From the Magazine StyleWatch PEOPLE StyleWatch: Spring 2025 With our cover girl Ariana Madix, we're celebrating renewal: New outlooks on life, refreshed closets and new reasons to shop By Brittany Talarico Brittany Talarico Brittany Talarico is PEOPLE's Style & Beauty Director, where she oversees fashion and beauty coverage across the brand's platforms. This includes managing the vertical's tentpoles, running lead on the Met Gala, which is among PEOPLE.com's top-trafficked red carpet events every year, interviewing the industry's top celebrities and tastemakers and breaking A-list celeb news (a New Jersey shore native, it is no surprise that her favorite interview ever was with Bruce Springsteen). Brittany has represented the brand on national TV programs including Good Morning America and The CW's two TV specials on the British Royals. You may also see her on one of PEOPLE's green screen social media videos decoding Taylor Swift's style. She joined PEOPLE from Cosmopolitan in 2013, where she was an Associate Editor. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 15, 2025 02:04PM EDT Comments Ariana Madix's Sunny Outlook Ariana Madix Has So Moved on from All That – Inside Her New Reality, Relationship and What’s Next Editor's Letter It's fitting that the Spring 2025 issue of People StyleWatch is my first in my new role as Style and Beauty Director. After all, spring is the season of transformation and growth and this position marks the next chapter of my career. That’s why I was thrilled to have someone else stepping into the next phase of their life on the cover of this issue. Ariana Madix is embracing her own new reality — with Vanderpump Rules in the rearview (spoiler: she’s never even uttered the word Scandoval), a budding Broadway career and a sexy hosting gig on Love Island USA, she tells People StyleWatch she has a newfound confidence that’s manifested in her wardrobe. "For so many years I was afraid to go too far, do too much, and now I feel like it’s so much more fun for me,” she says of her style. “It’s like costumes in a way, getting to kind of channel characters, and it’s really fun.” For her PSW shoot, styled by Emily Men, Madix channels L.A. cool girl in some of the biggest seasonal trends, like butter yellow (if you’re looking for a splurge, her Jacquemus dress is on sale!), powder blue, rugby shirts and sheer fabrics. “F--- flattering, wear something fun, wear what you like!,” she says of her overall fashion philosophy. My 3-year-old daughter has that same unapologetic sense of style: Her commitment to princess-core is truly unmatched. Like Ariana, she's inspiring me to wear more color and have fun (I’m tired of being roasted by a toddler for wearing too much black!). Speaking of having fun, be sure to check out the best purse for your Zodiac sign, our favorite scents of the season and the new beauty products that will revamp your makeup bag. Happy spring — and shopping! XoBritt Beauty Besties Go Behind the Scenes of Ariana Madix's People StyleWatch Shoot Shopping Spree The Best New Products to Refresh Your Spring Makeup Bag Spring Fling! Editors Share the One Piece They Will Be Wearing All Season Long This Is the Handbag You Should Buy for Spring, Based on Your Zodiac Sign Spring Spritzes 7 Fresh Fragrances That Are Proof Spring Has Sprung Last Look Last Look: Eiza González on Wardrobe Risks, Red Carpet Jitters and the Met Gala Leave a Comment