Barometer! Is anybody on earth more chuffed with themselves than Stanley Tucci? Perhaps only Louis Theroux

Barometer! Is anybody on earth more chuffed with themselves than Stanley Tucci? Perhaps only Louis TherouxWhat’s hot... and what’s not — keep up with Joe Bromley’s weekly barometerThe StandardThe Standard

Going up!

Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan at ValentinoGetty Images for Valentino

Won Paris Fashion Week with her incredible looks on the front row, at everyone from Valentino to Rick Owens. Always with a full-face of slap. Unique! Individual! Jolly.

‘Drab’ dress code

“It’s chic to be drab,” reads NYC perfumer DS & Durga’s London party invite. They’ve requested guests dress “chic/brown/dilettante/drab”. Intrigued.

Beef tallow

Ghostly: the “Darnley portrait” was glazed, giving Elizabeth I a healthy glow that faded

People are rubbing animal fat on their faces again. Thank you, TikTok. Although Elizabeth I did this and she’s the most stylish British royal ever to have lived.

1980s workouts

The revival is alive and well; The Standard hotel has partnered with Stokey fitness studio Perk London so guests can do barre cardio workouts in their rooms. Booty bands included.

Going down…

Hampstead’s anti-cruisers

George Michael on stage at Wembley Stadium for the Wham! sell-out farewell concert PA Archive

Loosen up! The hill has been a cruising ground since the Victorian era; it’s a shame to forget the history. What would George Michael say?

Boohoo renaming itself Debenhams

Boohoo’s parent company has rebranded as Debenhams Group PA Wire

Just cannot get my head around this one. After Boohoo bought the failing high street mainstay, we will now be seeing the Debenhams label in spangly neon bralettes.

Tree museums

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner during a visit to a construction site in Cambridge PA Wire

Joni Mitchell’s tree museums will arrive sooner than expected thanks to Angela Rayner’s planning bill. The goal seems to be: concrete over every field we have left.

Stanley Tucci

Hollywood star Stanley Tucci attended a dinner at Highgrove PA Wire

Is anyone on earth more chuffed with themselves? Perhaps only Louis Theroux. We can’t go a day without being force-fed three films, two cookbooks and a reel. Enough.