Better by Design
Once a niche market for insiders, the collectible-design world now draws star-studded crowds. Is it eclipsing fashion as the ultimate marker of taste?
A Night in Celebration of Graydon Carter
At a party hosted by Michael Bloomberg, Martha Stewart, Candice Bergen, and Diane Sawyer gathered to toast the editor’s new memoir, When the Going Was Good
Annie Meyers-Shyer
The daughter of the powerhouse duo behind The Parent Trap has fostered a cult following of her own with her home-décor Instagram account, This Oak House
A Night Celebrating Josh Duboff
On Wednesday night, New York’s young media set gathered at the Waverly Inn to toast the former Vanity Fair writer’s novel, Early Thirties
Printemps in New York
The French department store is opening a beautifully designed outpost in Lower Manhattan. But can it make shopping fun again?
Livin’ la Vida Bloc-a
Inside the exclusive soirée that kicks off Rio de Janeiro’s caipirinha-fueled Carnival celebrations—before merging with the city’s blocos, or street parties
Let Them Eat Cake
Europe is in crisis, but you’d never know it in Vienna, where the upper classes are preoccupied with balls of all persuasions
Living Hell
When Jews were rounded up during the Nazi occupation, Parisians grabbed their apartments and refused to relinquish them even when the rightful owners returned
Call Her “Daddy”!
Some of the most stylish young women are walking around in neckties. Is it a response to Trump-era misogyny or a seductive power play?
The Runaway Bride
Designer Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife, has managed a spirited return, alongside her Oscar-nominated boyfriend, Adrien Brody
Dressed to Win
The Ukrainian fashion brand Bazhane came of age—and flourished—in wartime
Fashion’s Favorite Child
Auralee’s designer, Ryota Iwai, wasn’t planning for the young Japanese brand to turn into a fashion-world sensation, but it happened anyway
Pia Mance
How the creator behind the viral jewelry brand Heaven Mayhem brought back 80s-style earrings—and got Hailey Bieber to wear them
Hotel Couture
The staff uniforms at the new Peninsula hotel, in London, rival the fashions of the hotel’s beau monde guests
Letter Head
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
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
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
Soft Power
Made with Scottish wool, Irish craft, and English design, &Daughter’s heritage sweaters have become the talk of the town
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
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
