And Just Like That Outfits, Fashion
Only Carrie Bradshaw Could Wear a Puffer-Coat Ballgown — and Look Amazing
Watch out! This post contains spoilers.
You can't tell the story of "Sex and the City" and its revival/sequel "And Just Like That" without spending an inordinate amount of time discussing the fashion. Over the course of the show's six seasons, Carrie Bradshaw became a universal style icon. She inspired a generation of women to waltz around New York City in tulle dresses, carefully dodging potholes in their Manolo Blahnik heels. Styled by the inimitable Patricia Field, Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) delighted in getting dressed. Her style was immaculate, quirky, vibrant, romantic: she'd stop by McDonald's in a pink Oscar de la Renta frock, or go wedding-dress shopping with a printed belt tied around her bare stomach. Throughout the series, as well as in the three "Sex and the City" movies that followed, Field and Parker set trends; launched design careers into the stratosphere; and created an endless stream of iconic looks. Now, the "And Just Like That" outfits carry on that legacy.
With costume designers Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago on board, Carrie Bradshaw still enjoys fashion on "And Just Like That," but the writers also use it as a mechanism to communicate her state of mind. When she wears a stunning tulle skirt and black headpiece to Big's funeral, it's to make her late husband proud. As she throws Big's blazer over her shoulders before heading out in a cocktail dress, her outfit suggests she's healing from his sudden death — and finding space for his memory (and belongings) in her new life. Later, as she starts to date and feel like herself again, she's back in a Norma Kamali ruched blue dress that fits impeccably well; it's so quintessentially Bradshaw that fans dub it the "Carrie dress." And her Moncler x Pierpaolo Piccioli look in season two, episode six recalls the glamour of her tulle dresses from the previous series — and takes it to another level. Who else would wear a theatrical puffer coat and gown for the bomb cyclone but Carrie Bradshaw?
Fashion is obviously sacred to Carrie Bradshaw, but other characters have memorable style moments, too. Miranda Hobbes's colourful halterneck dress and Seema Patel's head-to-toe leopard look could've been right at home in the original series. In Season 2, Episode 2, the characters rev up the glamour to attend the fictitious, "Veiled Beauty"-themed Met Gala: Lisa Todd Wexley in a breathtaking red Valentino gown and Charlotte York Goldenblatt stepping out in a bold corset top and skirt.
At times, their looks also carry a greater significance. Think of Rock Goldenblatt's unconventional styling of their Oscar de la Renta dress as they explore their gender identity. Or Miranda Hobbes's uncharacteristically sexy halterneck jumpsuit as she steps outside a stale marriage to flirt with Che Diaz at the bar.
Ahead, check out the best "And Just Like That" outfits in the series so far from seasons one and two.
Carrie Bradshaw's Moncler x Pierpaolo Piccioli Outfit in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 6
Lisa Todd Wexley's Black-and-White Snow Look in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 6
Lisa Todd Wexley's Black Hat in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 6
Carrie Bradshaw and Aiden Shaw's Date Outfits in "And Just Like That" Season 2
Lisa Todd Wexley's Red Valentino Dress for the Met Gala in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 2
Charlotte York-Goldenblatt's Look for the Met Gala in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 2
Carrie Bradshaw's Wedding Dress for the Met Gala in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 1
Carrie Bradshaw's Bergdorf Goodman Shopping Bags in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 3
Seema Patel's Leopard Suit in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 2
Miranda Hobbes's Colourful Striped Dress in "And Just Like That" Season 2, Episode 1
Carrie Bradshaw's Orange Valentino Dress in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 10
Carrie Bradshaw's Versace Gown in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 8
Carrie Bradshaw's Norma Kamali Dress in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 7
Carrie Bradshaw's Falguni Shane Peacock Lehenga in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 6
Carrie Bradshaw's Red Cocktail Dress in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 6
Carrie Bradshaw's White Tulle Skirt in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 4
Carrie Bradshaw's Thrifted Paisley Print Dress in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 3
Carrie Bradshaw's Funeral Dress in "And Just Like That" Season 1, Episode 2
