Ashley Fetters Maloy

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Feature reporter

Education: Northwestern University, BS in Journalism and Spanish

Ashley Fetters Maloy is a feature reporter covering New York City and fashion. Before joining The Washington Post, she worked as a staff writer at the Atlantic and an editor for GQ and Entertainment Weekly.
Latest from Ashley Fetters Maloy

The best-dressed stars on the Emmys 2024 red carpet

Naomi Watts, Ayo Edeberi, Maya Rudolph and more topped our list this year.

September 15, 2024
Naomi Watts arrives at the Emmy Awards.

Instant impressions from our gang at New York Fashion Week

Polaroids of all the moments our reporters and editors saw at New York Fashion Week in photos

September 15, 2024

It’s all in the details: New York Fashion Week street style, in photos

See photos of fun details from the best New York Fashion Week street style looks.

September 11, 2024
Reinhardt Kenneth wears UBS Gold and Vegan Tiger to the Coach show.

The mythical Mavis Beacon who taught typing to a generation

The new documentary “Seeking Mavis Beacon” chronicles a quest for the woman who lent her face to the computer game.

August 31, 2024
“Seeking Mavis Beacon” opens in New York this week before expanding in select cities.

Beyoncé at the DNC? It wasn’t to Bey.

Beyoncé was rumored to appear as a special guest at the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, but the headliner remained Kamala Harris.

August 23, 2024
Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards in April. She did not make a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention.

Why women are wearing white at the Democratic National Convention

The Democratic convention was a sea of white as a symbol of support for Kamala Harris and women’s reproductive rights, as well as to honor the suffrage movement.

August 22, 2024
Delegates dressed in white take a selfie during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention.

A harrowing memoir that tradwife fans need to read

Tia Levings’s “A Well-Trained Wife” recounts her years in an abusive fundamentalist marriage and her narrow escape.

August 8, 2024

Do we really need deodorant ‘down there’?

Some have welcomed the rise of full-body deodorant, but many are wary given the history of unnecessary feminine hygiene products.

August 8, 2024

The pimple patch becomes a breakout fashion statement

No longer just a skin-care tool, the patches have become chic accessories — and a form of currency in lunchrooms and locker bays.

July 10, 2024

The short answer on office shorts: No

When — if ever — are shorts at the office appropriate? Ask yourself these questions before you free your knees.

July 5, 2024