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Times
2 hours ago
- Business
- Times
Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop a ‘noxious and chaotic' workplace
Robert F Kennedy Jr might be the one trying officially to 'Make America Healthy Again', but Gwyneth Paltrow is the original 'Maha Mommy'. Back in 2017, the Oscar-winning actress took a break from Hollywood to launch her wellness brand Goop, which has offered women spiritual salvation via vagina candles, coffee enemas and $15,000 sex toys. But behind the scenes, Paltrow ran her brand like a high-class Hunger Games, according to a book published on Tuesday. Gwyneth, by Amy Odell, who wrote the bestselling 2022 biography of Anna Wintour, portrays the 52-year-old actress as a semi-sociopathic, privileged ice queen who courts people she needs with her charm, only to use and manipulate them for her advantage — and spit them out mercilessly when she's done. Take Andres Sosa, whom Paltrow hired in 2018 as her chief marketing officer from the Outnet, Net-a-Porter's online retailer. Sosa lasted seven months at Goop after Paltrow 'quickly became dissatisfied with his performance … and before long she was rolling her eyes and making her classic vomit face behind his back', Odell writes. Like many gifted founders, Paltrow is portrayed as clueless when it comes to managing the people who helped turn her business into a $250 million company. Within the past two years, Odell notes, Goop lost at least 140 employees, including its chief financial officer, chief technology officer, chief revenue officer, general counsel and chief content officer — Elise Loehnen, who, after surviving seven years at the wellness company, released a book, On Our Best Behaviour: The Price Women Pay to Be Good, that renounced the cleansing culture she helped Paltrow create with her book. Goop's office culture was 'noxious and chaotic', Odell writes. 'Executives struggled to navigate Gwyneth's impatience and perfectionism.' Professional women, Odell writes, would act like 'they were on The Real Housewives. They seemed threatened by each other, based on whom Gwyneth was favouring in any given moment. Paltrow could be warm and caring, but also cold.' Describing Paltrow as having a 'capricious and indirect' leadership style, Odell writes that 'currying favour was the only reliable way to secure one's position' at Goop. Paltrow, who was born in Los Angeles to a director father and actress mother, was notoriously cheap with employees at Goop, Odell writes. Rather than hire freelancers, food editors were expected not only to make Paltrow her lunch, but deliver food to Brad Falchuk, who is now her husband but at the time lived miles away, she writes. The 'erratic' Paltrow would become 'childishly unhappy' when anything went wrong and 'failed to empower experienced people to do what she'd hired them to do', according to the book. This was also true of people who took care of Paltrow personally, the book claims. In the foreword for her 2011 cookbook, My Father's Daughter, Paltrow praised her assistant Julia Turshen as the woman whose 'tireless, artful assistance' she 'literally could not have created this book without'. But one year later, Paltrow unceremoniously dumped Turshen after The New York Times revealed that she ghost-wrote the cookbook, Odell writes. Long before she launched Goop, Paltrow proved she could be snobbish and childish to the people closest to her, Odell claims. Paltrow's former fiancé Brad Pitt, whom she met during the filming of the 1995 movie Seven, is offered as one example. After the couple broke up in 1997, Paltrow told an interviewer that 'Brad and I had very different upbringings. So when we go to restaurants and order caviar, I have to say to Brad, 'This is beluga and this is ossetra.'' Later, Paltrow allegedly told the cosmetics scion Aerin Lauder that Pitt was 'dumber than a sack of shit'. Paltrow also gossiped about the actor Ben Affleck, whom she dated on and off from 1997 to 2000, Odell writes. Though Affleck apparently was a terrible boyfriend who struggled with addictions to alcohol and gambling, Paltrow was attracted to his intellect, Odell writes. 