Gwyneth's husband Chris Martin stayed away from the red carpet as usual, but the actress wasn't short on company

And it appears little Apple, 3, hasn't fallen far from the tree.

"She changes her outfits about seven times a day. She loves clothes and walks around the house in my high heels."

She adds that her two-year-old son is emerging as her toughest fashion critic.

She told the Mirror: "Every time I put on a dress he thinks it means I'm going out, so he says 'I don't like it'".

While in New York, her hometown, the star also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, where she arrived fresh from a workout in tracksuit pants and a zip-up jumper, before slipping on yet another frock, and yes, a suitably high pair of stilettos.