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Master calligrapher Bernard Maisner may be living in a digital world, but he’s never been more in demand
A Night Celebrating Conclave
Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Patricia Clarkson, Benicio del Toro, and others gathered at Keens on December 5 for an AIR MAIL and PEN America dinner for the film and its director, Edward Berger
Hotel Couture
The staff uniforms at the new Peninsula hotel, in London, rival the fashions of the hotel’s beau monde guests
Miracle Below 14th Street
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi have built a wonderful life in the West Village. The chefs and partners preside over a mini-empire of some of the best restaurants in New York: Via Carota, I Sodi, Buvette, Bar Pisellino, and the Commerce Inn. Their holidays are filled with food and neighborhood charm
Pia Mance
How the creator behind the viral jewelry brand Heaven Mayhem brought back 80s-style earrings—and got Hailey Bieber to wear them
So Long, Fashion Victims
After stints at Halston, Rochas, and Schiaparelli, Marco Zanini has struck out on his own. The only catch? To buy his clothes, you have to fly to Japan
Richard Christiansen’s L.A. Christmas Story
The founder of Flamingo Estate, his home in the L.A. hills and of the lifestyle brand it inspired, is Australian, but Angeleno culture has crept into his holiday traditions
A Cut Above the Rest
At just 32, Paolo Martorano, New York’s youngest tailor to the stars, is keeping a dying art alive—and dressing clients from Brian Cox to George Hamilton
Antonio and Carla Sersale’s Rome
The second-generation proprietors of Le Sirenuse, in Positano, spend the off-season at their home in Rome. Here, the world-class hosts share their secrets for a perfect Roman holiday
A Night at the Newsstand
Walter Isaacson, Christine Baranski, Tony Danza, and others gathered at the AIR MAIL Newsstand in Greenwich Village to celebrate Ken Burns’s latest documentary, Leonardo da Vinci
Soft Power
Made with Scottish wool, Irish craft, and English design, &Daughter’s heritage sweaters have become the talk of the town
How to Know if You’re Common
Decorator, bon vivant—and still enjoying cocaine at 85—Nicky Haslam releases his annual list of the tacky and unsophisticated
The Belgian Shoes Boom
A new generation of shoemakers—and customers—is bringing fresh meaning to an old status symbol
A Night Celebrating Ashe Leandro
Seth Meyers, Amy Schumer, and others gathered at the AIR MAIL Newsstand last Thursday to toast the publication of the design duo’s new book, Ashe Leandro: Architecture + Interiors
Holiday Spectacular!
Highly selective gifts for everyone on your list
A Night Celebrating Lili Anolik
Sofia Coppola, Justin Theroux, Megyn Kelly, and others gathered at the Waverly Inn on Tuesday night to toast Anolik’s new book, Didion and Babitz
It’s a Blue-Jean World, Baby
Whether you like boot-cut or boyfriend, low-waist or high, dark-wash or bleached, denim jeans have conquered the world
Baby, It’s Warm Inside
In gray England, choosing paint colors is both an art and a science. Now the search for the hottest shades is going global
A Night Celebrating Jonathan Becker
On Wednesday night, Juliana Canfield, Bob Colacello, Tom Freston, and others gathered at the Waverly Inn to toast the photographer’s new book, Lost Time
Into the Wilde
In Milan, a new wave of members-only clubs is transforming the city’s social fabric
For All Your Death-Defying Needs
Whether you were Amelia Earhart, Ernest Hemingway, or a very hungover Clark Gable, the original Abercrombie & Fitch was the perfect store for adventurers of all stripes
A Night at the Newsstand
Tom Freston, Christiane Amanpour, Dexter Filkins, Nick Pileggi, Ken Auletta, and others gathered at the AIR MAIL book-and-magazine outpost in Greenwich Village in celebration of media entrepreneur Saad Mohseni’s new book
The Bretons Are Coming!
In Paris’s booming men’s-wear scene, three leading designers—of Officine Générale, Husbands, and Fursac—are from France’s northwestern coast. But is it really a coincidence?
La Dolce Vita!
AIR MAIL and Bloomingdale’s kick off Fashion Week in high Italian style