'Affleck at times seemed more interested in playing video games with the guys at his house than being with Gwyneth,' she writes. And yet, 'she spoke openly about how much she enjoyed their sex life'. Ben Affleck and Paltrow at the 1999 Golden Globes RON WOLFSON/GETTY IMAGES Even Paltrow's onetime best friend, Madonna, comes in for a flogging. The pair, who had been besties for ten years, fell out in 2010 after 'Madonna showed up to an island where Gwyneth and Chris Martin [the Coldplay singer who was Paltrow's husband at the time] were vacationing,' Odell writes. 'Madonna seemed to know that Gwyneth would be there, which Gwyneth seemed to find strange … Madonna then insisted Gwyneth and Martin join her for a big group dinner at a long table where Madonna went off on her daughter Lourdes. Gwyneth and Martin were disgusted by the behaviour. 'I can't be around this woman any more,' Martin told Gwyneth. 'She's awful.' Gwyneth agreed that Madonna was toxic and ended the friendship.' But although Paltrow is portrayed as vain, selfish and childish, it's true that she was born with her finger on the zeitgeist. Even today, she can change the national conversation and bask in its spotlight with a single appearance or social media post. A commercial she recorded for the tech company Astronomer last week went viral, capitalising on the attention from a cheating scandal involving the company's chief executive and chief people officer at a Coldplay concert. It was only the latest example of her power. As Odell notes, 'Whatever happens with Goop, Gwyneth will be fine. She has a way of emerging victorious from any calamity … She has convinced the public at every turn to buy whatever she's selling.'
Vogue Singapore
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
How to wear your summer whites, according to these celebrities
@dualipa When summer calls, one colour reigns. All over the internet and your social media feeds, celebrities appear in droves, decked out in this unwavering hue. Between photo dumps of themselves and paparazzi shots of them out and about, you'll see them make this colour the official colour of the season—be it whether it's for an official appearance or simply a day by the beach. Simply put; they don't call it summer whites for no reason. 2025 is no different—the It girls have made it loud and clear. Think Sabrina Carpenter's matching summer sets to Dua Lipa's recent photo dump of her Italian summer sojourn through Palermo with partner Callum Turner (her man kept to the theme in a white polo too!). Earlier during the tennis season, courtside attendees also abided by the player's rules: of Wimbledon whites. Nicole Kidman was the very picture of quiet luxury in menswear suiting from Brunello Cucinelli, Keira Knightley looked effortlessly chic in a breezy Chanel ensemble, and Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro hard-launched their relationship, perfectly colour-coordinated. Monica Barbaro and Andrew Garfield making their first official appearance as a couple at the Wimbledon 2025 Championships. Getty To suit the summer mood, babydoll dresses have seen an uptick too. Floral-adorned frocks are a surefire favourite too—as seen on the likes of the lovable Sana of Twice. And if it's swimwear cover-ups you're looking for, Kylie Jenner could give a masterclass in the brief. So they're all serving up inspiration—for every manner of occasion. With a wealth of styling options for wearing your summer whites, we can't help but cop the mood. Below, a celebrity-approved guide to acing the ultimate summer hue. Getty 1 / 34 Sheer solicitations: Rosé Keep it sheer, light and casual with some denim à la Rosé. Courtesy of MyTheresa 2 / 34 Saint Laurent lace-trimmed tank top, $1,330 Available at MyTheresa. Courtesy of Ssense 3 / 34 Gia Studios blouse, $983 Available at Ssense. Courtesy of Net-a-Porter 4 / 34 Acne Studios wide-leg jeans, $673 Available at Net-a-Porter. Getty 5 / 34 Two-piece wonders: Keira Knightley Courtside chic has never looked better. In breezy, easy sets that are polished, yet relaxed. Courtesy of Farfetch 6 / 34 Miu Miu poplin shirt, $2,320 Available at Farfetch. Courtesy of Farfe 7 / 34 The Row trousers, $610 Available at Farfetch. Courtesy of Chanel 8 / 34 