Cooling down
Remember that guy? Simon Rex
In the golden age of paparazzi in the early 2000s Simon Rex was
the guy in every “falling out of a club at 3am” shot. Thanks to an
on-off relationship with Paris Hilton and regular spots on
the party circuit with Lindsay Lohan et al, he became
one of the It boys of the time. Later there was a pivot to
rapper and actor, but he never quite found critical
success. (The films on his Rotten Tomatoes page
have an average 13 per cent rating. Shocked that
Shriek If You Know W hat I Did Last Friday the
13th was overlooked for the Oscar.) But prepare
for a mega career makeover. The indie director
Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine)
handpicked Rex, now 47, to be the lead in his
new film, Red Rocket, which received rapturous
reviews on the film festival circuit and
a standing ovation at Cannes. Rex plays Mikey
Saber, a washed-up LA porn star returning to
his Texan home town, and has already been
nominated for an award for the role. Up next: he has
been cast in a blockbuster comedy with Diane Keaton
and another indie flick, co-written by Lukas Gage
(that bellboy from The W hite Lotus). Welcome back!They’re back:
wraparound
sunglasses
Usually better suited to the
velodrome than the catwalk,
wraparound sunglasses are having
an unexpected fashion moment.
Insiders report that Oakley’s Radar
EV Path style has been one of
the most popular searches in
menswear this year. (At least
it’s not last year’s micro
sunglasses movement.) Tod’s,
Balmain, Rick Owens and
Roberto Cavalli all recently
featured wraparounds. Sun
protection from peripheral
light never looked so chic!
Oakley Radar EV Path
sunglasses, £167; oakley.comHeating up
The Barometer
▲ COCKTAIL
COUTURE
Saint Laurent
logo cocktail
sticks? Beats
a paper
umbrella▲ MONK FRUIT
Apparently the new
natural-sweetener rival
for agave/dates/stevia.
We’re listening▲ ADELE (JUST IN GENERAL)
Her Oprah interview is
tonight, the album is out
on Friday, and our tiny,
fragile hearts cannot
cope. Brace for impact▲ IL BORRO
Mayfair’s new restaurant
from the Ferragamo
fashion dynasty. Expect
molto bene pasta▼ BIRTHDAY ‘SEASONS’
All those memes
about Scorpio season,
Sagittarius season ...
Be honest, you don’t
understand it either▼ AUDITION COOKING
Frantically trialling
Christmas Day dishes in
November. Stressed just
thinking about it▼ FICTIONAL INFLUENCERS
Actors being hired to
pretend to be lifestyle
bloggers is a thing now.
TikTok is to blame, as ever▼^ MINTERIORS
Aka minimalist interiors.
Officially hitting the
snooze button on all things
beige and bouclé. Bring on
the red wineTOD’SLAPOINTEAlamy, @adele, Getty Images, © A 24
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