Although Dolly Parton met Queen Elizabeth in 1977, she never got the chance to spend time with Queen Camilla or Princess Kate. In 2023, the country star—who died at the age of 80 on August 25—turned down an invitation to have tea with the Princess of Wales because of her busy schedule, but she later expressed her wish for the Wales family to visit her in Tennessee.

“I felt so bad, I couldn't even go because they had all this stuff set up," the "I Will Always Love You" singer told the BBC (via Newsweek) of her packed U.K. promotional tour. She explained Kate “wasn’t going to promote my rock album, so I had to say no.”

Parton, who died after a brief battle with cancer, vowed “one of these days” she was going to take the Princess of Wales up on her offer, adding, “that would be great.” Sadly, their meeting never happened, but the star also shared that she’d love for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to experience her Dollywood theme park.

“Oh, I would absolutely love for them to come to Dollywood, that would be fantastic!” she told Closer (via GB News). “The kids could go on all the rides and we would treat them like royalty.”

The “Jolene” singer continued that she’d show the Wales family some southern hospitality. “I’d give Kate my mashed potatoes—I wouldn’t put on any airs for them,” she said. “I would just let them enjoy what we enjoy, and I’m sure that’s the way they would want it.”

“I would love to have those kids at Dollywood,” Parton added.

Floral tributes to the late singer were left outside the theme park's sign after her death, and the Dollywood website stated, “In her spirit, Dollywood will be open Wednesday, August 26 as Dolly wanted, always reminding everyone with her signature sparkle -- “the show must go on.””

On Wednesday, August 26, The Queen’s Reading Room Charity posted a special tribute to Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80 on August 25. And while Queen Camilla might not be the first person you think of when remembering the legacy of the late superstar, the two actually had much more in common than expected.

Parton was not only a country singer and humanitarian, but a worldwide champion for literacy—and encouraging people to read is one of The Queen’s biggest passions. Children around the world have received free books from birth through age five through Parton’s Imagination Library, an effort Camilla praised in her charity’s Instagram tribute.

“Today we remember and celebrate the unwavering advocate for the joy and importance of reading—the icon, Dolly Parton,” The Queen’s Reading Room posted on Instagram. “Dolly once said, ‘You can never get enough books into the hands of enough children’…but she gave it a pretty good go, donating more than 300 million books over 30+ years through her Imagination Library.”

“By putting so many books into the hands of so many children, she gave the most precious of gifts: the chance to millions of young minds of opening the door to imagination, possibility and a lifelong love of reading,” the post continued. “Thank you, Dolly!”

Sadly, Queen Camilla never got to meet Parton, but the country music icon did rub elbows with Queen Elizabeth in 1977 during the late monarch’s Silver Jubilee.

Parton once told the Glasgow Times that she had no idea she was performing for the late Queen until the last minute.

“When they told me on the plane I was appearing in front of The Queen, I just jumped up and down telling everyone," she shared. “When I was a little girl, I grew up in a world of kings and queens and princes and princesses in fairy tales. Now I’m going to meet one.”

In the opening of Season 2 of Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw famously catches a baseball game (and a foul ball) at Yankee Stadium while wearing a fur coat, black dress, and heels. If Sarah Jessica Parker's character scored tickets to NYC's US Open right about now, her spectator style might've resembled Kaia Gerber's, down to the statement-making Fendi Baguette.

On August 25, five days before the official first round of games began, Gerber joined Anna Wintour, Tory Burch, Savannah Guthrie, and more to watch Roger Federer's special exhibition match during Fan Week. The US Open doesn't adhere to the same dress code as Wimbledon, so she wasn't required to wear tennis whites.

But Gerber didn't just avoid the Center Court-certified color, she ditched any semblance of the tennis-core aesthetic—think little white shirtdresses, pleated skirts, or comfort-first ballet flats—for a uniform fresh from Carrie Bradshaw's closet. The model's new stylist, Emma Jade Morrison, outfitted her in the ultimate black bodycon dress by Yana Matkivski, matching peep-toe pumps, shield sunglasses, and an animal-print Fendi Baguette bag.

The accessory is a departure for the model, who has recently been rotating between two Chanel bags: a vintage shoulder style in quilted cobalt blue and the Matthieu Blazy-era Maxi Flap. (The latter has also found fans in Kendall Jenner, Margot Robbie, and Cardi B.) It's also not a classic Baguette: Gerber opted for the pony hair, tiger-print version from the Fall 2026 collection, complete with an adjustable strap and the brand's iconic emblem in silver.

On Sex and the City—the series that made the circa-1997 purse famous—the illustrious fashion girl collected Fendi Baguettes covered in sequins, beadwork, and floral patterns. While Carrie reserved the leopard print for Dior's Saddle Bag, she did flaunt a baguette with a snakeskin finish on the series.

These days, Parker's taste in Fendi Baguettes is still evolving: Earlier this summer, the Emmy winner modeled a zebra-print bag for the Italian label's latest campaign.

Celebrities have styled leopard as a neutral for quite some time, but right now, the print has amassed its own zoo of A-list supporters. Harry Styles chose Chanel's wildest Maxi Flap from the Métiers d'Art Spring 2026 show; Sarah Pidgeon wore the same bag with jeans; Jennifer Lawrence paired a leopard Prada Galleria with the Mary Jane sneakers trend, and Zoë Kravitz, Kate Moss, and Miley Cyrus share an affinity for Saint Laurent's Le 5 à 7 Bea tote.

Animal-print purses are rare for Gerber, a bona fide minimalist. (She did, however, model a few leopard looks in a 2020 campaign for Jimmy Choo.) But if any best-seller can widen her palette of patterns, it's the Fendi Baguette, which comes in jaguar, python, lizard, and more. Judging by one of her first Baguettes—an embroidered multi-color bag that joined her collection in Dec. 2025—Gerber prefers the hero item in its boldest form.

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If you ever wanted to know who is on your favorite singer's playlist, or what albums inspired the latest “it girl” the most, tune in for Marie Claire’s resident music franchise Listen Up. In this interview series, we ask musicians about their listening habits and the specific records that informed their taste—and inherently their journey as an artist.

flowerovlove—née Joyce Cissé—wants the world to know she’s more than just “writing about the situationships.” At 21, the multi-hyphenate has dropped three EPs—largely chronicling the ups and downs of romance—and been a staple on the festival circuit with performances at Glastonbury and Lollapalooza. Her music has also nabbed the attention of both Olivia Rodrigo and Hailey Bieber, who used Cissé’s “I Love This Song” for Rhode Skin’s launch campaign.

The British-Ivorian singer-songwriter is making her full-length debut with hotly anticipated MINI SKIRT WARRIOR on August 28. “The songs on this album are about different things,” flowerovlove tells Marie Claire over Zoom, with the 12 tracks exploring everything from girlhood and friendship to growing up and personal style. Her collaboration with Willow, “Girls Will Be Girls,” takes center stage in Coachtopia’s fall content, also starring Cissé.

The musician got her start at just 15 in the fashion realm, booking a print campaign for Gucci. She’s remained a fixture in the space, appearing on runways and photoshoots for Louis Vuitton and Parisian label XULY.Bët—but music is her love language. She began writing when she was just 10, alongside her brother Wilfred, making the move to pursue music professionally in 2020.

For longtime followers, style and imagery have always been integral to flowerovlove's creative identity. “When I’m writing a song, if I can’t think about the visual world, then the song isn’t worth finishing,” the musician explains.

Thematically, “Girls Will Be Girls” delves into female relationships and connection—echoed in Coach’s content as flowerovlove stumbles upon a stoop sale in N.Y.C.’s West Village, spotting a leather flower to add to her purse. “Bags are so important because you carry little pieces of yourself,” she says. “‘Girls Will Be Girls’ intertwines with that—the girlhood of what a handbag is.”

Below, flowerovlove opens up about everything that shaped her sound and aesthetic, from her love of Justin Bieber to why she wishes she could have experienced the Motown era.

Boney M., this disco group that my mom used to be very obsessed with.

Toward my teenhood, [it was] definitely Tame Impala, and specifically The Slow Rush. That album does things to me. I can’t listen to it like a normal person.

One Direction’s Four.

Lana Del Rey’s Born to Die, and then [Harry Styles’] Harry’s House. I was a late bloomer [to Lana]. It was during 2020. I heard an unreleased song called “Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight,” and I was like, “Oh, my God. It’s so good.” I love all the uncut Lana stuff. Then I went to dive into her discography and listened to Born to Die, and I was like, “Whoa, this is incredible.”

