen the News?

In London, a treasured newsagent gets a fresh look—but doesn’t lose the familiar touches

Where Bad Behavior Is Always in Season

In the Hamptons, the only thing not on lockdown is New Yorkers’ sense of entitlement

Much-Kneaded Relief

Suddenly, we’re all … making our own bread? These days, carbo-loading is the yeast of our worries

“You Brought Me Flowers?”

Not quite, but these charming floral dresses are the next best thing

One-Woman Sales Force

Professional influencers like Charlotte Groeneveld aim to coerce your every purchase. What’s the harm in living by the likes?

Has Anyone Seen Mrs. Harvey Weinstein?

After this week, his future is suitably bleak. But what about his ex-wife Georgina Chapman’s?

So, Who Is She?

She’s Misha Nonoo, socialite fashion designer. And in some ways she’s eclipsed her bestie, Meghan Markle

Cool Hand Luc

Thanks to the sense and sensibility of new creative director Luc Goidadin, Smythson of Bond Street is looking smarter than ever

Cryogenically Frozen Pizza

Good news: fresh Neapolitan pies can now travel great distances intact. Dig in

That 70s Guy

Tea with Ben Cobb—arguably the most stylish fellow in London—as he enters the next phase of his very cool career

Sumptuous Maximalism

There are few better places to enjoy Rome’s beauty than from a sun lounger on one of Hotel de la Ville’s enormous private terraces

Lingua Franca

Cozy Up

Downton Abbey Is Open for Business

Verified super-fans can book a room in Fellowes-land for a mere $160 a night. But just for one night

Top of the Lake

A modern masterpiece perched above Lake Como