We Spent 5 Minutes With Katie Holmes at Paris Fashion Week—Here's What She Said
Katie Holmes is one of the rare celebrities who has a knack for dressing in a way that's considered fashion catnip for the paparazzi. The Dawson's Creek darling turned Hollywood star turned low-key New York style icon is the high priestess of casual chic dressing, opting for jeans, button-downs, sweaters, and statement outerwear on the streets of Manhattan. Another staple of her wardrobe? Zimmermann. Turns out, the Australian brand, founded by Nicky and Simone Zimmermann in 1991, is such a favorite of hers that it's the one and only fashion show Holmes attended at Paris Fashion Week.
As the fall 2025 collection churned out intricate lace dresses, frilly skirts, long structured outerwear, and gorgeous lace gowns with just the right amount of bohemian spirit, it was easy to see why Holmes is such a devoted fan. Baby pink and beige nude silks mixed with ethereal flowing panels of white lace, and the accessories game of chunky jewelry, silk scarves and oversized sunglasses was strong. At this point, Zimmermann has become a household name on the Paris calendar, and is also one of the few big brands run by women. 'I'm really proud of these women,' Holmes tells ELLE moments before the show. 'I think Zimmermann has grown so much creatively, and obviously their shows are getting bigger and bigger.'
Wearing oversized cream pants and a matching jacket, Holmes paired her look with a black halter top, some necklaces, and a big chunky bag (all from Zimmermann, naturally). The outfit was effortless, much like her own mode of dressing every day or at high-profile events like the CFDA Awards. 'I start with comfort and occasion and I love colors,' she says of her outfit planning process. 'I like to mix some vintage pieces with some nude pieces. Sometimes, something that's the look of the season. I like brooches right now, even though I'm not wearing one.'
Holmes is in Paris only for a short time, but she is planning to pack in some cultural moments when she can. 'When I'm in Paris, I like to go to my favorite little coffee place,' she says. 'I like to feel comfortable. And also just walk around and find new galleries and places that I haven't been to before.'
Following the critically acclaimed first season of Poker Face, Holmes is starring in the second season alongside Natasha Lyonne, with a potential release date as early as this spring. 'Oh, I am so excited for Poker Face,' she gushes. 'I loved working with Natasha. I think she's the best. She's incredible. I play a woman named Greta, who's married to [a man named] Frank. Frank owns a funeral home and Greta wants a bigger life than she has, and she becomes friends with Charlie. That's the setup.' Even if the fashion week circuit only got to see Holmes once this season, we'll be seeing her on our collective screens again in the very near future. Welcome back, America's girl next door.
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Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Spoilers ahead. Viewers were enraptured by the first season of crime drama Dept. Q, which followed irritable cold case detective Carl Morck (Matthew Goode) investigating a strange disappearance. Unsurprisingly, the season 1 finale of Dept. Q—which is based on a 10-book series by Danish crime writer Jussi Adler-Olsen—answered a ton of questions about what happened to missing lawyer Merritt Lingard, but it also brought a few more to light. Here's what you need to know about how the first season of gritty detective drama Dept. Q comes to an end. A flashback in episode 8 reveals that Merritt conspired with her high school boyfriend, Harry Jennings, to steal her mother's jewelry in order to raise money to start a new life. However, Merritt's younger brother, William, intervened during the robbery, which led him to become badly injured, causing a traumatic brain injury. 