The Polite Panic of the Last-Minute Gift
These simple offerings don’t say, “I ran out of time”—they say, “I have judgment”
“The Met Gala for Teenagers”
As le Bal des Débutantes returns to Paris, its longtime correspondent reflects on a quarter-century of photographing its brightest young stars
Wigging? Out!
The English Establishment has been shaken by the end of one of its oldest—and most hair-raising—traditions
Shock Frock Jock’s Top Crock Shop
Henry Holland’s racy, rhyming T-shirts were once the hottest item in the fashion world. Now he’d rather make pots
On Competitive Thoughtfulness
How gift-giving can be a contact sport
And God Created Club 55
Since opening in 1955, the glamorous St. Tropez beach club has attracted everyone from Roger Moore to Alain Delon and Brigitte Bardot
What to Wear to a Breakup
How to dress for a graceful separation
Hatmaking’s Lifeblood
On the South Side of Chicago, the founder of Optimo Hats quietly churns out impeccably made fedoras and Panamas for clients including Sean Penn and John C. Reilly
A Night Celebrating Vincenzo Latronico and Meghan Daum
At a party hosted by AIR MAIL and Montblanc, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emma Roberts, and Bette Midler toasted the winners of the inaugural Tom Wolfe literary prizes
The Return of Refined
Because old habits—smoking, day robes, handkerchiefs—die hard
The Scent of a Reader
What is the fragrance of a well-read life?
The Blitz Spirit
With its flamboyant fashions and synth beats, London’s Blitz nightclub defined the 80s aesthetic, inspired David Bowie—and irked Mick Jagger
Rakish Charm
After a winning run at Rowing Blazers, the fashion designer Jack Carlson is bringing prep-school stalwart J. Press into the modern era
On Packing Like a Divorcée
The original independent woman, the divorcée offers a guide to living an unapologetically pared-down life
The End of Women?
When American Vogue published a photo of an A.I.-generated supermodel, the backlash was swift. Are even the world’s most beautiful women not beautiful enough?
The New Queens (and Kings) of Couture
For a younger generation of buyers, haute couture is not about belonging to the Establishment—it’s about mythologizing oneself
A Ralph Lauren Revivalist
In the Hudson Valley sits a shrine—and shop—to all things Polo
The World’s Most Expensive Planters
Beloved by Bernard Arnault and King Louis XIV, the original Versailles planters are coming to America. Prepare to upgrade your patio!
Italians Do It Better
At a celebration for Il Pellicano’s 60th anniversary, Jack Antonoff, Haider Ackermann, and Edie Campbell dined and danced the night away
Strawberry Fever!
No other fruit touches British hearts quite like the strawberry—a summer pleasure that, thanks to new varietals, tastes better than ever
A Night Celebrating Étoile
On Tuesday evening, Eric Stoltz, Carol Kane, and others gathered at Fouquet’s to celebrate Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s new series
Beyond Repair
As secondhand-clothing sales boom, the fashion brand Toast is making old clothes better than new
Conner Ives
The 29-year-old fashion designer, who has dressed everyone from Rihanna to Ivy Getty, is only just getting started
Blooming Great
An installation by the artist Pip Carter arrives at Shreeji, the AIR MAIL newsstand in London
