Barometer! Lola Young is hot — has anyone actually watched Emilia Pérez?

Barometer! Lola Young is hot — has anyone actually watched Emilia Pérez?What’s hot... and what’s not — keep up with Joe Bromley’s weekly barometer The London Standard

Going up!

Lola Young

Beckenham’s singing sensation hit it big practically overnight after performing Messy on Jimmy Fallon — good for her, great for London.

Lamb for lunch

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Appears to have shaken off its old taboo — it’s the highlight of Amélie’s new Sunday brunch menu in Belgravia and was dished out to the fashion set at a Pandora event. Interesting.

Kick flare jeans

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Trousers of the week: Kendrick Lamar’s Celine bootcut denim to perform at the Super Bowl. Yes, boys, I’m talking to you too.

Papayas

Safely in position as It fruit of the season, having bagged centre stage in the Chloé campaign under Chemena Kamali’s creative direction. Chic for pudding.

Going down…

Gap year plaits

Anya Taylor Joy was promoting The Gorge with the sort of DIY braids reserved for backpacking in South-east Asia. Left field.

Return of Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer PA Archive

Too close to cannibal-gate? He’s on Louis Theroux’s podcast talking about eating raw animal hearts, which sounds uncomfortable.

H&M x The White Lotus

HBO

Cannot wait for The White Lotus season three to save our screens, however appetite does not stretch anywhere near its costume designer’s fast fashion collection.

Watching Emilia Pérez

Emilia Pérez, Jacques AudiardShannon Besson / Cannes 2024

When can we stop reading these two words? It’s up for 11 Baftas on Sunday, yet I’ve never, ever, met a person who has seen this film — despite it being on Netflix since November.