Justin Bieber and One Direction. Those are the people where I’m like, “I was obsessed with you. I’m still obsessed with you.” I really do love Swag II, but the Believe album—that’s where you got me. [And] My World 2.0. It’s crazy to have “Baby,” “U Smile,” and “That Should Be Me” on one album. It’s his [version of Taylor Swift’s] 1989 for real.

Motown. Everyone was dressed well. I feel like every artist, no matter what stage they were at, was coming with the fits in that Motown era. I would have loved to have been around to see James Brown live—the full experience—or a younger Tina Turner. A show where it’s not about crazy production; it’s just about the music and the artist feeling it.

13 Going on 30 because that’s my favorite film. I feel like I could really touch on some of the feelings Jenna was feeling. I think I make coming-of-age rom-com songs. And I know the “Thriller” dance.

I feel like that at every show I watch. But one where I felt incredibly, incredibly moved was when I saw Kendrick Lamar live at Tottenham Stadium in London for the GNX tour. It was more about the music and the lyrics. When you hear songs live, you feel more connected to them than you would listening to the studio version. It was the way he crafted the show, and more the storytelling. He was telling a story with music.

“Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward. I also wish I wrote “Heart of Glass” by Blondie.

Rosalía. I think we could make something cool and whimsical. We’ve texted a bunch, but we haven’t met yet.

Justin [Bieber], Tame Impala, Rosalía. I’d have people who like to put on an experience. I’d have the most sober festival, healthy festival ever-–just vibes. Also, I would allow people to use their phones. I don’t know why people are so anti-phone. Get the video and get the experience. Get the memory!

“Radio” by Lana Del Rey when I’m really sad because the melodies are so sad, but then the chorus is like, “Now my life is sweet like cinnamon,” and I love that sentiment so much.

I also dabble in [Prince’s] “Purple Rain” when I’m really sad, because the song is about seven minutes long. It’s like, okay, I can give myself one song and give myself this long moment to be sad about this.

“E85” by Don Toliver.

“Millionaire” by Kelis and André 3000. I feel like that gets people to bless the moon. Or I would play “Kiss” by Prince.

“Side to Side” by Ariana Grande, or I listen to frequencies because I want to be with my thoughts while I’m working on my body.

The kids who always felt like an outcast and felt like there was more out there for them.

On the deluxe, there’s a lyric, “My outfit’s so jumpin’ / I call it fitness.” It was just really funny to come up with that lyric. It felt quite vintage, too. A lot of my new songs are going to be Donna Summer-inspired. It felt like a lyric I would hear and be like, “That’s so random, but I love it.” It makes me laugh.

Then one of the sad ones—a very, very simple one—is on “Girls Will Be Girls:” “Gotta thank my mom for my life.” We really do. Our mothers sacrifice so much for us, and we have to consciously always remember that and work with that.

Tame Impala’s “Let It Happen” because I’m in a very accepting part of my life. I’m letting things flow. I’m in control of them, but I’m also letting go of possessiveness over how things happen and how things unfold.

This interview was edited and condensed for clarity.

This weekend, Zoë Kravitz returned to her old stomping ground—New York City—after two months in London and Mexico with her boyfriend, Harry Styles. The New Yorker's first homecoming 'fits suggest she stocked up on fall-ready shoes while abroad. This week, after stepping out in black ballet pumps, Kravitz made a strong case for the fall switch-up in suede mules.

Back in April 2026, the last time the paparazzi spotted Kravitz in NYC, she rotated between then-shoe trends like flip-flops, high-vamp flats, and sheer stilettos. If September wasn't a week away, she might've worn her spaghetti-strap camisole, denim shorts, and raffia basket bag with ballet flats or thong sandals. But, being the unpredictable fashion girl she is (and with the slight chill in New York), Kravitz unexpectedly styled the otherwise summer-forward look with The Row's sold-out, heeled Adela Mules.

The suede mules seem to be a new addition to Kravitz's ever-expanding The Row collection, even though Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen debuted the Pre-Fall 2017 shoes in their first footwear launch almost ten years ago. At the time, The Row sold the silhouette in white or burnt orange leather, burgundy velvet, gray or black suede, and navy blue with transparent PVC pumps.

They also earned Ashley Olsen's endorsement beyond the design studio: In May 2016, the actor-turned-designer wore them with a top-handle tote from The Row.

In the years since, the Adelas have remained an unsung style among celebrity shoe collectors. However, since this year's mule renaissance is well underway, they could finally get their flowers from Kravitz's fellow The Row followers. (I'm looking at you, Jennifer Lawrence and Kendall Jenner.)

Backless peep-toe pumps had their moment this summer, thanks to endorsements from Katie Holmes, Monica Barbaro, Selena Gomez, Alexa Chung, and more. But now, closed-toe, suede versions—recently worn by Miley Cyrus and Hailey Bieber—are closing in, hibernating pedicures for the chilly forecasts ahead.

Whether you prefer chunky block heels like Kravitz or errands-friendly flats like Bieber, there are mules for everyone this fall. Case in point: the clunky-chic closed-toe shoes below.

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While we are still in the final weeks of summer, A-listers are already making the switch to fall sneaker trends. On August 23, Simone Ashley proposed Puma's Speedcats as the sneaker trend to watch for Fall 2026. Judging by the Speedcats' long-standing history among celebrity sneakerheads, they certainly have what it takes.

During what seemed to be a date in London's Notting Hill, the Bridgerton star blended summer staples with athletic wear. Before cold-weather color trends take over, Ashley wore a butter-yellow mini dress with a sky blue bandana. She accessorized the look with a belted white bag and brown Pumas (with white stripes), which revived Fall 2025's leading sneaker shade for a second season in a row.

The circa-1999 driving-turned-lifestyle shoe featured its signature ultra-slim rubber soles, rounded toes, and suede body, design details that previously charmed Dua Lipa, Rihanna, Sophie Turner, and Emily Ratajkowski.

This year, Ashley appears to be picking her Puma Speedcats strategically. Back in April, she debuted the same sneakers in metallic silver, tapping into the then-color of the season.

Apart from the occasional appearance on Alix Earle's Instagram grid, Puma Speedcats have been noticeably absent from 2026's sneaker scene. Last fall, however, everyone from Rihanna and Gracie Abrams to Sophie Turner and Dove Cameron stayed loyal to the storied silhouette. They became RiRi's favorite pregnancy-proof pair—and even finished one of her first girl-mom outfits.

All that to say: Perhaps VIPs are simply reserving their Speedcats for fall. If that's the case, don't wait to shop the ballet sneakers below. They should arrive on your doorstep before Labor Day, just in time for flip-flops to trade places with trainers and other closed-toe shoe trends.

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Flip-flops are disappearing from summer's celebrity shoe trend circuit faster than expected. Last year, Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, and more thong sandal supporters stayed loyal to open-toe styles long after Labor Day. On August 24, however, Bella Hadid's Instagram post confirmed she already switched to the fall-favorite socks-with-loafers trend.

Giving her 59 million followers a sneak peek into her life in L.A. (and a business meeting for Ôrebella), Hadid stacked a cream-colored slip dress over a white Henley tee, shade-matched to her scrunched-up socks. Judging by how much cotton-looking fabric pooled around her ankles, it seems the hosiery could've stretched as high as her knees. However, because of Southern California's no-socks-needed heatwave, she kept the ribbed pair at the crew length.

In the next shot, Hadid slipped her white socks into black leather penny loafers, which looked fresh from her sister's cold-weather wardrobe. Earlier in the year, Gigi Hadid wore almost identical shoes from Saint Laurent (the brand that regularly books Bella for its Paris Fashion Week shows) with a suede trench coat and the popular Guest In Residence scarf.

Whether the sisters own the same loafers remains a mystery, but I wouldn't be surprised. They're both fans of the Guest In Residence bandana, after all.

Hadid wasn't the first fashion girl to style socks with loafers—and she won't be the last. The effortlessly cool combo has stood the test of time in celebrity closets. Zoë Kravitz started sampling the pairing as early as 2016, wearing Nike-branded socks with ruched black loafers. More recently, she offset the laid-back look of her baby blue button-down with the classic duo.