Chanel 25 handbag, $8,890 Available at Chanel. @dualipa 9 / 34 Boho drama: Dua Lipa Boho summer is the way to go. Dua Lipa's trick? Chunky, bold accessories. Courtesy of Farfetch 10 / 34 Dôen blouse, $527 Available at Farfetch. Courtesy of Net-a-Porter 11 / 34 Chloé gold-tone necklace, $1,272 Available at Net-a-Porter. Courtesy of Ssense 12 / 34 A.P.C denim shorts, $169 Available at Ssense. @ 13 / 34 Floral frocks: Sana of Twice Sana's a babygirl with her floral mini and a pop of butter yellow—the other hue of the season. Courtesy of Prada 14 / 34 Prada mini dress, $3,200 Available at Prada. Courtesy of Farfetch 15 / 34 Themoirè tote bag, $434 Available at Farfetch. @beccca 16 / 34 Preppy casual: Becky Armstrong Becky Armstrong opts for the all time layering trick: a shirt tied over a casual white tank. Courtesy of Frankie Shop 17 / 34 The Frankie Shop shirt, $243 Available at The Frankie Shop. 18 / 34 Helmut Lang tank top, $121 Available at Farfetch. Courtesy of Everlane 19 / 34 Everlane straight-leg pant, $163 Available at Everlane. 20 / 34 Suit up, darling: Nicole Kidman Mannish suiting, as per Nicole Kidman. From the boardroom to your European summer of your dreams. 21 / 34 Borsalino sun hat, $479 Available at Farfetch. 22 / 34 Brunello Cucinelli cotton blazer, $2,254 Available at The Outnet. 23 / 34 Max Mara trousers, $477 Available at Farfetch. @kyliejenner 24 / 34 Seaside lounging: Kylie Jenner Seaside living on your mind? Kylie Jenner embodies it best with a bubble skirt cover-up and some slip-on thongs. Courtesy of Farfetch 25 / 34 Elisabetta Franchi bodysuit, $413 Available at Farfetch. 26 / 34 Dunst mini skirt, $101 Available at Ssense. Courtesy of Ssense 27 / 34 Aeyde heeled sandals, $559 Available at Ssense. 28 / 34 Maximum impact: Aya Nakamura When in doubt, don the bridal-esque look. Of full white dressing and deliciously flowing fabrics. 29 / 34 Jacquemus sleeveless dress, $1,265 Available at Farfetch. 30 / 34 Khaite maxi dress, $2,882 Available at Ssense. @jenaissante 31 / 34 Linen never fails: Yunjin of Le Sserafim Summer whites could only ever be completed by the season's most reached-for fabric: linen. 32 / 34 Gentle Monster optical glasses, $430 Available at Gentle Monster. Courtesy of Dissh 33 / 34 Dissh linen top, $140 Available at Dissh. 34 / 34 Courrèges tank top, $255 Available at Ssense.
Emirates Woman
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Emirates Woman
25 editor-approved discounted designer pieces to buy now and wear forever
Fashion by Camille Macawili July 9, 2025 If you need a sign to shop, this is it. Summer sales are in full swing – and it's as chic as ever. The pieces are flying out fast from your favourite online retailers the likes of Net-a-Porter, Mytheresa, Ounass, and more. With up to 70% off across all categories, this is your chance to score must-have standout pieces from the biggest designers and brands. In this edit, we've made sure to include contemporary classic pieces that are guaranteed you'll be reaching out for and wear on repeat for the years to come from trending fashion labels such as Jacquemus, Toteme, Chloé, Alaïa, and more in this carefully curated mix. Not only do they deliver an instant polished look, but you can also easily mix and match them with the rest of your pieces in your travel wardrobe to create multiple outfits. Think practical designer bags, elevated casual wear, and a pair of shoes from Dries Van Noten's farewell collection for the die-hard fashion enthusiast. Be warned: these fresh finds won't stay in stock for long, so snag those items before they disappear. Scroll through the gallery below for 25 editor-approved designer sale finds from Net-a-Porter, Mytheresa, Ounass, and more: – For more on luxury lifestyle, news, fashion and beauty follow Emirates Woman on Facebook and Instagram Images: Instagram @piamance
Scottish Sun
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Fashion fans go wild for 90s classic which is back in George at Asda for just £10 & they come in a number of fun colours
