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
Holiday Spectacular!
Highly selective gifts for everyone on your list
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
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
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
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
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
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
Into the Wilde
In Milan, a new wave of members-only clubs is transforming the city’s social fabric
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?
When Not in Rome
Italy-based Chez Dede and AIR SUPPLY team up on a new collection of illustrated silk scarves
La Dolce Vita!
AIR MAIL and Bloomingdale’s kick off Fashion Week in high Italian style
A Getty on the Dance Floor
The oil heiress Ivy Getty lost her father and divorced her husband—but found salvation in breezy, summertime pop
The Man in the Tan Corduroy Suit
By insisting on manufacturing everything in his native Italy, designer Massimo Alba has won over fashion-world cognoscenti and action heroes alike
Muse of the World
The socialite heiress and fashion designer Daphne Guinness recalls musical advice from David Bowie, being best friends with Alexander McQueen, and dating Bernard-Henri Lévy
The Affluenza Set
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s Gilded Age housewarming party has his Newport neighbors abuzz about his renovations and social ambitions
The Long on Shorts
Shorts are the most troubling of male garments. We’ve called on six men’s-wear experts for tips on when and how to wear them—if at all!
Bring In the Suits
Dunhill’s new creative director is bringing Britain’s men’s-wear traditions to the next generation
Filippo Sorcinelli
Dubbed the “Pope’s tailor,” the designer behind Atelier LAVS makes ecclesiastical vestments for the Vatican and salacious perfumes for the masses
The Totes of Summer
What does your media-branded tote bag reveal about you?
Lucky Ducks
The newest .01 percent status symbol? A $28,000 duvet made of eiderdown, gathered from rare Icelandic waterfowl
Haute Damn!
The latest trend in French design? Ceramics, pottery, and home accessories decorated with colorful language