Kravitz isn't the only A-lister who can't stop, won't stop styling the two together. Last fall, Bieber wore white socks with black leather loafers on repeat. She would occasionally switch things up, though. Case in point: The pony hair leopard-print loafers the Rhode founder wore with an oversized biker jacket and micro shorts.

Earlier this summer, months before Hadid gave socks-with-loafers a go, fashion editor Lauren Tappan proved the trend has major season-defying potential. "My co-workers will attest that I’ve been wearing this exact nine-to-five uniform nearly every week," she said, styling it with mini skirts, straight-leg jeans, and denim Bermuda shorts.

All that to say: You don't have to wait for the next 50-degree day to slip socks into leather loafers. Shop the edit below to get a head start on the signature fall look.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are moving back across the pond six years after fleeing England for Montecito, California. This time around, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, will choose a more private residence to live in for an extended period.

“Meghan is agreeing to try it, but she isn’t moving back to Britain. Six months is the test. She wants an exit strategy,” a source claimed to Rob Shutter.

Meghan and Harry’s representative also gave half a year as an estimated time. However, the rep also noted to The New York Times that the couple is flexible, saying, “It’ll be an extended period of time—it could be six months, it could be a year, it could be more—I don’t think even they know yet.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s move came together quickly: they reportedly got jump-started on planning their extended stay after a trip to England last month.

During their previous visit, the Sussexes reunited with King Charles and Queen Camilla. After four years, The King and Queen met with Meghan, Harry and their children at Highgrove House in the countryside of England.

Prior to her last trip to England, Meghan has made minimal visits to her husband’s home country since they both stepped back as working royals and moved to Montecito. Since announcing their exit in 2020, the duchess has been vocal about her reasons for leaving, which she has said included severe scrutiny from the British media and royal family.

Prince Harry hopes his children take something meaningful from their return to the U.K. The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle are returning to his home country., six years after stepping back from their royal duties. At the end of August, they will be relocating across the pond for an extended period with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Harry’s kids were just toddlers when they left England. Now, Archie and Lilibet are both at an age where they can attend schools in the U.K.

“It’s something Harry has been thinking about for a while,” a source said to People. “Harry never really stopped missing home. He’s missed that sense of connection and belonging. Britain is still home in many ways.”

The Duke of Sussex reportedly hopes his children will have more comprehension of his upbringing this time around. The source mentioned, “He wants them to understand the world he grew up in and where their family comes from.”

As for the Duchess of Sussex, she is in agreement, believing the children should equally experience their parents’ stomping grounds. The source shared, “Meghan feels very fortunate that they’re able to give Archie and Lilibet the opportunity to experience both worlds.”

They reportedly made plans to leave California weeks after their trip back to England, when the Sussexes reunited with King Charles and Queen Camilla. The occasion marked The King’s first meeting with his grandchildren in four years. Before their reunion, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet last saw King Charles in June 2022 during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Two years before their last meeting, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as working royals and moved across the pond. Prince Archie was only 10 months old when he moved to America; Princess Lilibet was born in California, making her the first member of the British Royal Family to be born outside of Europe.

Mint green is the last trace of The Life of a Showgirl era remaining in Taylor Swift's wardrobe. After wearing the shade at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, the Easter egg enthusiast even showed off a pale green manicure. But just in time for fall (the unofficial season of Red), the cool-toned hue met its ruby match—in a decidedly non-festive way. Earlier this month, Swift expanded her Dôen collection with a dress in Fall 2026's most elegant color combination.

On August 24, the Recording Academy finally shared clips from Swift's conversation with CEO Harvey Mason Jr. The pop star's Icon Session—a 20-year retrospective into her career—covered everything, ranging from her beginnings in Nashville to re-recording Taylor's Version tracks. Later, when it was time for an acoustic mash-up of "I Knew It, I Knew You," "August," and "All Too Well," she tucked the Dôen Nelida Dress behind the piano she played on the Eras Tour.

For the Q&A-turned-performance, stylist Joseph Cassell Falconer sourced the Swift-beloved L.A. brand for a sleeveless silk chiffon slip (inspired by 1930s-era evening gowns), complete with cascading ruffles in a muted shade called "Green Jasper." To interrupt the Showgirl-coded color story, Dôen pinned handmade millinery flowers—in a rich ruby red—to her right shoulder's slim strap.

Once the Grammy winner's new soundbites dropped online, the $798 maxi dress sold out in minutes (such is the case for most Swift-approved pieces, especially if they're designed by the equally popular Dôen). Her bezel-cut diamond earrings by Retrouvaí and chainlink tennis bracelet from Effy Jewelry, on the other hand, are still available—if you have five figures to spare (each).

Whether she was in the recording studio, filming a music video, or accepting seven iHeartRadio awards, mint green has played a major part in Swift's Life of a Showgirl looks. However, after her Icon Session, Swifties couldn't help but connect the color to her first self-titled album, which is the only record that hasn't been re-released yet. Green was all over the "Tim McGraw" singer's debut cover, as well as the album-specific section of her Eras Tour merch.

For fashion fans, the color of her Dôen dress wasn't just an era-defying choice, but a fresh-from-the-runway one, too. At Versace's Spring/Summer 2026 show, a model paired pale green capri pants with a strawberry red tank top, stacked beneath pops of blueberry.

Fast forward to the Fall/Winter 2026 circuit, and Valentino and Gabe Gordon revived the color combination trend for round two. At Valentino, creative director Alessandro Michele layered a shoulder-padded sage shawl over a satin crimson mermaid skirt. Meanwhile, New York-based designer Gabe Gordon pinned a botanical-looking brooch to the lapel of a model's striking green sweatshirt.

It's not the first time that a Dôen dress has sold out following a Swift spotting. Earlier this summer, she wore the Ashlynn Midi Dress, which isn't available anymore either, but occasionally resurfaces on select retailer sites.

The designers behind Dôen are "longtime fans," too: "It’s beyond thrilling every time [Swift] wears something from one of our collections," Dôen co-founders Margaret and Katherine Kleveland told Marie Claire last year.

So, fingers crossed they'll do their fellow Swifties a solid and bring back the mint green number. In the meantime, shop an assortment of similar styles below.

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In Marie Claire's Meet Cute, we have a chance encounter with pop culture's latest man crush.

As I write this, Owen Thiele is getting dressed for Taylor Swift’s wedding.

The actor and podcast host admits he is “delighted and terrified” at the prospect of attending the Event of the Century™, which is the appropriate emotional combo meal for a rising star like Thiele. (“You pronounce it thee-uhl,” he says kindly when we first meet in a low-key but perfect Greek place called Kyma in Manhattan.)

Born in Texas and raised in Hollywood, Mr. Thee-uhl has the kind, firefly-bright eyes of a favorite English teacher and the wit of a Jane Austen heroine. He can speak with easy fluency about underrated pop albums, overrated restaurants, and the joy of randomly seeing your cousin at Erewhon. On TikTok and Instagram, he makes jokes about being a “diversity hire” while running circles around other online comedians. A current bit includes getting salsa lessons from Maluma; another video shows him hyping up his “outfit of the day” without knowing where any of his clothes actually come from. Whether online or on television, Thiele somehow manages to exude the vibe of someone you really want to hang out with. Celebrities like Hailey Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter and, of course, Swift herself already do. For the rest of us, there is plenty of Thiele on-screen lately.

Currently, Thiele stars as Anton, the compassionately cool goof in Adults, FX’s deadpan take on Gen Z living that’s about to release its second season. The 29-year-old Scorpio has had laugh-out-loud turns in the TV shows Hacks and Overcompensating, and wildly fun indie films like Theater Camp and Idiotka. He also hosts "In Your Dreams," a podcast on Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network that draws a rotating cast of internet-famous and Hollywood-adjacent guests. It’s broadcast from a bed surrounded by Y2K fan collages—Hannah Montana! Lizzie McGuire! Camp Rock!—and includes occasional interruptions from Jared Ellner, the celebrity stylist who is also Thiele’s longtime partner.

Through Ellner, Thiele has learned “how to chill out a little bit” and how private and public dynamics don’t need to be reconciled. “Everyone who sees us together thinks I’m the talker,” he says as we settle into a lunchtime booth. “But what you’d never know is that when it’s just us, he is the talker! I’m pretty quiet, I swear.” Ellner has also guided Thiele on how to dress for a pop mogul’s wedding (he wore a crisp black Saint Laurent tuxedo with a satin cummerbund to the Swift-Kelce nuptials) and that “the fashion world is way scarier than Hollywood.”

