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On the clothing side, goop’s G. Label brand is out with another
collection of effortless pieces for the fall/winter season that encapsulate
Paltrow’s style ethos. “I think I’ve always gravitated to the same sort of
thing, with some well-documented deviations along the way, but for the
most part I think I like tailored, kind of clean designs that are beautifully
made,” she says. As such, G. Label focuses on reimagined classics built for
today. “I love a button-down shirt, a cashmere sweater, a great trouser;
classics make me feel pulled together and not trying to wear something
that’s too trendy.” Paltrow is already picking out her G. Label wardrobe
for the holidays—a thin cashmere knit turtleneck with a puffed sleeve is
perfect for Europe, where she’s thinking about returning to for Christmas.
Imagining Paltrow back in Europe in perfectly chic attire is easy. After
all, she’s been a permanent fixture on the unofficial Euro vacation mood
board since her portrayal of Marge Sherwood in the 1999 thriller, The
Talented Mr. Ripley. In the film, Paltrow swans about the Amalfi Coast
in crisp white shirts, floral midis, and other ’50s staples in a vision that
still inspires. (When I recently asked Dakota Fanning—who also played
Sherwood in the Netflix adaptation of Ripley—about it she agreed, saying,
“When you watch the movie and you see Gwyneth playing that character,
you’re like, ‘I want to be that woman.’ ”) When Paltrow looks back, she sees
Sherwood as an extension of some of her own favourite style moments.
“I guess when I look back, the things that resonate most are the things
that look like they kind of could have been worn at any decade,” she says,
recalling a blush pink Prada gown with a bow-tied halter neckline and an
open back that she wore to the Venice Film Festival in 2011, which she
cites as her all-time favourite fashion moment. “It looked like it could be in
any era and I think that’s true with my favourite costumes, like The Talented
Mr. Ripley—obviously they’re ’50s, but they kind of look like they transcend
that particular time period. So, I guess timeless is sort of a theme for me.”
On top of Paltrow’s latest skincare and fashion launches, 2024 saw a
furniture collaboration with CB2, and a return to acting in the upcoming
Marty Supreme, an A24 film about 1950s table tennis culture co-starring
Timothée Chalamet. That last one threw fans for a loop--Paltrow’s last
on-screen role was in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, after which she said she’d be
taking a step back in Hollywood. When I ask if there’s some new arena she
has yet to dabble in, she laughs, saying, “No, I think I’m good.” There’s an
astrological caveat, however. “But I’m a natural Libra, I love beauty, I love
the pursuit of feeling beauty in the air, and I think it’s kind of endemic to
who I am, and I find lots of different ways to express that,” she says. As if
to say: expect the unexpected. Paltrow is full of surprises.
When I ask the Oscar winner where she sees herself in 10 years,
I’m expecting to hear about the next frontier she’s ready to conquer.
Antarctic expeditions, perhaps? Instead, she surprises me, saying, “I have
this dream that not only will I be doing less, but my nervous system will
have downshifted significantly too, and I won’t need to feel the need to
be so busy.” Busyness, just like being hard on herself, is the result of old
coding, she thinks. “I’d love to deprogram that a little bit and just take life
a little easier,” she says. Something tells me Paltrow’s infinite curiosity and
enterprising spirit will continue to find her exploring new ways to optimize
her life, and in turn, ours.
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“It’s hard to explain exactly, but it sort of feels like this unclenching around it, as if this warm breeze
is coming, and with it comes peace, wrinkles, your inner thighs starting to fall down, and this deeper acceptance that I haven’t quite ever experienced before.”