Gwyneth Paltrow: Stylish in the City

Spending time on the east coast of the States, Gwyneth Paltrow was spotted out and about in New York City on Wednesday (August 4).

Tending to her retail needs, the "Iron Man 2" actress shopped around town looking darling in a navy jacket, lilac top and olive trousers as she toted a custom bag with her GKPM initials adorning the side.

On the career front, Gwyneth is getting ready to film a new movie called "Contagion" while her next theatrical release happens to be the recently completed movie "Country Strong".

Due in theaters on December 22, "Country Strong" is described as "a drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester)."

Having recorded a song of the same name for the film - which has received has praise after a video leaked onto the web - Miss Paltrow replied to questions asking if she was aiming for a radio hit, saying, "No! What the he--? I was just singing songs for the movie."

Enjoy the pictures of Gwyneth Paltrow out in NYC (August 4).