Thiele has something of a home court advantage when it comes to stardom: He was raised by prolific music producers; his grandfather is responsible for the 1967 hit “What a Wonderful World.” (“My middle name, Louis, is actually for Louis Armstrong, who sung the song.”) One of Thiele’s second cousins is the storied comedian Bob Balaban; another is, somehow, Jodie Foster’s child. (“We don’t really get into it,” Thiele says cheerily.) From the ages of 6 through 17, Thiele attended Crossroads, the L.A. nepo-hub that has educated all manner of elite, from the outstanding (Kate Hudson, Maude Apatow, Maya Rudolph) to the frightening (Spencer Pratt). “Am I a nepo baby, too?” Thiele asks as we devour the watermelon salad we swore we weren’t hungry enough to eat. “I mean, people call me one and maybe it’s true. But it’s also more complicated than that.”

Here’s what Thiele means by “complicated:” Adopted at birth by a white Jewish family, Thiele grew up affluent and “obsessed” with his parents. (“I think I would have literally jumped off the tallest building if I had to share my parents’ affection with anyone!” he exclaims.) Their house was also “the party house” for holidays, birthdays, and rollicking backyard barbecues, where “a revolving door of people were constantly coming in…I truly had the most wonderful childhood.”

Thiele credits his parents’ thriving social life with early training in both friendship and social graces. He also notes that they surrounded him early with “Black role models” like the punk musician Justin Warfield, and “queer role models” like his aunt Sid. Still, it’s not easy being the only Black kid at Rosh Hashanah in Beverly Hills. “Now I can laugh about it,” says Thiele, “but as a kid, I was going to a white woman in Beverly Hills and asking her for a blowout! That’s not exactly hardship, but it’s strange.”

When I ask if Thiele follows conversations about transracial adoption on social media, including adoptees who have spoken critically about separation from their families of origin, Thiele shakes his head. “I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience, but I have chills thinking about my parents, in the best way.” He speaks of a recent encounter with his mom’s best friend. “She told me, ‘Owen, I don't know if I believe in God, but once when I look at you and your parents, I believe someone's up there.’ And literally, I feel the same way. It was so meant to be, so that's the beautiful part.”

He takes a breath. “The not beautiful part is that as a kid, I was asking for a side-part in my dreadlocks and nobody was saying, ‘Hey, maybe there’s something else we can do.’” The actor says that as he got older, “I realized the full extent of being a Black man in America. I thought, ‘Oh god, I have to take this seriously…I’m not a tiny little white girl walking around my neighborhood.’ When people would look at me funny when I was walking in Beverly Hills, I realized, ‘Wait, they think I’m, like, plotting a burglary!’ Which was just so dark and sad and scary.” He admits he is “still processing this wakeup call” and the way his racial and queer identities intersect with the Hollywood world that shaped him.

Partly to suss all this out, and partly because fish-out-of-water narratives are the protein on the sitcom food pyramid, Thiele is currently developing an autobiographical Prime Video scripted series, Off Color, with Broad City co-creator Ilana Glazer. “I met her when I was still really young, like 24,” says Thiele. “I was so ready to jump into the comedy scene and she was ready to accept me.”

Before they can dig into the new material, however, Thiele has a heap of current work on his plate that would make any actor—much less “a certified NYU dropout like me!” as he gleefully exclaims—swell with pride and cower in stress. Currently, it’s trying to “promote the fuck” out of Adults, which comes back for season 2 on August 27. “In Hollywood, there’s this saying that you never know if a project is going to work until it’s done. But I swear, with Adults, you could see it on the page. [Series creators] Ben Kronegold and Rebecca Shaw are such good writers…and then once we were cast, they integrated parts of us into the show. I knew from the first day on set that it would be amazing.”

But building the Adults audience took some time, and after season 1’s debut, Thiele says he waited over six months to be called back to the Toronto set. “It was very anxiety-inducing and very emotional for us, because we wanted to be back so badly! We love each other! And I found myself questioning my instincts for the first time. I was like, ‘This show is so funny. If it didn’t hit, does that mean my sense of what’s good is just off?’”

It was not. Season 2 of Adults filmed from December 2025 to May 2026, and Thiele reports that the FX network “gave us complete creative freedom” to make the comedy they wanted to see in the world. Meanwhile, both The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter noted Thiele’s performance for its warmth and—in Gen Z parlance—yearning. In fact, one of the new season’s funniest plots focuses on Thiele’s Anton, a hyper-popular but secretly lonely city kid who can make friends with anyone, coaching a grieving boomer parent (played by Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Susie Essman) through basic Facebook etiquette. An oft-referenced season 1 storyline saw Anton become besties with a new neighbor who turns out to be a serial killer.

“This would absolutely happen to me!” Thiele admits in a fit of laughter. “But I think Anton befriends everyone because he’s really terrified of being alone, but totally unable to be vulnerable with other people. And I would do it because I’m kind of the opposite. I’m so open that I want everyone to be just as open with me!...I’m constantly trying to get other people to explain what makes them tick.” This is an easy sentence to fact check. At least four times in the span of our interview, Thiele interrupts himself to ask me what I think, how I feel, or if either of us should “just fuck it and get bangs” (no) or “just fuck it and get french fries” (yes).

That easy familiarity is also pushing Thiele’s second current project, the "In Your Dreams" podcast, into cult hit territory, as evidenced by increasingly A-list guests like Lizzo and Suki Waterhouse. He says when Alex Cooper of "Call Her Daddy" fame first approached him about doing a show, he was worried he wouldn’t have enough material. “I just rambled into the camera, and Alex was like, ‘No, Owen, put that out. Exactly that.’ I was worried it was gonna rot people’s brains because it’s just me telling stories and getting other people to tell stories. But in this age of AI, being human is the opposite of what’s gonna rot our brains. Being human is kind of the solution to that…And the big part of being human is being interested. Computers can’t be excited to hear from you.”

But Thiele cannot worry about future computer overlords because he is filming season 2 of Overcompensating, a college comedy set in 2010 about a queer athlete (Benito Skinner) coming out of the closet. Thiele plays George, an “elder” (read: upperclass) gay hot kid who tries, often disastrously, to coax Skinner onto the Yellow Brick Road. “I based the whole character on Raven Symoné in That’s So Raven,” Thiele says with a grin. “The coolest queer mentor ever on TV!” After Overcompensating, it’s on to Peaked, a comedy from Thiele’s Theater Camp co-star Molly Gordon about badly behaved grown-ups at a high school reunion.

And of course, there is the T. Swift wedding. Thiele and Ellner were invited “the old-fashioned way,” he says—meaning, “she said ‘you’re coming to my wedding’ when she cooked us a beautiful meal” of flaky white fish and rice pilaf. “She's an unbelievable chef,” Thiele insists, “to the point where Jared looked at her and said, ‘Are you hiding a chef in a closet?’ She was like, ‘No, I cooked it.’ She’s kind of one of those girls that’s good at everything, you know? Like those girls from high school?...She’s even funny, genuinely funny. And I work in comedy, so I don’t think anyone is funny. I think she can do literally everything.”

That includes talent spotting. Swift cast Thiele in two of his first-ever roles—as a pool party bestie in the 2019 music video for “You Need to Calm Down,” then again as a fellow office bro in “The Man”—before he began blowing up. “I met her at an agency party, and she’d seen Eighty Sixed, which was a web comedy I did—the only thing I’d really done!” Swift got his number and texted him about the videos, which led Thiele to believe he was getting scammed. “Yeah, right, Taylor Swift is texting me. But she was.” Thiele says he found out when the video hit YouTube because of her fans. “The tags. The mentions. My phone died.”

I ask Thiele if he would like the level of success that leads people, one day soon, to track his own friendships with the zeal of a parasocial executive secretary. “Oh gosh, no,” Thiele says, and his eyes say he really means it. “I think of fame as Lindsay Lohan; always getting chased and having to be so intentional about finding your peace.” He mentions that last year, Hailey Bieber came on "In Your Dreams," “and two days later, there are still paparazzi outside of my house looking for her. She handles it all with such grace. I…would not.”

I ask Thiele what he means. “Well, first of all,” he says conspiratorially, “I would ask the paparazzi’s names. Then I would make them sit down with me and explain how they became a paparazzo. If it was affecting their mental health. Why they wanted to take pictures of famous people, you know? They wouldn’t get anything done. I would just keep them talking.”

