Banksy’s vest is the hot commodity, rescue dogs are ‘common’ — this week's Barometer

Going up!

Banksy’s vest

Banksy, Vest, 2019, est. £200,000-300,000 (Sotheby's)

Sotheby’s is selling one of the five Union Jack bulletproof vests Banksy made and Stormzy wore to headline Glasto. The estimate is £200,000 to £300,000 for next Wednesday’s auction. Dig deep.

Ermine capes

(VALENTINO)

A suggestion from the new Valentino collection designed by Alessandro Michele: wear royal robes. He showed ermine-esque feather shawls. Why not go the full cape, and make like Elizabeth I.

Mask and fan balls

Chiltern Firehouse (Matt Writtle)

Anyone in Marylebone last Thursday would have borne witness: celeb haunt Chiltern Firehouse celebrated their decade with a monochrome, masked ball. It was the only list to be on last week. Just ask Sienna and Princess Beatrice.

High tops

(Loewe)

A postcard from Paris: little trainers will no longer do. Chloé, Loewe and Polo Ralph Lauren all had high tops. Grab your Jordans. Slam dunk.

Going down...

Barbie x Stanley cups

(Barbie x Stanley)

Two things I would be overjoyed never to see/hear about/talk of ever again: Barbie and those ridiculous reusable Stanley cups. Now there is a collaboration. Shudder.

Strictly Come Dancing

(PA Media)

Will we ever stop hearing about Strictly’s bullying-gate? It is making the annual task of avoiding photographs of “celebrities” in chorus-line sequins very difficult.

Americanisms

Chicken salads in Seattle, Washington (Getty Images for Barneys New York)

Why does everyone in London speak like they were raised in Tennessee now? “Can I get a Diet Coke?” “I’ll take the chicken salad.” To be avoided.

Rescue dogs

(Getty Images)

Interior designer and tea-towel maker Nicky Haslam has declared little pooches picked up at Battersea Dog & Cats Home common. Solution: don’t tell people where you found Dolly the cocker spaniel.