Plus, it comes in a range of different colours JEL-OUS? Fashion fans go wild for 90s classic which is back in George at Asda for just £10 & they come in a number of fun colours Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IF you grew up in the 90s and were obsessed with jelly shoes, you may be delighted - or horrified - to see the trend is firmly back in action. From celebs such as Rihanna to catwalk models, everyone is back on the jelly hype - and even George at Asda has jumped on the trend. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 7 George at Asda is selling a range of jelly sandals for summer - if you want to jump back on the 90s trend Credit: Asda 7 Shoppers have defended buying the Asda shoe and said they are excited to style it Credit: Tiktok/@abbybella3 7 The Asda diamond cut out ballet flat comes in five colours Credit: George If you dare to once again rock the playful jelly shoe, the supermarket is selling pairs for just £10. The slip-on, ballet-style flat comes with a lightly gripped sole and a diamond cut out design. You can also choose from five colours: white, charcoal, pink, green and orange. At just a tenner, it is a fraction of the price of a £85 designer version by Ancient Greek Sandals spotted on Net-a-Porter. This pricey alternative also comes in a range of colours and is 'made for the beach with their rubbery, washable PVC.' The George at Asda affordable lookalike has already caught the attention of fashion TikTokers. One creator shared her find in-store, saying Asda is 'pulling through again,' sparking over 20,000 likes. Abby, who posts under @abbybella3, shared: 'I need to share with you girls what I've just bought. I am so happy with them. 'You girls are all gonna be like, 'What the f*** has she bought now?'' She revealed she had the expensive Net-a-Porter pair on her wish list for ages, but they had been out of stock and she also questioned the price. I've been desperate for a pair of £85 mesh jelly shoes for summer - I found the EXACT dupe for a tenner 7 Shopper Abby said she had been desperate to snap up Net-a-Porter's £85 pair Credit: Tiktok/@abbybella3 7 Net-a-Porter's Ancient Greek Sandals cost over £75 more Credit: Ancient Greek Sandals Abby was delighted to spot the George at Asda dupe. She added: 'I just randomly went to Asda and I picked up these for £10: a pair of jelly mesh jelly shoes. 'They look identical to the ones from Net-a-Porter. But they're not £85. They were £10. 'I'm so happy with them.' Abby acknowledged that they may not be everyone's cup of tea, but she didn't care. 7 Jelly shoes boomed in popularity in the 90s Credit: Alamy 7 Rihanna is among the stars bringing back the jelly shoe trend Credit: Mega She continued: 'I know you're all thinking, 'Yuck, they're hideous.' 'You wait until you see me style them, because you're all gonna change your mind. Promise you. 'But I love them, so I had to share because they were £10. 'I'm so happy with them. I cannot wait to style them.' People were quick to comment and say they wanted to snap up a pair. One wrote: 'I'm running to Asda for the orange ones if they've got them cos WOW!' Another added: 'Much prefer them over crocs'. How Asda has upped it's game By Fabulous' Fashion Director Tracey Lea Sayer Take a whizz round the aisles in Asda it is hard not to notice how good the George at Asda clothing range is at the minute. Add into the mix their recent collaboration with fashion designer Roksanda, celebrating 40 years of London Fashion Week, which is full of the designer's signature colour blocking dresses, oversized Borg fleeces and bold stripe co-ords, it is easy to see why the brand is on fire! All proceeds from the range go to The British Fashion Council to help promote young designers, so a win win! There also seems to be a return to quality in the clothing range. 'Style Stories' with fashion influencer Erica Davies is a capsule collection of Autumn must-haves which delivered not only on style, but on great pocket friendly prices starting from £7. Gorgeous quilted jackets, slogan sweats and a chocolate faux sheepskin flying jacket are among my faves. Plus, George at Asda has just been crowned with the Best Kidswear in our Fabulous Fashion awards voted for by the Fabulous readers. Click to buy enables you to shop the whole range online or you can just have a browse while you do the weekly shop. You are welcome!
