3 Reasons I Love This Movie Star’s Fashion Edit

Gwyneth in the original G Label by goop Leah cashmere sweater. 

Now the core collection item comes in lemon drop yellow. 

(Alright, so maybe Gwyneth is a tiny size and doesn’t even need a bra 

because her breasts stand up without an underwire. As my editor used to say,“She would look good in a potato chip bag.” But she still sells the sweater for me.)

It’s a fact. Celebrities extend their brands, making extra millions with product lines. Remember Elizabeth Taylor’s perfume, the Fabletics fitness-wear line co-founded by Kate Hudson and Gloria Vanderbilt jeans?

Who doesn’t want a bottle of beauty worthy of a star or workout pants that flatten the belly and are endorsed by Goldie’s daughter?

But G Label from Goop....from Blythe’s daughter. I love Gwyneth Paltrow’s line and wish I could afford it full-on, but not in this lifetime, not at this moment. The one G Label black ribbed bodysuit I own, snagged on sale, is perfect, and I never want it to fall apart. It is cut so right, slimming, with a neckline to perfectly frame a face...and show off earrings and a necklace.

Take these 3 new "early-access” reasons-I-love pieces. The email just dropped today. 

1. Perfection in a black sweater. Lightweight cashmere to go around the seasons again and again, flattering sleeves, a stylish, feminine belt. Available in XL. $695. Figure I would wear it at least 100 times. That comes out to $6.95 per day to feel and look fashionable no matter what else is going on in my life.

2. Leather jacket lust. The bow at the neckline catches my eye, as does the soft leather (look how it drapes) and the two-way zipper. $1,395. What more can I say. Investment piece.

3. Lemon yellow ribbed cashmere with bracelet-length sleeves. (I don’t like this photo but can’t isolate the other views. Please click on link to truly see the sweater, not behind big coat and bag.) So maybe I don’t always look so great in turtlenecks, because my face is full, or the funnel might feel confining--or dark colors are more slimming, especially if you have a plump pouch. This Italian cashmere is so pretty, the color so lollipop lovely. I would have to work several hours to earn it, get paid on time by the client and then, also, not be able to cover some planned bills. Oops. $595.

Oh well. I think it’s this ability to fall in love with fashion, or recipes, or bedsheets and lamps, that made me so good at my job as a lifestyle writer at women’s magazines. If I’m in love, then it will be easier for me to convince you to fall in love, too, whether with a chocolate cake you have to bake (so moist, and that secret ingredient for a silky frosting, go buy the French cocoa) or a belted cardigan. 

Happy weekend. For now, I guess I’m shopping my closet.