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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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La Dolce Como

For Remo Ruffini, the globe-trotting C.E.O. of Moncler, there’s no place like home

Mediterranean Piscine

The aquatically inclined photographer Jonathan Becker reveals his favorite swimming spots

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

The Less Crowded Capri

A new hotel on Ischia, the island where Italians go to get away from us all

Charlie Porter

London’s coolest new purveyor of a bit of this, a bit of Tat

Design for Living

Givenchy’s perfect pied-à-terre in Venice

Dave Brown

The Hollywood maverick who hosts a film festival—every single week

Last Sackler Standing

Joss Sackler wants her clothing line to be the next great fashion brand. But does anyone want to buy what the Sacklers are selling?

Wang Dang Doodle

Alexander Wang built a global business by marketing himself as New York fashion’s millennial enfant terrible. What happens now that he’s all grown up?

Wondering Eye

François Halard’s photography gets inside the homes and studios—and aesthetic experiences—of artists

Top of the Lake

A modern masterpiece perched above Lake Como

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

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

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

Cryogenically Frozen Pizza

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

Cool Hand Luc

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

So, Who Is She?

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

Has Anyone Seen Mrs. Harvey Weinstein?

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

One-Woman Sales Force

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

“You Brought Me Flowers?”

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

Much-Kneaded Relief

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

Where Bad Behavior Is Always in Season

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

Have You Seen the News?

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