The Irish Sun
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Fashion fans go wild for 90s classic which is back in George at Asda for just £10 & they come in a number of fun colours
IF you grew up in the 90s and were obsessed with jelly shoes, you may be delighted - or horrified - to see the trend is firmly back in action. From celebs such as Rihanna to catwalk models, everyone is back on the jelly hype - and even Advertisement 7 George at Asda is selling a range of jelly sandals for summer - if you want to jump back on the 90s trend Credit: Asda 7 Shoppers have defended buying the Asda shoe and said they are excited to style it Credit: Tiktok/@abbybella3 7 The Asda diamond cut out ballet flat comes in five colours Credit: George If you dare to once again rock the playful jelly shoe, the supermarket is selling pairs for just £10. The slip-on, ballet-style flat comes with a lightly gripped sole and a diamond cut out design. You can also choose from five colours: white, charcoal, pink , green and orange. At just a tenner, it is a fraction of the price of a £85 designer version by Ancient Greek Sandals spotted on Advertisement More on fashion This pricey alternative also comes in a range of colours and is 'made for the beach with their rubbery, washable PVC.' The George at Asda affordable lookalike has already caught the attention of fashion TikTokers. Abby, who posts under Advertisement Most read in Fabulous 'You girls are all gonna be like, 'What the f*** has she bought now?'' She revealed she had the expensive Net-a-Porter pair on her wish list for ages, but they had been out of stock and she also questioned the price. I've been desperate for a pair of £85 mesh jelly shoes for summer - I found the EXACT dupe for a tenner 7 Shopper Abby said she had been desperate to snap up Net-a-Porter's £85 pair Credit: Tiktok/@abbybella3 7 Net-a-Porter's Ancient Greek Sandals cost over £75 more Credit: Ancient Greek Sandals Advertisement Abby was delighted to spot the George at Asda dupe. She added: 'I just randomly went to Asda and I picked up these for £10: a pair of jelly mesh jelly shoes. 'They look identical to the ones from Net-a-Porter. But they're not £85. They were £10. 'I'm so happy with them.' Advertisement Abby acknowledged that they may not be everyone's cup of tea, but she didn't care. 7 Jelly shoes boomed in popularity in the 90s Credit: Alamy 7 Rihanna is among the stars bringing back the jelly shoe trend Credit: Mega She continued: 'I know you're all thinking, 'Yuck, they're hideous.' Advertisement 'You wait until you see me style them, because you're all gonna change your mind. Promise you. 'But I love them, so I had to share because they were £10. 'I'm so happy with them. I cannot wait to style them.' People were quick to comment and say they wanted to snap up a pair. Advertisement One wrote: 'I'm running to Asda for the orange ones if they've got them cos WOW!' Another added: 'Much prefer them over crocs'. How Asda has upped it's game By Fabulous' Fashion Director Tracey Lea Sayer Take a whizz round the aisles in Asda it is hard not to notice how good the George at Asda clothing range is at the minute. Add into the mix their recent collaboration with fashion designer Roksanda, celebrating 40 years of London Fashion Week, which is full of the designer's signature colour blocking dresses, oversized Borg fleeces and bold stripe co-ords, it is easy to see why the brand is on fire! All proceeds from the range go to The British Fashion Council to help promote young designers, so a win win! There also seems to be a return to quality in the clothing range. 'Style Stories' with fashion influencer Erica Davies is a capsule collection of Autumn must-haves which delivered not only on style, but on great pocket friendly prices starting from £7. Gorgeous quilted jackets, slogan sweats and a chocolate faux sheepskin flying jacket are among my faves. Plus, George at Asda has just been crowned with the Best Kidswear in our Fabulous Fashion awards voted for by the Fabulous readers. Click to buy enables you to shop the whole range online or you can just have a browse while you do the weekly shop. You are welcome!
