The day after Gwyneth Paltrow made her triumphant return to the Academy Awards by wearing a bridal white naked dress from Giorgio Armani to the 2026 Oscars, the actress and Goop founder proved that a night of glitz and glamour is nothing compared to her casually chic personal style.

A patron saint for minimalist dressing, the 53-year-old shared a carousel of photos leading up to Hollywood’s night of nights, offering a glimpse of her refined and unfussy sense of dressing. Captioning the post “The weekend”, her Instagram dump showed her eating brunch at Los Angeles’s famed diner Max & Helen, getting glammed up for the prestigious event and taking selfies with Sigourney Weaver.

However, it wasn’t her pre-soiree itinerary that piqued my interest the most, but the outfit she chose to do all these luxurious errands in: a Parisian-inspired Breton striped long-sleeved shirt, capri leggings and lace-up ballet flats I predict will be everywhere this spring.

An image of @gwynethpaltrow wearing lace-up ballet flats, capri leggings and striped long-sleeved shirt.

Mingling with the who’s who of Tinseltown might just be another day for Gwyneth, but I adored how she doesn’t let the illusion of fame get in the way of her timeless and elegant dress sense. Whilst you or I might choose something slightly more opulent for a lavish party, the Marty Supreme star showed up wearing an effortlessly sophisticated ensemble you’d typically wear on a Saturday morning run to the farmer’s market or to the office on casual Friday.