When it was announced that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be leaving the United States and making a shocking move to Britain, the first question many people asked was “why now?”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 and seemed to be thriving in sun-soaked Montecito, California. But on August 19, multiple outlets confirmed that the couple had enrolled Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, in a U.K. school and would be establishing a non-royal residence for an “extended period” of time.

After news broke that Meghan had been offered an acting role in the U.K., the picture became clearer, but royal experts tell Marie Claire that there could be numerous other factors at play behind the Sussex family’s big (temporary) move.

Meghan's Career

Whether Meghan is starring in the upcoming season of Netflix’s The Gentleman remains to be seen, although People reported on August 24 that the Duchess of Sussex “remains in talks” to take part in the U.K.-based show, “despite recent reports to the contrary.”

If the duchess does officially sign on, it makes perfect sense for the family to base themselves nearby while Meghan films. As King Charles’s former butler and frequent royal commentator Grant Harrold tells Marie Claire, “These jobs can take months, and Meghan won’t want to be apart from Harry.” Speaking on behalf of CanadaCasino, Harrold continues that the move “could be huge for her acting goals, so I think Harry will be supportive.”

It Forces the Issue with William

Rachel Bowie, royals expert for PureWow and the former co-host of the "Royally Obsessed" podcast, says that Harry’s move could help push a potential reconciliation with his older brother, Prince William.

“The brothers famously haven't spoken in years and William especially seems to have zero interest in mending their relationship,” Bowie says. “But with Prince Harry local again, how long can William avoid the issue? That was perhaps a motive in Harry’s decision to return home.”

Noting that Prince Harry has “been quite open about his interest” in reconciliation with his family, Bowie says, “The U.K. is only so big. If Harry’s goal is to mend things with his brother, their proximity will likely be a repeated headline until William decides to, at least publicly, nip it in the bud.”

The 2027 Invictus Games

Next summer, Prince Harry’s Invictus Games will be heading to Birmingham, England, and he carried out a number of U.K. engagements in July to celebrate one year until the event. The games for wounded, injured and sick military veterans and armed services personnel are one of the Duke of Sussex’s biggest passions, and Harrold noted that the 2027 games “would be a key reason for the return, as they are in the U.K. next year.”

“Maybe Harry needs to be on the ground and needs to be here for some of the planning,” Harrold says. “Perhaps he feels that being here would make things easier and allow him to be more involved. Again, it ties in very nicely if Meghan has got this acting deal, because it means he can then focus on that while she's doing what she needs to do.”

Archie and Lilibet’s Education

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are growing up, and with Lilibet now of kindergarten age, they’re at a crossroads with their education.

“As any parent knows, the choice of school for our kids is not a decision that's entered into lightly,” Bowie tells Marie Claire. “The U.K. is also world-renowned for its options. We may not yet know where Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will attend school in Britain, but we can guess that this is a decision that Harry and Meghan considered at length.”

The royal expert continues that “the decision to be educated in the U.K. will help Archie and Lilibet better understand their modern roles within the monarchy, just as it has done for the royal family members who came before.”

As for timing, the children will start school in early September, and Bowie says that such a big decision can’t exactly be made on a whim. “We’d bet that news of their move had to come much sooner, at least privately, in order to ensure that security arrangements could be managed,” she shares, adding, “this had to be one of the bigger factors guiding their move.”

Missing Britain

Although Prince Harry has spoken positively about living in California, he often discusses his love for the U.K. in interviews—especially how he’d love to introduce his children to their roots. After spending six years in the United States, it might just feel like the right time for a change.

“He could, despite everything he's said, have suddenly thought, ‘Actually, I miss the U.K. I want to come back,’ and then started looking at the options and reasons for doing so,” Harrold says. “I think the last few trips to the U.K. may have reminded him just how much he misses being here.”

The former Highgrove House butler notes that after Prince Harry and his family spent time with his uncle Earl Spencer this summer, he might have felt some degree of homesickness. “Maybe it resonated with him and suddenly made him realize that he's given up his whole life to be in another country and it's a country that he didn't really know before,” Harrold shares.

Keeping the Memory of Diana Closer

As Harrold points out, Harry spent time at his mother’s childhood home, Althorp House, this summer while visiting his uncle, Earl Spencer. Keeping Princess Diana’s legacy alive is important to both Prince Harry and Prince William, and Bowie says that living in England again will give the Duke of Sussex the chance to “honor her memory more directly and in conjunction with his children, who are now older and better equipped to understand her impact on his life.”

“With the release of his memoir Spare, we know the effort Harry makes on a daily basis to keep the memory of his mother close,” she adds, pointing to the photos of the duke carrying flowers while walking with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet on the Althorp grounds, where Diana is buried.

More Time With King Charles

Harrold shares that he thinks being close to King Charles, who continues to battle cancer, “could be a very big part” of the move. “As the pair work to repair their relationship, I think Harry will want to spend as much time with his dad as possible,” he says.

Prince Harry recently reunited with his father and Queen Camilla at The King’s country estate, Highgrove House, and Harrold recalls fond memories of Charles and Harry interacting at the Gloucestershire home.

“Despite everything that's been said, Harry adores his dad,” Harrold shares. “When I was there, I witnessed the relationship between the two of them, and it was very fun and very comical. Harry used to do a lot of things to make his dad smile, and his dad used to do a lot of things to make Harry smile.”

“There's always been a strong bond between William and his dad as well, but William is the elder brother, so he's perhaps a little bit more able to take care of himself,” he adds. “I think Harry possibly got a little bit more of the extra love and attention.”

Summer 2026 was the season of hybrid styles, but turns out, kitten heel wedges, jelly sneakers, and backless Mary Janes have some competition heading into fall. Steering clear of shoe trends entirely, Rihanna dipped her toe into a denim skirt-jeans look for dinner at César, her favorite restaurant in Paris, on August 23.

Less than 24 hours after the pop star's latest sneaker sighting in New York City (she wore the $85 Puma H-Street style in neon green), she resurfaced on the street style scene in France. For her first anti-French girl 'fit of the week, Rihanna zipped up the same black sweatshirt she wore with her Puma trainers in NYC and paired it with jeans... sort of. Because she's RiRi, this wasn't your average straight-leg, mid-wash denim. A sidewalk-sweeping skirt cascaded from the waistband, and toward the back of her silver snakeskin sneakers from Miu Miu.

Since the extra fabric only covered one leg, it wasn't quite in cape territory. In fact, some photographers might've even missed the extra panel if they were snapping photos from the left. Regardless, it Rihanna-ified the otherwise off-duty outfit, which she accessorized with a quilted Dior bag and shield sunglasses.

The Rihanna-approved look proved the skirt-over-pants takeover is nowhere near over. The divisive trend—endorsed by Kendall Jenner, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, and Copenhagen Fashion Week show-goers—might simply be evolving. The "Work" singer's longtime stylist, Jahleel Weaver, hasn't credited the brand behind the jeans. However, the style would've looked right at home on recent 2026 runways.

During the Spring 2026 circuit, Stella McCartney added drapery to the sides of wide-leg jeans. At Dries Van Noten's Fall 2026 fashion show, the slit on a denim maxi skirt stretched so far that it looked like one leg hugged the model's figure, while the other dangled freely.

Fellow fashion girls with equally impressive denim drawers (think: Jenner, Hailey Bieber, and Kaia Gerber) have yet to sample anything even remotely alike. But the start of a new season is the perfect time to step outside their silhouette comfort zones. Feeling brave? This fall, peruse hybrid denim from Dior, Alaïa, and Agolde (all Rihanna-beloved brands), below.

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Prince William hasn’t been shy about his plans to modernize the monarchy when he eventually takes the throne. In October 2025, the Prince of Wales told actor Eugene Levy that “change for good” was on his “agenda,” and in his recent Substack, royal biographer Andrew Morton wondered if that might include removing titles of some of William’s family members.

Now that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be moving back to the U.K.—at least for the current school year, it seems—Morton wrote that King Charles’s “cautious embrace of his returning prodigal son” will likely ruffle feathers with Prince William.

The brothers haven’t spoken in several years following Prince Harry’s move to America and bombshell memoir, Spare. And with tensions still running high, Morton wrote that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are now “well on the way to getting what they wanted” of being “half-in, half-out” royals despite Queen Elizabeth’s wishes.

