Gwyneth Paltrow poses for a photo as she celebrates the launch party for Goop Pop on November 20, 2014 at Highland Park Village in Dallas, Texas.
Gwyneth Paltrow was in town Thursday for the grand opening of Goop Pop, her get-it-while-it-lasts lifestyle store in Highland Park Village. Before the kick-off party, FD fashion editor Bradley Agather Means chatted with the retailing actress at the temporary shop — it offers Paltrow-approved fashion and home decor, only through December 14 — getting the scoop on why Dallas was chosen (and the thing inside the store with which she is “obsessed”).
BRADLEY AGATHER MEANS: I have been a fan of yours for as long as I can remember. Your cookbook was one of the first that I read cover to cover! So, why Dallas for the Goop pop-up shop? Have you been to Dallas before?
GWYNETH PALTROW: Outside of my first work in California as an actress, my first real movie job was in Texas [for Flesh and Bone, 1993, with Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid]. I really fell in love with it. I’ve always felt this weird, secret kinship to Texas. It is also one of our strongest markets — Dallas — for the website. After our first pop-up in Los Angeles, I thought, I’d love to go somewhere that’s not New York City next, you know, be a little unexpected — somewhere where we would have fans who would want us to come.
BAM: So, I have this whole mindset, WWGG, What Would Gwyneth Give, so I’m curious, can you tell me about a couple of things in the store that are perfect gifts for friends?
GP: I’m obsessed with monograms. If you give something monogrammed it’s the nicest, most personal way because it says “I thought about you six weeks ago.” It could even be a canvas bag that’s $20, but if you put their initials on it, it is so nice! Flannel PJs are perfect for the winter and you can get them monogrammed. Anything with a monogram gives a personal touch.
BAM: Goop is monogramming them in-store, right?
GP: Yes! That’s been my dream! I said, “Please, can we do it in-store?”
BAM: The Goop store has local touches: Taylor Tomasi Hill, a Highland Park native, doing the florals, and then the space itself, designed by Dallas decorator Michelle Nussbaumer of Ceylon et Cie. How did you and Michelle collaborate?
GP: It was all via phone and email! I’ve always been a fan of Michelle’s work. I love her mix, and she just killed it. I’m so obsessed with the wallpaper!
photographs STEPHEN KARLISCH
