"I like my money where I can see it, hanging in my closet" ~ Carrie Bradshaw
XoXo,

The main reason we all love Sex and the City is that we all relate to a character, or bits of each. Admit it, you're guilty of taking a 'Which Sex and the City Character are YOU?' quiz and giggled as you agreed with the entire description. Conservative women, progressive women, single women, married women, divorced women, professional women, high school and college women, and everyone in between have been relating to episodes for the past 15 years. Along with their personalities, women can also relate to the galpal's style too.
I think it'd be fun to break down the fashionality of each inspiring woman's style...and a little background too! Before I do, I feel it necessary to introduce the woman behind it all, Patricia Field. Field was presenting costume designs for Miami Rhapsody in 1995 when Sarah Jessica Parker saw the designs and fell in love. SJP asked Field to design some of Carrie's clothes and from there on, the clothes became a focal point of the show. Field began getting invites for front row seats to top designer's fashion shows in hopes that she might pick something from their collection for Carrie!
"The clothes are like another character in the show. They help make it real" Cynthia Nixon, or as we all love her, Miranda, told People Magazine. So, without further adieu, let's break. it. down.

Charlotte York, played by Kristin Davis, is almost played off to be opposite from Carrie. She shows off her sweet, preppy and conservative style, and always following the rules, by pairing the appropriate bags and shoes with her picturesque outfits. She really lets her character speak through her clothing, bows, headbands, pearls, and other classic feminine styling.


- Stilettos
- Flower Pins...remember the entire 3rd season?!
- Fun Fact: SJP loves flowers and wanted to accessorize with them, so they started small and they got larger and larger in each episode!
- Initial Necklaces
- Great Coats
- The Bob
- Must-have Designer Bags
- Mix High and Low (mix flea market finds with high-end designer fashions, like Dior top and Vintage skirt)
- It's All in the Shoes (the more expensive, the better!) and the perfect pedicure is required gals
- Crop Tops and High Waists
Curious to know which labels were name-dropped the most? Here are the Field Favorites:
Manolo Blahnik
Jimmy Choo
Dior
Chanel
Richard Tyler
Chloe
Dolce & Gabbana
Prada
Fendi
Blumarine
Vivienne Westwood
Roberto Cavalli

Three words: the tutu dress.
This charming ensemble is arguable the most iconic look from the entire series. We felt a little jerk in our hearts when it was rediscovered during Carrie's trash-or-take montage in the movie. This iconic, feminine, chic look is one of the Spring '14 trends to keep in mind; tulle skirts.
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Another memorable outfit is the newspaper dress! Remember when Carrie debuted it when she went to apologize to Natasha for sleeping with Big? Field made sure to bring it back in the movie because it was a very iconic dress from the series. Field explains the underlying symbolism in using Dior.
"In the first season, the last outfit of the last episode, when she was in front of the Plaza and she realized that Big was gone, going with Natasha, she wore a white Dior dress. That was the first time that I used Dior, and when she goes to apologize to Natasha, there's that underlying thing that there's Dior there. There's something symbolic about that brand."

Field explains that "we mixed up the high and low, because that's who Carrie is, and it doesn't matter if you're 30 or 40 or 50: You'll always express yourself that way, your originality that's your personal style. And I always fought for that for Carrie. She's not the rubber-stamp girl like Charlotte."I hope you enjoyed opening the seams of Sex and the City fashion. The trendsetting show, and our favorite Sunday night girlfriends, will live on through the iconic fashion, relentless quoting, our beloved pink book of DVDs....and of course the labels!
P.S.
Some fun facts I didn't know where to stick in!
- A very talented costuming team selected up to 50 outfits for each episode of the show!
- The estimated wardrobe cost of Sex and the City 2 was $10 million!
- Carrie Bradshaw has 41 costume changes in the 2nd movie, including the $47,190 silver and gold Chanel lame dress she sings karaoke in.
- Patricia Field's favorite item from the 2nd movie, a man-tailored Gaultier robe with 10 ft train Samantha wore in her hotel room, but was cut from the movie.
- Have you changed? See if your still the same character!
- http://www.cosmopolitan.com/quizzes-games/online-quiz/sex-in-the-city-quiz
- http://www.tbs.com/affinity/quiz/0,,33842%7C%7C,00.html
- Ever see a floor plan of Carrie's apartment? Neither did I...so I had to share!
What to look for next week?!?
::: You'll totally feel a little jeally over what our designers are working on! Don't miss this post about the upcoming trend in shoes; transparent vinyl!!! :::
::: Your friends would never consider you a punk rocker at all, but you love the new Street Chic trend? No worries, girlfriend! I am going to break down this red hot style of metal and leather so you can incorporate as little, or as much, as you want into your Fall style :::
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