“The only way that Queen Elizabeth II’s decision can now be honoured is if their titles are stripped along with their children,” the Diana: Her True Story—In Her Own Words author wrote.

“Otherwise, they are working royals by proxy with all the freedom and earning power they wanted in the first place,” he added, referencing the couple’s commercial work that they plan to continue while living in the U.K. while also carrying out their private charity work.

Morton pointed to a controversial decision made by Denmark’s former monarch, Queen Margrethe, as an example of the path William might choose to take when he becomes King.

“It’s clear an ailing King Charles will not resolve this irreconcilable tension, but a future King William V may very well follow Queen Margrethe of Denmark, who stripped four of her grandchildren of their royal titles, and remove those of his brother and his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie,” Morton wrote.

Queen Margrethe has two sons, King Frederik and Prince Joachim, and in 2022, she announced that the titles of Joachim’s four children would be discontinued in an attempt to streamline the monarchy.

If Prince William took the same step and removed the titles of Prince Harry and Meghan, along with those of non-working royals Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, Morton says that he’d likely “find a public broadly supportive of such a measure.”

No matter what the Prince of Wales chooses to do in regards to his brother is anyone’s guess. But as Morton noted, “What happens next may surprise us, and it’s quite possible King William V will be all the better for a bit of sibling rivalry as he prepares for the job of a lifetime.”

Earlier this summer, Cardi B blessed her 35 million TikTok followers with a Chanel handbag haul, complete with three designs from the Métiers d'Art Spring 2026 fashion show. Before performing with Kehlani in New York on August 21, it seems like Cardi stopped by the Chanel store once again: She took center stage in a fiery outfit from the same collection, plus her take on the sheer shoe trend.

Cardi B was dripping in Chanel while rapping "Ring" and "AH HA" with Kehlani at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. Fueling her obsession with Matthieu Blazy's first Métiers d'Art show, her longtime stylist, Kollin Carter, dressed her in one of the line's boldest looks. Made up of a cropped blazer and fitted pencil skirt, the look came in a lava-like yellow, black, and red pattern with a scalloped crimson trim.

And yes, because she's Cardi B, she completed the two-piece with the It bag of the summer: a matching Magma Maxi Flap. If you're a Chanel collector like Cardi, you know what a feat it is to secure her exact purse. Currently, it's available at almost double the retail price on the secondhand market for $14,595.

The high-fashion concert 'fit walked the runway nearly ten months ago. So, Cardi B had time to decide how to exercise her creative liberties with the look. First, she traded the model's black turtleneck for a peekaboo tomato bra. The "Bodak Yellow" rapper then accessorized with gold-and-garnet button earrings and cat-eye sunglasses. However, her shoes became the most surprising swap.

Instead of cap-toe pumps—a storied circa-1957 silhouette in Chanel's brand DNA—Cardi B sampled sheer shoes instead. Cardi's perfect white pedicure shone through transparent PVC toe boxes, which featured crisscrossed, buckled black bands and tapered stilettos. Cardi B is the latest A-lister to test pedicure-revealing pumps, following Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Zendaya, and more.

Perhaps picking this pair was her way of separating her fiery outfit from Dua Lipa, who wore the same jacket, skirt, and Maxi Flap Bag with black-and-white cap-toe heels at the Couture Spring 2026 show last January.

Fashion people will immediately recognize the brand responsible for the on-fire outfit, but Carter hasn't credited the designer behind Cardi's sheer shoes. You'll need an in with the Blazy-led label to shop her Métiers d'Art moment, but similar heels are spreading like lava on today's street style circuit. Once you've perused the pumps in the edit below, pair them with a fall-ready suit à la Cardi.

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After last week’s bombshell announcement that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are temporarily relocating to Britain, royal watchers have been wondering how this will change relations between the couple and the Royal Family, especially Prince William. But there’s another family member the Duke of Sussex has had a complicated relationship with over the years.

Queen Camilla has been married to King Charles since 2005, and although Harry publicly spoke out in support of their marriage at the time, he revealed his real feelings both in his 2023 memoir, Spare, and during a 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper the same year.

In Spare, the Duke of Sussex wrote that Camilla “sacrificed” him “on her personal PR altar” in an attempt to improve her image with the British public, adding, “I even wanted Camilla to be happy. Maybe she'd be less dangerous if she was happy.”

When Cooper asked how Queen Camilla had been “dangerous” at the time, the Duke of Sussex explained it was “because of the connections that she was forging within the British press” as she tried to “rehabilitate her image.”

“And there was open willingness on both sides to trade information,” Prince Harry added, adding, “with a family built on hierarchy, and with her on the way to being queen consort, there was going to be people or bodies left in the street because of that.”

After Spare's release, The Queen was personally hurt, as one of her palace companions, Lady Lansdowne, told the Times.

“Of course it bothers her, of course it hurts,” Lady Lansdowne said. “But she doesn't let it get to her. Her philosophy is always, ‘Don't make a thing of it and it will settle down—least said, soonest mended.’”

It seems as if their relationship could be slowly on the way toward mending. Although The Queen wasn’t present when Prince Harry reunited with his father last fall, she took a major step by joining Harry, Meghan and their children at Highgrove House when the Sussexes visited the U.K. in July.

A source calls the meeting “polite with no recrimination,” per author Tom Bower in the Daily Mail, sharing that Queen Camilla allegedly offered Harry tea and that “the goodwill shown calmed the Sussexes' fear of returning.”

The Jonas Brothers aren't the only ones back on tour—Priyanka Chopra Jonas has officially reclaimed her self-proclaimed "Tour Wife" crown. On August 23, she shared behind-the-scenes photos from the band's three sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden. Her feathery little white dress, a fashion-forward pre-Labor Day pick, deserved just as much of the spotlight.

Calling it an "amazing start to the Burnin' Up Tour," Chopra Jonas followed a different dress code for each performance, ranging from a classic cut-out black dress to a Jo-Bro-branded tracksuit. The actor's fanciest tour 'fit (so far)? Her white swing-style mini dress, which featured a squared, collarbone-covering neckline, a flared, thigh-sweeping skirt, and feather embellishments.

While Chopra Jonas sadly didn't share the designer behind the dress, Cult Gaia and Simkhai—both brands the actor has worn before—as well as Pinko, offer almost identical options, down to the stark white shade and feather density.

While the photographer cropped the former Marie Claire cover star's shoes out of the picture, she accessorized with rose-colored aviator glasses, a diamond dog tag necklace, and a black blazer from Nick's costume rack, once the Jonas Brothers took their final bow.

According to fashion's faux pas schedule, the "no white after Labor Day" deadline is fast approaching (for the few who still adhere to it). To say goodbye to summer white styles, trade lightweight linen and cotton poplin pieces for a more dramatic design like Chopra Jonas's feathery LWD.

And if you're not one for rules, keep wearing similar styles—and shades—long after the last fireworks show on September 7. Personally, I am bookmarking it for the holidays or a bridal celebration look.

Shop Feathery Little White Dresses Inspired by Priyanka Chopra Jonas

The Royal Family has once again gathered at Balmoral Castle for their annual summer vacation, and along with King Charles, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince William and Princess Kate, one of the more low-key royals was photographed attending church in Crathie Kirk, Scotland on Sunday, August 23.

Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward’s daughter, Lady Louise, joined aunt Princess Anne and uncle Sir Tim Laurence, riding in the backseat next to her parents as they headed to Sunday services. The 22-year-old recently followed in William and Kate’s footsteps by graduating from the University of St Andrews, but unlike her cousins Harry and William in the early 2000s, Louise keeps a much lower profile, according to royal experts.

“Somehow the youngest royals have turned out to be the biggest homebodies and the least likely to make the headlines,” one royal source told the Telegraph. “You can hardly imagine Louise or her boyfriend falling out of nightclubs like her older cousins.”

Lady Louise was first pictured with fellow St Andrews alum Felix da Silva-Clamp in 2024, and he’s been a regular fixture at her carriage driving competitions over the years, even joining Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward for an August performance at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Insiders have told the Telegraph that Louise and Felix are very low-key and “normal,” and instead of hitting the London clubs like Prince William, Princess Kate and Prince Harry did in their younger days, the most “raucous” place you’re likely to find the young couple is on the Scottish dancing scene.

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told the outlet that Lady Louise and her 18-year-old brother James, Earl of Wessex, “are clearly of conservative tendencies” and prefer a quieter existence.

As for Louise and Felix, “They look like a very normal, well-suited couple who have been able to lead normal university lives and develop common interests,” another expert shared.

