Carrie’s Fur Coat
Carrie's fur coat, which she first wore in season 1, became a go-to layering piece for the costume designers. "When you love something, like that coat, you say, 'Okay, this is something Carrie is going to rotate a lot,'" Weinberg explained. At first, though, she and Field weren't even sure if Sarah Jessica would agree to wear it, "because it's raccoon, and it stank." The New York City designer consignment store Ina allowed Weinberg to borrow the coat at first, and ultimately sold it for the bargain price of $200.
The "Meet Carrie!" Outfit
"This is Carrie's ‘How do you do?’ moment,” Rubenstein said of the demure Romeo Gigli dress Carrie wore early on in Season 1. “This show wouldn’t have been a success if we didn’t fall in love with Carrie." As for Weinberg? “I think she looks like a candy striper,” she said.
The Entrance-Maker
Weinberg didn't recognize Carrie's season 1 mini-dress: "It's kind of generic, just a sexy, close-fitting dress. Was it spectacular? No, but you could put SJP in a pair of inside-out sweatpants and a pair of Manolo Blahniks and she’d look good,” she said. Offered Rubenstein, “This is how you dress to go to a club. There's a little bit of sparkle, because the lighting is dim. Carrie wouldn't wear jeans to a club because she'd want to make an entrance.”
The Masterfully Mixed Outfit
“The mix of the heavy metal belt and the soft, feminine floral print is so Carrie,” said Daman of this colorful ensemble from Season 2. “She changed fashion by showing you can belt almost anything, and her mixing of metals—the gold bag with the sterling belt—was very fashion forward.” The look also struck Rubenstein as directional, although in a slightly different way: “Carrie taught us that you don’t go shopping in a T-shirt and a pair of jeans, you go shopping dressed as if you’ve already bought something.”
The Fendi Baguette
“This is the beginning of the Fendi metamorphosis, when every bag she carried was a Fendi. The store was really great to us at that time. They would just be like, ‘Take whatever!’” explained Weinberg. “Eventually, the Baguette became a status symbol; in that moment, we were literally creating around outfits around the Fendi bag.”
Carrie’s “Cover-Up”
“Shazam! Who else could make a sequined caftan so sexy?” asked Daman of the sheer vintage tunic Carrie wore on a girls weekend in Los Angeles in Season 3. “The elegance and simplicity of her black bikini with the flash and sheer dash of the cover-up are a perfect demonstration of Carrie's take on fabulous—a timeless mix of class and sass!”
The Engagement Ring Necklace
In Season 4, Carrie paired a classic white Badgley Mischka gown with her engagement ring (worn as a necklace much to Aidan’s dismay). “This look doesn’t really characterize the beginning of Carrie. This is what she evolved to—it was a symbolic time,” said Weinberg. “This is real New York sophistication,” agreed Rubenstein. “Every girl would love to be Audrey Hepburn for just one scene, and this is SJP’s.”
The Forgotten Sweater
“This is Roberto Cavalli. We had that top for years in our wardrobe: I think we bought it at a sample sale,” said Weinberg. And fittingly, the plot followed their lead—Carrie stumbled upon the forgotten sweater while cleaning out her closet in Season 4. “I didn’t love this then, but I do love it now,” added Rubenstein.
Carrie’s Statement-Making Coat
Of the nude Calvin Klein dress and colorful vintage coat Carrie wore in Season 6, Weinberg said, “That’s another one of those ‘I threw it on’ kind of looks, but she totally made it work!” Indeed, fans everywhere took inspiration from Carrie's style. “This is the Carrie where you start taking notes,” said Rubenstein. “In other cities a coat is just used for warmth, but in N.Y.C. we see your outerwear, so your outerwear really needs to make a statement.”
“Late in Seasons 6, Carrie fell in love with Petrovsky, the Russian artist who wanted her to live in Paris. All of a sudden her world became about ballet, art, and once again the clothes make a shift,” said Rubenstein. Here Carrie wore an Oscar de la Renta dress to the Met . . . and McDonalds. “The clothes became more serious.”
Shopping in Paris, Carrie wore a pink Betsey Johnson bustier, Lanvin coat and knee-high boots (which were to blame for a horrifying tumble in the exclusive Dior boutique). Said Weinberg: “The boots compromised the outfit's sophistication, and the bustier stood out. This all looks a little bit mismatched to me, which was obviously purposeful.” Agreed Rubenstein: “Carrie never did anything accidentally—she knows exactly what she’s doing!”
