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“Sex And The City” Movie = Women Dressing Crazy!
May 14, 2008 on 1:27 pm | In Cultural Commentary |I am not going to get all high-and-mighty here and pretend that I don’t absolutely LOVE “Sex and the City” and that it didn’t get me through several break-ups (along with enormous bowls of buttered popcorn liberally doused with chili powder), but I will freely admit that I was deeply offended by the first few episodes I saw and prepared to DENOUNCE IT FROM THE PULPIT. A funny thing happened on my way to researching that sermon further, though: I found myself crying over an episode and that was it — I was totally IN with Carrie and her posse. I never trusted Big. I wanted Carrie to stick with Aidan because he was so good for her and to her. In the end I wanted her to stay single, because she seemed at her best as a single gal. I rooted for Charlotte’s marriage to work and wasn’t surprised that Miranda cancelled her abortion appointment. I laughed myself silly over Samantha’s exploits (and deeply admired Kim Cattrall’s under-appreciated gift for physical comedy employed while maintaining a convincing femme fatale vibe– no small feat for an actress). I never went so far as to start drinking Cosmos and I LOATHED the final episode, but I’ll be on line with the rest of “SATC” America when the film comes out later this month. I know that even if the screenplay is a dog, the clothes will be outrageously fabulously. Or maybe just outrageous.
I see from this photo taken at the London premiere that SJP has already started with the seriously crazy:
As the granddaughter of a milliner I have to salute that hat. I really do. Sarah Jessica Parker is a fashion crazy woman and I love her for it. I love that when Maxim magazine churlishly named her the Unsexiest Woman Alive that she laughed it off and said that she wasn’t trying to be sexy. She’s crazy fun.
Kim Cattrall, on the other hand, doesn’t go far enough. If you’re going to wear the old Red Queen costume from my freshman year production of “Alice in Wonderland,” by all means carry a sceptre and wear a CROWN! If anyone can carry that off, Kim, YOU can!
Cynthia Nixon is a seasoned Broadway actress; she knows how to handle these things. But look at Kristen Davis’ strained smile. Poor thing. She’s just willing Kim Cattrall not to slap SJP silly for that chapeau, but I’m not sure it’s going to work. Cat fight! Cat fight!
[Thanks to GoFugYourself.com for the photo]
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Several of my girlfriends and I love the show. We’ve never watched episodes together, but we’ve all seen all six (?) seasons on our own, and used to meet for happy hour every month for about a year. Interestingly enough, we each had a corresponding character on the show. (Can you guess who I was?). One of my friends, is so much like Miranda, that she even LOOKS like Miranda.
Like you, I NEVER trusted Mr. Big. And even tho it looks like the movie is about Carrie and Big marrying, I STILL don’t trust Mr. Big. I totally preferred Aidan, but am glad that he found someone else who was a better fit for him. I also totally cried when Samantha dumped Smith and went upstairs to do the nasty with that stupid man, and after she felt like dirt and came downstairs in tears, the elevator doors opened and Smith was standing there, waiting for her. Smith was the shiznit. I hope he’s in the movie, too.
Comment by h sofia — May 14, 2008 #
I won’t even get started on SATC. I loathe that show, but that’s besides the point.
I just wanted to comment that SJP’s hat is hilarious and fun. It’s not for me, but she makes it work.
Comment by Charlotte — May 14, 2008 #
I love Cynthia Nixon, especially since she’s dating the female head of the better schools foundation in New York, but although she has the figure for it, I’m sorry, the dress she’s wearing just looks like a jumper missing the blouse….
Comment by Marcia — May 14, 2008 #
i love this blog!!!
Comment by mihee — May 15, 2008 #
Well….it looks like I’m going to be on the opposite side yet again.
I HATED Aiden (I think he was a control freak who didn’t understand Carrie at all). And I was glad when they broke up. But what SATC really showed was that just because a guy was not right for one of the women, it didn’t mean he was a bad guy.
On to the fashions tho…..I think SJP looks great. The hat is perfect; and so Carrie. Somebody needed to do something with Kristen Davis; that dress is just so wrong there are no words to describe how wrong it is. Cynthia Nixon looks ok….but I think she would have looked better in a different color, like a royal blue or hunter green. And I like Kim Cattrall’s dress, I just think she should have done something different with her shoes. [You are cracking me up, girl! - PB]
Comment by Kim Hampton — May 15, 2008 #
None of them dressed to their best, IMHO.
Kim, I’m with you — it isn’t so much that I hated Aidan as I could just see he didn’t *get* Carrie. He was trying to change her, quiet her — a waste of rare energy in this world. I rooted for Big all along because he did get her. He was a commitment-phobic person, as was she, and they were both totally afraid of what would happen to them when they hitched their respective energies. Big didn’t want to subject her to the Aidan treatment, and I salute him for that. He just should have given himself more credit for being able to support her as she needed.
Comment by Elz — May 16, 2008 #
Goodness, gracious. Cynthia Nixon is a babe.
SJP looks like she’s having a good time, and I love hats- even silly hats- and so I say ooh la la to her, too.
Also, I love that CN’s sweetie is just a normal good looking woman who does cool stuff with her life. Awesome.
Comment by Kate — May 17, 2008 #