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The audience also discovers that Lyle and Ailsa were able to kidnap Merritt from the ferry as she'd told Sam—who was really Lyle in disguise—what time she would be traveling to Mhòr. In an old video shown at the start of the finale, a young Lyle shares that his mother used to lock him in the hyperbaric chamber as a form of torture or punishment. It's also revealed that Lyle would regularly hallucinate Harry following his death, and at one point believed Sam, who was incarcerated with him at the same 'institution for troubled boys,' was his dead brother, according to Tudum. Having been diagnosed with Enhanced Personality Disorder, Lyle remained in a mental health institution until six years ago, when he started working on the ferry to Mhòr. Lyle and Sam reconnected as adults, which led to an unfortunate series of events. While most believed Sam had died in a tragic climbing accident, it turns out that Lyle was responsible for his former acquaintance's death—as well as stealing his identity to get close to Merritt. Before his death, Sam also shared some details about his work as an investigative journalist, which Lyle later used to his advantage. A local police constable on Mhòr hears Merritt's mysterious 911 call, in which she only manages to scream, and travels to Ailsa's residence. He finds Merritt inside the hyperbaric chamber and is approached by Lyle. 'Boy, tell me I am not looking at what I'm looking at,' the officer tells Lyle. 'Tell me that is not Merritt fucking Lingard.' It's then revealed that Lyle told the police officer that Merritt fell overboard on the ferry, describing it as 'poetic justice' for what happened to Harry years earlier. 'What am I supposed to do?' the officer asks Lyle, who tells him to get in his car and drive away as if nothing has happened. When the officer refuses to leave, Lyle viciously murders him with a hammer, then returns to slowly killing Merritt by altering the pressure in the hyperbaric chamber. A flashback in episode 9 shows Merritt's brother William hitting Harry over the head with a hockey stick, thinking he's an intruder. While Harry is lying on the floor, William questions why he's there, not realizing Lyle is standing behind him. Lyle proceeds to repeatedly beat William, whose serious head injuries cause lifelong damage. The detectives in Dept. Q deduce it was Lyle who grievously injured William, not Harry. Just before Merritt disappeared on the boat, William had violently lashed out at his sister, but it wasn't because he was angry. 'You were afraid because you saw Lyle on the boat,' Akram says, showing him a picture of Lyle. William confirms the man he saw wearing a baseball cap with a picture of a cormorant on it was also Lyle. The team at Dept. Q later find out that, when Lyle was a teenager, he kidnapped another kid and locked them in the hyperbaric chamber for several days. As a result, Carl and Akram decide to visit Lyle's mom, Ailsa. Receiving no response from Ailsa's trailer, they enter an industrial building on her land and discover the police constable who was murdered by Lyle. Nearby, they find the hyperbaric chamber and rush to the control room to try to stop the pressure from increasing and killing Merritt. Detective James Hardy provides information about hyperbaric chambers to Carl and Akram over the phone. Before they can attempt to help Merritt, Lyle enters the control room with a gun and shoots Carl. Unbeknownst to Lyle, Akram is pretending to be dead. When Lyle approaches them, Akram stabs him, grabs the gun, and shoots, killing the kidnapper. Luckily, Carl survives the gunshot, and the pair are able to rescue Merritt from the chamber in time. Merritt is carried out of building by paramedics and is greeted by her brother William, who is delighted to see her again. Lyle's mom, Ailsa, attempts to escape Mhòr, but is apprehended as she exits the ferry. Before she can be arrested, Ailsa reaches for a gun inside her car and shoots herself in the head. Upon returning home, Carl is greeted by his stepson Jasper, lodger Martin, and therapist Rachel, who has stopped by to leave a gift for him. Three months later, Merritt visits the police station where she thanks Carl's boss, Moira, for reopening the investigation into her disappearance. Merritt also reveals she's yet to meet Carl, whom she wants to thank in person. Moira says Carl is taking an indeterminate amount of time off from work, and Merritt shares her plans to return to Mhòr to spend time with brother William and their estranged father. Carl surprises Merritt's boss, Lord Advocate Stephen Burns, and asks him to officially allow Akram, a refugee from Syria, to become a police detective. In return, Carl promises he won't tell anyone about Stephen's involvement in the witness tampering that took place in Merritt's final case before she was kidnapped. Before the episode ends, Merritt enters the basement in which Dept. Q operates, but finds the room empty. She almost bumps into Carl when exiting the elevator, but he doesn't reveal his identity. In the final scene, Carl is shown carrying a box of cold case files to his desk and is joined by fellow investigators Akram, Rose, and Hardy.
