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Gwyneth Paltrow Determined To Prove She's Gone From Prim To Provocative
Posted by Molly Friedman at 8:40 AM on April 26, 2008
The formerly primmer-than-thou Gwyneth Paltrow's slow and steady progression to kinky-boot-wearing siren has hardly gone unnoticed by the press ever since she began promoting her summer blockbuster Iron Man. But up until now, the sexpot look has mainly been limited to her wildly high, frighteningly strappy S&M-style footwear. Now, she's officially moved on to wearing entire ensembles devoted to showing the world (and the industry) that her uptight rep is long gone. So why use short skirts and lacy, skin-tight dresses to woo the paparazzi? We're guessing Paltrow's picked up on that old-fashioned Hollywood formula used by many an actress looking to catch producers' eyes: a few flesh-baring public appearances can go a long way towards jumpstarting a recently lackluster career.
Earlier this year, Gwynnie made a few public appearances in her standard, covered up style, wearing a sweet little cupcake dress adorned with a girlie bow in February, then sporting a very maternal and business-y look in March. But early this month, we saw an early sign that Paltrow was ready to attempt a drastic change, donning a shockingly pink belted dress with that go-to sweetheart neckline that oh-so-subtly says, "Hey, look! I sort of have boobs!"
But this last week, all we've seen her wearing are transparent bejewelled mini-dresses, skin-tight little black dresses, and lacy burlesque-like numbers which may or may not reveal more than we'd like to see should she have bended over just a bit to air-kiss a friend from atop her skyscraper heels.
Though Gwyneth's 'tude and snobbery has annoyed us in the past, we must admit: we're loving the new Gwyneth. And even if this is what it takes to finally nail some worthy roles again, she can shimmy around in this new look all she wants.
[Photo credits: Getty, Wireimage]
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Miss Cast
Posted 4:07 AM 26/4/08
Thank God she finally cut that ridiculously long hair!
Miss Cast
strunkenwhitey
Posted 4:03 AM 26/4/08
Something about this post makes me hear the creaky bones of Betty Friedan rolling over in her grave.
strunkenwhitey
bess marvin, girl detective
Posted 3:49 AM 26/4/08
but can she act? no. is she still overrated? yes.
sorry gwyneth. i'm not so easily swayed by shiny objects and christian louboutins.
bess marvin, girl detective
Shumina
Posted 3:47 AM 26/4/08
@mordecai1908: Gross. I don't ever want to consider Mariah's period.
Shumina
mordecai1908
Posted 3:31 AM 26/4/08
Gwyneth has entered her Mariah period.
mordecai1908
DexterRiley
Posted 3:13 AM 26/4/08
The pigeon feet thing is cute, but the red carpet one on the right goes a little too far: she looks like she has to wee.
DexterRiley
Benovite
Posted 3:06 AM 26/4/08
I'd like to nail those worthy roles.. nice gams.
I like the cute pigeon feet thing too. ^_^
Benovite
hummingpenguin
Posted 4:34 AM 26/4/08
i just hope marvel doesn't force liv tyler to do this. then again, her character's name isn't "pepper".
hummingpenguin
DannielynSpears
Posted 4:22 AM 26/4/08
Memo from the producers of IRON MAN:
"Hey G, your cold unsexiness didn't do much for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, so how about flaunting the bod a bit so boys think there's someone worth nailing in our new venture, hmm?"
DannielynSpears
NoWireHangers
Posted 4:46 AM 26/4/08
The pigeon toe stance makes her look constipated.
That's the nicest thing I could think of to say.
NoWireHangers
Desk_hack
Posted 4:39 AM 26/4/08
What's this "we" shit? I still find her insufferable.
Desk_hack
raincoaster
Posted 5:26 AM 26/4/08
@Desk_hack: She is and has always been insufferable. But also really, really, ridiculously good-looking.
PS: the long hair was extensions. And the Louboutins, PR reports to the contrary, were not actually 7 inches high.
raincoaster
OldTowneTavern
Posted 6:08 AM 26/4/08
Those legs are killer, but I think she suited to the prim look. That pink bow number seems to mix both styles well.
Team Gwyneth. She's a good actress, actually.
OldTowneTavern
OldTowneTavern
Posted 7:24 AM 26/4/08
But if she isn't your bent then her bending over is not your best bet.
OldTowneTavern
Miss Anne Thrope
Posted 7:08 AM 26/4/08
"to see should she have bended over" Should she have BENT over or should she BEND over.
Miss Anne Thrope
ginnypotter
Posted 8:15 AM 26/4/08
She looks like she doesn't know how to stand in heels (or maybe even walk in them).
And does is that a face on her dress?
PS, where's the hubby?
ginnypotter
OldTowneTavern
Posted 8:18 AM 26/4/08
@ginnypotter: Isn't it obvious? That's his face in the dress. He's trapped in there like a bad Kryptonian.
OldTowneTavern
MCU
Posted 9:07 AM 26/4/08
Good lord.
Where's the hubby, you ask? Obviously he's home resting his spanking hand in ice.
MCU
Lulamaybelle
Posted 10:58 AM 26/4/08
WTF? Whose call was it to bedazzle the shroud of turan?
Lulamaybelle
the Librarian
Posted 10:43 AM 28/4/08
The short skirts don't suit her. They look desperate. Why can't they all just look to Meryl Streep, who did the career, did the kids, then did the career again, all gracefully, without any of this nervousness.
the Librarian