Love her or hate her, there is at least one admirable thing about Carrie Bradshaw, the journalist-protagonist of the famed series “Sex and the City” and its revival, for HBO Max, “And Just Like That …”: No matter the situation, her fashion was undeniable.
Kooky, whimsical and often experimental, her wardrobe declared itself in every episode since the pilot of the original series aired on HBO in June 1998, all the way through to the finale of the streaming reboot, which was released on Thursday.
Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, is known for her off-kilter, singular look that became an integral part of the cultural vernacular. And as a result, her closet of curiosities, both figuratively and literally — whether it was the walk-through hallway of her Upper East Side studio apartment or the museum of a wardrobe in her current Gramercy Park townhouse — became its own character.
The styling of the other core characters — Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) — changed over time, but Carrie’s exaggerated skirts and hats and heels and dresses remained one of the show’s few constants.
In a nod to that, sprinkled throughout the entire three-season run of “And Just Like That …” were Easter egg references to outfits and accessories from Carrie’s past life, whether you noticed them or not.
The clearest example arrived in the first episode of the second season of the reboot, in which the characters headed to the Met Gala and Carrie whipped out her history-laden Vivienne Westwood wedding gown, with the addition of a teal cape.
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