“This is Carrie shaking off whatever she left in Paris,” said Rubenstein of the colorful vintage outfit she topped with her signature coat after Big rescued her in Season 6. “She’s back in N.Y.C. which is all about a series of clashing: mixing high and low, uptown and downtown. This is when Carrie’s real style takes over again.”
"There's an exuberance here," Rubenstein said, referring to the cream Ralph Lauren suit and pink button-down that Carrie wore in the first movie. "She is so happy to be in New York City and in love with Big."
"Carrie was always the eclectic girl," said Pat Field, so when it came time for her to wed Big, she chose an anything-but-ordinary Vivienne Westwood gown. “Pat created the ultimate look for the ultimate day,” explained Rubenstein. “I would never want to see anyone in real life wear that blue-green feather head-dress on their veil, but if Carrie didn’t have something so out of the ordinary, I would’ve been incredibly disappointed!”
“I do love labels, but I love all kinds of intelligent clothing,” Field said, and her continual use of vintage in the first film proved it. Fields must love intelligent accessories too: She added an Eiffel Tower bag by Timmy Woods to the one-of-a-kind outfit—a subtle homage to the city that brought Big and Carrie together (again).
“The '80s were always important to Pat,” said Weinberg. “She came from the nightlife and club scene and has always been influenced by that.” For Carrie, Field paired an edgy, punk belt with a simple pink shift and pearls, masterfully mixing downtown cool with uptown chic. "Carrie had the ability to switch," Weinberg explained. "That, to me, makes fashion."
The purple ballgown skirt Carrie wore when she ran into Aidan in the second movie started it's life as a slip, Field said. "It actually under gown, but it was so pretty. I was like, let's make this a skirt and put it with a t-shirt. It had that same quirkiness as that short tutu from the series’ intro scene.”
The "Date With The Russian" Dress
“Late in Seasons 6, Carrie fell in love with Petrovsky, the Russian artist who wanted her to live in Paris. All of a sudden her world became about ballet, art, and once again the clothes make a shift,” said Rubenstein. Here Carrie wore an Oscar de la Renta dress to the Met . . . and McDonalds. “The clothes became more serious.”
The Compromising Boots
Shopping in Paris, Carrie wore a pink Betsey Johnson bustier, Lanvin coat and knee-high boots (which were to blame for a horrifying tumble in the exclusive Dior boutique). Said Weinberg: “The boots compromised the outfit's sophistication, and the bustier stood out. This all looks a little bit mismatched to me, which was obviously purposeful.” Agreed Rubenstein: “Carrie never did anything accidentally—she knows exactly what she’s doing!”
Carrie’s Home-Again Fur
“This is Carrie shaking off whatever she left in Paris,” said Rubenstein of the colorful vintage outfit she topped with her signature coat after Big rescued her in Season 6. “She’s back in N.Y.C. which is all about a series of clashing: mixing high and low, uptown and downtown. This is when Carrie’s real style takes over again.”
The Very Carrie Suit
"There's an exuberance here," Rubenstein said, referring to the cream Ralph Lauren suit and pink button-down that Carrie wore in the first movie. "She is so happy to be in New York City and in love with Big."
The Westwood Wedding Dress
"Carrie was always the eclectic girl," said Pat Field, so when it came time for her to wed Big, she chose an anything-but-ordinary Vivienne Westwood gown. “Pat created the ultimate look for the ultimate day,” explained Rubenstein. “I would never want to see anyone in real life wear that blue-green feather head-dress on their veil, but if Carrie didn’t have something so out of the ordinary, I would’ve been incredibly disappointed!”
Carrie’s Vintage Prints
“I do love labels, but I love all kinds of intelligent clothing,” Field said, and her continual use of vintage in the first film proved it. Fields must love intelligent accessories too: She added an Eiffel Tower bag by Timmy Woods to the one-of-a-kind outfit—a subtle homage to the city that brought Big and Carrie together (again).
The Mesh Pumps
“The '80s were always important to Pat,” said Weinberg. “She came from the nightlife and club scene and has always been influenced by that.” For Carrie, Field paired an edgy, punk belt with a simple pink shift and pearls, masterfully mixing downtown cool with uptown chic. "Carrie had the ability to switch," Weinberg explained. "That, to me, makes fashion."
Tutu Number 2!
The purple ballgown skirt Carrie wore when she ran into Aidan in the second movie started it's life as a slip, Field said. "It actually under gown, but it was so pretty. I was like, let's make this a skirt and put it with a t-shirt. It had that same quirkiness as that short tutu from the series’ intro scene.”
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