The Sunday Times Style

Did we mention Kylie Minogue is our cover star this weekend? Read the exclusive interview online at the link in bio or buy a copy of The Sunday Times tomorrow 🗞️

“There was so much to get through… How the hell do you tell that story?” Despite being a pop star for nearly 40 years, Kylie Minogue has kept much of her personal life behind closed doors. Now, ahead of a new Netflix documentary, she tells Vassi Chamberlain about her great loves, her losses – and why she’s ready to open up. Plus: Ben Cobb on how to style-out sandals and why the new status symbol is an upstairs living room. On the cover @kylieminogue . Photographs by Katerina Jebb. Editor: @stylelaura Words: @vassichamberlain Entertainment Director: @scarlettroserussell

The latest interiors brag? An additional living room upstairs, complete with a bar, a bath - or simply a comfy sofa. Watch interiors director Phoebe McDowell examine the trend and then head to the link in bio now to read the story in full. Image credits: A bespoke home bar by designer Katherine Pooley. Photograph by James McDonald. Mid-century Dulwich townhouse with first-floor living room by Studio George and Cake Architecture. Photograph by Felix Speller. Video: via @victoriabeckham An upstairs living room by design studio Covet Noir. Photograph by Taran Wilkhu. A dressing space designed by De Rosee Sa. Photograph by Kensington Leverne. Jodie Hazlewood’s upstairs living room with bath. Photograph, Jodie Hazlewood, BC Designs. Gershwing wallpaper by Divine Savages.

“We could go bonkers with Valerie. She never reveals too much flesh. She loves a floral and a shoulder-pad.” It’s finally here: Season 2 of Rivals drops today on Disney+. But how do you get the Rutshire look, as modelled perfectly by Freddie Jones’ wife, boutique manager Valerie Jones (played by Lisa McGrillis)? In the latest issue of Style, we speak to the show’s costume designer Ray Holman and production designer Dominic Hyman on everything from Eighties power shoulders to chintzy interiors (with lashings of Laura Ashley). Read the full story at the link in bio now. Images: Disney+

Love it or loathe it, the peplum is back, with Taylor Swift making a strong case for its revival in a Stella McCartney style last night. But these days it’s less 2010s neoprene and more tailored shirting. We can thank McCartney for this comeback, who showed Eighties-leaning peplum workwear at her autumn/winter show (Anne Hathaway chose a grey peplum suit from this collection for a recent outing in London). Meanwhile at Chloe, the front row wore mini peplum tops, and at Dior, Jonathan Anderson reimagined the Bar Jacket silhouette. Business on top, party at the waist, anyone? Images: Getty

Forget the red carpet, our eyes are firmly fixed on the arrivals lounge of Cannes’ airport as the film world’s great and good touch down for the town’s annual festival. The baggage is in a class of its own: think plenty of Birkins and new-season Gucci. Standouts include Diego Calva’s head-to-toe Ferragamo look complete with an XL leather tote and Andie MacDowell’s everything-but-the-kitchen-sink @giorgioarmani charcoal number. Hand luggage has never looked so good. Images: Getty

This afternoon, Sandra Hüller turned up the sartorial volume at Cannes wearing a textured monochrome look from @chanelofficial . The German actress, who is no stranger to the festival having starred in the 2023 Palm d’Or winning film, Anatomy of a Fall, was joined on the carpet by costar August Diehl as well as jury members Demi Moore, Ruth Negga and Chloé Zhao. Images: Getty

“Phoebe [Philo] is a dear friend. I find that I live in many of her clothes. The cut and the simplicity of what she does really appeal to me.” Looking for some weekend reading? The River Cafe’s @ruthierogers has a new book out today named after Table 4 (one of the best seats in her famous restaurant) - the perfect excuse to revisit Style’s interview with the chef where she talked through her chic wardrobe with our fashion director @karendacre . Head to the link in bio now to read the piece in full. Photography by Kasia Bobula

From Al Pacino to Greta Lee, Hollywood old and new came together last night in Los Angeles to enjoy Jonathan Anderson’s latest @dior catwalk show. Film is an increasingly important part of Anderson’s career; see his creative partnership with the director Luca Guadagnino on Challengers and Queer. At Dior there is a similar longstanding relationship with the movies, from Christian Dior’s 1955 Oscar nomination for his designs for Terminal Station to Marlene Dietrich’s famous ‘No Dior, no Dietrich!’ ultimatum regarding her wardrobe for the Hitchcock film, Stage Fright. ‘Christian Dior dressed all of Hollywood,’ Anderson told Style in a preview earlier in the day, and the designer leaned into that legacy in this, his first cruise show, where models wove their way round the ‘back lot’ of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art like extras on set. Standout looks included the opening buttercup yellow dress, shredded bar jackets and bespoke Philip Treacy headpieces spelling out ‘Dior’ in a nod to Treacy’s famous ‘Blow’ hat worn by fashion director Isabella Blow. The pop artist Ed Ruscha designed the shirts: a dream come true for Anderson, who had wanted to work with the 88-year-old icon for some time. Ideas were varied and playful; a red dress was added near the end as ‘Dior always had one in his shows to wake people up,’ said Anderson. Classic Americana was delivered via a new Saddle Bag with car paint surfaces and retro motor key charms. Guests including Miley Cyrus and Sabrina Carpenter applauded as Air’s Kelly Watch The Stars rang out for the finale, before heading to- where else?- the Chateau Marmont, for In-N-Out burgers and Champagne. Dior does Hollywood, 2026-style. Video: Style’s own Images: Getty

Wondering how to make amends with a rival? Who better to ask than the Rivals cast themselves? Style caught up with them at the premiere for the Disney+ show’s second season at BFI Southbank this evening and heard their advice first-hand. Kill them with kindness or fight fight fight? Your call.

Looking for the next series to binge? Be it off-beat comedy horror Widow’s Bay, a Cape Fear remake that’s bound to have you hooked, or the buzzed-about romantic drama Off Campus - which starts today - Style’s Entertainment Director @scarlettroserussell breaks down the best telly to tune into this month. See you on the sofa.

Thought wearing one pattern was enough? May we introduce pattern-maxxing, aka the style set’s new favourite hack. The formula is simple: just add two or more patterns into the one look with bonus points for clashing your colours too. Look to Dries Van Noten’s recent show - think abstract graphic jackets paired with floral trousers - while Meryl Rogers’ debut at Marni played heavily into the trend. Thoughts? Images: Getty