Rooney Mara is the definition of effortless elegance donning stylish denim during solo shipping trip

Rooney Mara is the definition of effortless elegance as new mom dons stylish denim and a black tee-shirt during solo shopping trip

New mom Rooney Mara enjoyed some well-deserved alone time on Wednesday.

The Carol actress, 35, ventured out into the Studio City area of Los Angeles to do a bit of shopping.

Rooney looked effortlessly chic. seen donning denim paper bag-style pants with a classic black tee shirt.

Flying solo: Rooney Mara looked like she was happy to enjoy some alone time while shopping in Studio City on Wednesday

For shoes, the notoriously private celebrity opted for white canvas slip-ons. She hid her famous face under a protective face mask and some translucent sunglasses

Adding more polish to the look, the longtime partner of Joaquin Phoenix smoothed her chocolate brown tresses back into a tidy bun with a sleek center part.

Rooney carried her things in a study canvas tote, later seen holding onto a brown shopping bag as she made her way from her final shopping destination to her car.

Stylish: The Carol actress, who gave birth last fall, looked effortlessly chic in denim paper bag-style pants with a classic black tee shirt

Stylish: The Carol actress, who gave birth last fall, looked effortlessly chic in denim paper bag-style pants with a classic black tee shirt

Pick-me-up: Rooney carried her things in a study canvas tote, later seen holding onto a brown shopping bag as she made her way from her final shopping destination to her car

Pick-me-up: Rooney carried her things in a study canvas tote, later seen holding onto a brown shopping bag as she made her way from her final shopping destination to her car 

Mara – whose birth name is Patricia Rooney Mara – and her Academy Award-winning partner Joaquin welcomed their son River around September of last year.  

They named their first-born in honor of the Joker actor’s late brother River, who died at 23 years old in 1993.

Director Victor Kossakovsky spilled the beans about their baby joy at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival in September after a screening of the film Gunda, on which Joaquin served as executive producer.

He slipped in the news during a Q&A, after he was asked how he got the new dad involved in the film: ‘He just got a baby by the way… A beautiful son called River.’

Remembered: Rooney (seen during a hike last Friday) and Joaquin named their son River after Phoenix's late brother who died of a drug overdose in 1993

Remembered: Rooney (seen during a hike last Friday) and Joaquin named their son River after Phoenix’s late brother who died of a drug overdose in 1993 

River died at the peak of his career, with memorable roles in Stand By Me (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho (1991) already under his belt. 

They subtly confirmed the news of their firstborn’s arrival in November, when they mentioned him in an op-ed for People about the migrant children crisis.

Rooney began dating her Her (2013) costar in late 2016, and they later starred together in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot and Mary Magdalene, both of which premiered in 2018.

The animal rights advocates live in the Hollywood Hills with their two dogs Soda and Oskar, and their engagement was confirmed in July of 2019, a few months after she was first spotted wearing her engagement ring.

Mom and dad: Mara began dating her Her (2013) costar in late 2016, and they later starred together in Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot and Mary Magdalene, both of which premiered in 2018 (Pictured in 2019)

Mom and dad: Mara began dating her Her (2013) costar in late 2016, and they later starred together in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot and Mary Magdalene, both of which premiered in 2018 (Pictured in 2019)