It's beginning to look a lot like J.Crew Rollneck Sweater season. While fashion girls prepared to pull the circa-1988 hero item out of fall storage, the American brand did them one better: On August 24, J.Crew teamed up with Emma Chamberlain to introduce the new Tiny Rollneck, just in time for the return of sweater weather.

Following its more relaxed revamp in Sept. 2025 (which earned endorsements from the entire Marie Claire team), the best-selling style has had a wildly successful year. In February, five New York-based designers—including Collina Strada, Eckhaus Latta, and Tanner Fletcher—reworked the Rollneck during New York Fashion Week. One month later, the sweater secured a cameo on Sarah Pidgeon's Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in Love Story.

Now, the fall fixture is back—in its most miniature form.

The cotton sweater, known for its oversized slouch, has transformed into a cropped quarter-zip. According to the press release, the sweater's most iconic design details (think: the tubular collar and ribbed cuffs) got the "shrunken, fitted, and slightly cropped" baby tee treatment. While historically, the Rollneck drooped long and loose, the new style features a waist-hugging hem and three inches of vertical ribbing.

The Tiny Rollneck's biggest silhouette shift is, by far, the partial zipper. In its almost forty-year history, J.Crew never knit zippers into the It sweater's namesake neckline. But while the silver hardware marks the most modern twist on the style, it doesn't disrupt the signature curve of the collar.

"The silhouette brings a more youthful, playful, and pushed energy to the original through bright, graphic color and a mix of prep, sport, and irreverence," the label said in the press release.

For the campaign shot and directed by Ian Markell, the 25-year-old (dressed by her stylist, Jared Ellner) modeled the eight new '90s-inspired colors: peony pink, creamy Bessette-Kennedy-coded white, and multiple takes on Fall 2026's stripe trend.

According to Chamberlain's interview with The Cut, the former Marie Claire cover star has a soft spot for navy and white shades: "Those two sweaters give me a Maine summer feel," she told the publication. "Either of them with some classic denim and a cute little random flip-flop—that, to me, is a gorgeous, casual, and beachy New England summer vibe."

If J.Crew's goal was to secure the Tiny Rollneck (and its campaign) a spot on Gen Z moodboards and wishlists, casting Chamberlain all but signed, sealed, and delivered its success. Chamberlain has previously influenced her devoted under-30 disciples by partnering up with brands like Levi's, Stuart Weitzman, Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, and more.

As showcased by Chamberlain's jeans-and-flip-flop pairing, J.Crew's cropped Rollneck was made for summer-to-fall transition styling. And since every shade just dropped on August 26, J.Crew collectors don't have to wait to kickstart Tiny Rollneck Fall.

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It was exactly one year ago when Princess Kate shocked royal fans with her drastically lighter hair, and it seems blonde highlights have become part of her Balmoral vacation routine. Last summer, the Princess of Wales was spotted driving to church with a bright bronde hair color, and on Sunday, August 23, she repeated the tradition.

Princess Kate headed to the Sunday morning service in Crathie Kirk wearing a Princess Diana-esque piecrust collar blouse by Holland Cooper, topping off her blonde highlights with a chocolate brown Lock & Co pillbox hat.

The royal's new hair color appears lighter than the slightly sun-kissed brown shade the princess showed off during her last public appearance on August 1, but not as drastic as the blonde transformation Kate made last summer.

The Princess of Wales caused a social media frenzy when she made her first public appearance of fall 2025 with shockingly light, extra-long blonde hair. But four days later, Kate was back to brunette while attending an event to mark the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death.

This summer, Princess Kate went for a more subtle bronde shade—a look that hair color specialist Leslie Shores recently told Marie Claire is one of autumn’s hottest trends. “It adds exotic warmth, depth, and dimension to the hair that feels like a golden hour,” Shores says.

Whether the Princess of Wales returns to her deeper brunette tone once the temperatures drop remains to be seen, but until then, there's still plenty of summer days left to soak up before royal duties await.

The ballet flats trend refuses to die, and it's easy to see why the shoe craze has remained a firm favorite with celebrities. Combined with the high-vamp trend, ballet flats have only grown in popularity throughout 2026, and Zoë Kravitz appears to be a huge fan of the versatile style.

Photographed in New York City on August 22, Kravitz wore a pair of black suede ballet flats with a slight heel and a high-vamp silhouette. It's possible she's wearing Maryam Nassir Zadeh's 40 Roberta Leather Ballet Flats, which are available to shop for $390.

Kravitz's footwear choice paired perfectly with her laid-back look, which included distressed denim jeans and a cropped white T-shirt. Additionally, she carried a statement bag—Saint Laurent's Hortense Leather Shoulder Bag in Black, which retails for $4,000.

The High Fidelity star added a little Y2K edge to her outfit by wearing a pair of white wired headphones, an increasingly popular accessory in 2026.

Basically, Kravitz has made two things very clear with her latest outfit: Y2K-era accessories are back and the ballet flats trend is far from over.

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When it comes to Hollywood siblings, Elle and Dakota Fanning have quickly became fan favorites, thanks to their warm humor and inimitable style. Following a joint appearance with Elle, in which the sisters styled matching pouch bags, Dakota was spotted on a solo outing to Ralph Lauren's Madison Avenue store in New York City wearing a celeb-approved ensemble.

On Saturday, August 22, the star of The Sun Never Sets wore a pair of cigarette jeans in a dark indigo wash with a white T-shirt and an oversized white dress shirt worn like a trench coat.

For accessories, Dakota carried The Row's sold-out Cecily Silk-Satin Tote in Barn Red, of which Kendall Jenner is a known fan. Unfortunately, Dakota's exact bag is no longer available, although The Row currently offers a black cotton Cecily Mini Tote Bag, which retails for $950.

Notably, Dakota's sister Elle has been spotted with a pink version of The Row's enviable Cecily Tote on multiple occasions.

Drawing inspiration from Hailey Bieber—who remains committed to heeled flip-flops in a number of styles—Dakota wore what appears to be Gucci's Vittoria Thong Sandals from the fashion house's Spring/Summer '26 collection.

When Dakota left Ralph Lauren, she added a pair of oversize tortoiseshell sunglasses to her sleek outfit.

Whether she's doing press, attending an event, or shopping on a day off, Dakota never fails to provide style inspiration for her fans.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised royal fans when they announced their intention to move back to the U.K. immediately. Now, one of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's close friends has weighed in on the couple's decision to leave Montecito, California.

During an appearance on British TV show This Morning on August 21, author and journalist Bryony Gordon shared (via Hello! magazine), "What I understand is that they have decided to be more of an international family."

Gordon continued, "California is lovely. I've been to their house in Montecito. It's gorgeous. They're not letting go of it. It will remain somewhere that you can escape to."

As for why the Sussexes decided to move to the U.K. in 2026, the writer explained, "What I understand is that as lovely as California is, it's a long way away from lots of things."

The family's recent trip to the U.K. included spending time at Princess Diana's ancestral home, Althorp House, with her brother Earl Spencer. According to Gordon, Archie and Lilibet's positive experiences visiting England likely contributed to the family's decision to move.

"When they came in July, they had a really lovely time at Althorp…with [Harry's] uncle, Earl Spencer," Gordon said. "I think that was really lovely, and I think the kids really loved it, and I think they want to be closer to that."

When asked about the expenses required to keep homes in the U.S. and the U.K., Gordon replied, "I guess that they just have lots of money, don't they? I don't know."

The author continued, "I don't know how they're going to fund it, but what I do know is that the plan is, is that they're going to be...more international."

Basically, Meghan, Harry, Archie, and Lilibet are about to undergo a huge change when they leave Montecito to build a new life in England.

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It's been a huge week for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who revealed their plans to move their family to the U.K. immediately. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are set to make England their home again. But according to multiple reports, some of the family's pets might not be making the transatlantic trip with them.

According to Hello! magazine, "[I]t's thought that the dogs will come with them." However, "the chickens are unlikely to be crossing the Atlantic." Royal fans can rest easy though as, according to the outlet, "this doesn't mean that the birds will be gotten rid of, as in the family's absence, staff will be tending to their Montecito home."

Meghan and Harry's two dogs, Pula and Mia, will move to the U.K. with the family, the publication suggested. Both dogs regularly feature on Meghan's Instagram account and also appeared in her Netflix lifestyle series, With Love, Meghan.

