Viva Biba!
Twiggy! Bardot! Pet food? A new exhibition in London pays tribute to Biba, the brand that made everything it touched fabulous—from silk sheets to baked beans
Mixed Bag
Phoebe Philo’s new brand was expected to be the hottest thing in fashion. So why has the enthusiasm cooled?
Rule of Three
Have the Bidens ruined aviator sunglasses for the rest of us? How to avoid looking like a rent boy on the runway! And more, in our column on how to live …
Clio Peppiatt
The London-based designer’s embroidered clothes and beaded bags have been snatched up by Julia Fox and Taylor Swift
The Swan Who Was Spared
The real reason Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, Truman Capote’s guest of honor at the Black and White Ball, was the only “swan” he didn’t betray
Belles of le Bal
Le Bal des Débutantes, in Paris, is a coming-out party to rival them all. The photographer who has documented it for 25-plus years takes stock of how a glamorous, unusual ritual has adapted to the times
Immortal Beauties
What does it really take to become a fashion icon? The society queens of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans provide a few clues
Circus Act
At the couture collections in Paris, the dazzling runway shows were met with even more frenzied activity on the streets
Waiting for Jolie
With her new downtown boutique, Angelina Jolie may have created the most sustainable clothing store ever—by making it virtually impossible to shop there
The Prince of Parties
The Russian émigré Prince Serge Obolensky bestrode New York’s nightlife like a colossus
Better by Design
Nina Campbell, the legendary British interior designer, shares her decorating tips, from the importance of lampshades to tricks for mixing patterns
Inside Casa Cruz
Only the décor is loud at New York’s latest overpriced and occasionally underpopulated members’ club
Our Interiors Gift Guide Is Here!
Missy Robbins’s home-cooking essentials, Laila Gohar’s dinner-party tips, the antiquers’ guide to Europe, and more!
Lilli Elias
With her homeware brand, Autumn Sonata, the 28-year-old is using her archival-studies degree to turn antique prints into new textiles
Our Kids’ Gift Guide Is Here!
Restaurateur Ryan Hardy, children’s connoisseur John Brodie, illustrator Joana Avillez, and others help you find the best gifts for kids of all ages
Carly Mark
How the designer quickly took over the fashion world with her irreverent brand, Puppets and Puppets
Our Women’s Gift Guide Is Here!
Lauren Hutton, Ina Garten, Kaitlin Phillips, Alexandra Shulman, and others help you find the best gifts for the woman who has everything
Carry On!
Globe-Trotter loyalists are their own breed. A trip to the factory, in the English countryside, explains why
Our Holiday Men’s Gift Guide Is Here!
Chris Black, Derek Guy, Nick Foulkes, and others help you find the best gifts for men, including barware, watches, outdoor gear, and more
Party People
Graydon Carter and Maison Valentino toasted AIR MAIL’s London List at Upstairs at Langan’s
The Uncommon Man
There are many who believe Nicky Haslam is the last bastion of good taste. His tea towels can help you elevate yours
And God Created Biba
In 1964, a little shop appeared on the most bourgeois street in Kensington. Somehow, it became a happening, and fashion has never quite recovered
The London List
Meet the 25 irrepressible young talents lighting up the scene
The New York Eye
Downtown New York gathered in Chinatown for the first major exhibition of the work of Daniel Arnold, which marries street photography and fine art