Footage of Meghan and Harry's chicken coop was shared during the couple's 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. Adorably named "Archie's Chick Inn," the coop included a plethora of chickens the couple rescued from a factory farm. Understandably, it's likely not practical to move a chicken coop from the U.S. to the U.K., but the family will probably miss having the animals in their new backyard.

Meghan and Harry even adopted a bird from Ellen DeGeneres, who shared on social media, "Sinkie's leg is fixed but our chickens were still picking on her so she had to be re-homed. Luckily our friends Harry and Meghan's coop had room for one more. Not sure yet what her royal title will be."

For now, at least, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will sadly be separated from their beloved Montecito chicken coop.

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Princess Kate is currently staying in Balmoral with husband Prince William and their children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. The Royal Family spends time on the Balmoral estate every summer, with King Charles, Queen Camilla, and a plethora of relatives currently vacationing in Scotland.

On August 23, Princess Kate was photographed arriving at Crathie Kirk Church in Aberdeenshire with her family. For the church visit, the Princess of Wales opted for a vintage-inspired outfit, which included a classic pillbox hat with an accent bow on the front, and a white, high-neck, pie-crust collar blouse by Holland Cooper featuring subtle ruffles.

She completed her throwback look with a brown tweed blazer and a pair of past-season Ralph Lauren chandelier earrings. Notably, her hair was worn with very subtle waves and striking blonde highlights.

Prince George and Prince Louis were photographed arriving at Crathie Kirk Church alongside their parents. Although pictures of Princess Charlotte weren't available, she was reportedly also in attendance. Princess Anne, her husband Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Edward, and Lady Louise were also seen traveling to the service.

The Royal Family's church visit follows news that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to move back to the U.K. imminently.

As Princess Kate is on vacation in Scotland, she is skipping a birthday party thrown by sister Pippa Middleton this weekend. According to Hello! magazine, Pippa is reportedly hosting a birthday celebration for her husband, James Matthews, at their home, Bucklebury Farm in Berkshire. It seems that, as the Princess of Wales is currently staying at the Balmoral estate, she'll be unable to attend her sister's event.

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The public doesn’t often see members of the Royal Family eating, and since the most visible display of a palace dinner would be the sumptuous state banquets at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, it’s no wonder that visions of lavish ballrooms come to mind. But according to former royal chef Visen Anenden, typical royal meals are hardly extravagant.

“I think the biggest misconception is that when you work for the Royal Family, everything is grand, spectacular, and bling,” Anenden says, speaking on behalf of Heart Bingo Slots. “You think of money being thrown at everything.”

However, the former chef to King Charles at Highgrove House says that typical royal meals were much more down to earth than you’d expect. Discussing their summers at Balmoral, Anenden says the family would often take part in picnics and barbecues. “Prince Philip was renowned for his BBQs, and Charles and Camilla would go up there on Saturdays to join him,” he shares.

Everything was locally sourced, and Anenden shares that they’d eat grouse or venison from shoots on the estate. “You’d set up different picnics for them to take out on the hills, and it was all homemade,” he shares.

Keeping in The King’s sustainable mindset, Anenden says there was “no such thing” as being wasteful. “If there were things left over, they were turned into a canapé for the next day. Nothing would be thrown away. They were huge on that.”

He also shares that members of staff “were always provided for when it came to food.” When asked if the kitchen employees were given leftovers from royal meals, Anenden says, “There was no such thing as eating leftovers. He treats his staff really well, and so does Camilla.”

The Middletons are, by all accounts, an incredibly close family. However, Princess Kate is reportedly skipping a party being hosted by her sister, Pippa Middleton, this weekend.

According to Hello! magazine, Pippa is currently "preparing for an intimate birthday celebration for her husband," James Matthews, who turned 51 on August 21. Pippa and James live at Bucklebury Farm in Berkshire with their three young children—Arthur, Grace, and Rose. The property is located near to the home of Kate and Pippa's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton.

Unfortunately, as Princess Kate is currently at the Royal Family's Balmoral residence in Scotland, she won't be in attendance at the birthday celebration, per Hello! magazine.

The outlet previously confirmed that Princess Kate and Prince William had arrived at Balmoral with their three kids—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. As a result, their trip to Scotland clashes with Pippa's husband's birthday party.

In 2021, Prince William shared just how much trips to Balmoral mean to his children. "George, Charlotte, and Louis are already aware of how dear Scotland is to both of us, and they're beginning to create their own cherished memories there, too," he said in a speech.

Kate, William, and their children join King Charles, Queen Camilla, Zara Tindall and her family, Peter Phillips, and new royal bride Harriet Sperling in Balmoral for the Royal Family's annual summer vacation.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to move back to the U.K. imminently with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Despite presumably being incredibly busy with their transatlantic plans, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released an emotional message regarding an important topic.

In a statement shared on their official website, Meghan and Harry addressed the fact that 29 States have decided to take Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to court regarding child safety.

"An unprecedented bipartisan coalition of 29 state governments is coming together to demand accountability for privacy violations and unsafe design features putting young people at risk on Meta's apps, Facebook and Instagram," the statement explained.

They continued, "Meta's business model is not only leading to, but reliant on, the exploitation of young people's data and attention...This trial confirms what families and experts have been saying for years—Meta's harms were a financial choice, not an innovation accident."

Meghan and Harry's statement continued, "It's hard to fathom how Meta can withstand the facts highlighted in whistleblower testimony from father and former Meta employee Arturo Bejar's recollection of Meta's 'don't ask, don't tell' approach to child safety; the well-documented internal documentation showing Meta's active pursuit of their technology's addictive properties; or the power of countless stories from parents who have lost their children to suicide, and families who have witnessed irreparable harm to their children."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex concluded their message by writing, "We stand with [parents and advocates] as we wait to see what this trial will mean for children across the country and the world."

Following their move to the U.K., it seems clear Meghan and Harry will remain focused on the charities and issues they have always supported.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to move back to the U.K. with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Numerous reports have since discussed the logistics of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's transatlantic move, amidst the news that Meghan might return to acting. But according to one royal expert, some members of the Royal Family might be planning to "avoid" Meghan and Harry for the foreseeable future.

During an appearance on Hello! magazine's "A Right Royal Podcast," the publication's royal editor, Emily Nash, discussed how the Royal Family might be feeling about Meghan and Harry's news.

Nash shared, "I think this is going to be very much one step at a time, and from people I've been speaking to who know [Meghan and Harry], I think they're very much working on the basis of let's get the children settled, let's get started on what we want to do, and then the rest is something to consider down the line."

The royal expert continued, "But crucial to them is the relationship with The King. You can't go any higher than him. And if you have him on side and you are spending time with him, then that does half of the work for you."

However, according to Nash, it's possible that some Royal Family members won't want to spend time with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex upon their return.

"There is a risk, I think, that other members of the family continue to avoid them, it might make them look petty or unforgiving," Nash shared. "Now, there's a lot that would need to be forgiven. Let's be honest about this. And you can absolutely understand why William and Kate might never want to go there."

Nash continued, "You know, their decision to leave affected that whole generation of the Royal Family."

Hopefully Meghan and Harry's move to the U.K. will go as smoothly as possible, in spite of any possible family disagreements.

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Katie Holmes is regularly ahead of the curve regarding incoming style trends. The actress and director—who has recently been spending time in the Hamptons—just embraced one of Summer 2026's boldest color combinations, and she did so with aplomb.

On August 20, the Happy Hours star attended the Michael Kors 45th Anniversary Collection Dinner in East Hampton, New York. Holmes was accompanied by her rumored new boyfriend, artist Jason Bard Yarmosky, and posed for photos with designer Kors and actress Naomi Watts.

For the occasion, Holmes wore a Michael Kors Draped Satin Tank Dress in a sumptuous purple shade, which retails for $3,290.

Leaning into Summer 2026's purple-and-red color trend, Holmes paired her purple dress with a pair of red Michael Kors pumps, featuring black heels and taken from the designer's Fall/Winter 2026 collection.

Unfortunately, Holmes's bag—Strathberry's Crescent Shoulder Bag in Vanilla—is no longer available, although fans of the brand's distinctive style can still shop similar items.

Both Princess Kate and Meghan Markle are Strathberry fans and have been photographed with the label's bags on numerous occasions. Unsurprisingly, Holmes effortlessly pulled off the royally-approved style alongside the purple-and-red color trend.

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