There are two film versions of Sex and the City, released in 2004 and 2008. The TV series version of "Sex and the City" is even earlier, and the first season was officially broadcast in 1998.
The story of this classic urban theme American drama is set in Manhattan, New York, USA, and tells the emotions and lives of four urban women with different characteristics. Because of the bold and spicy lines and the large-scale discussion around the topic of the two sexes, it has caused considerable repercussions on the international scale. So much so that when the 2020 producer HBO Max announced the production of And Just Like That, there was a lot of discussion about the friendship, emotions and family life of the heroines 20 years later.
《 And Just Like That 》
When the reboot was announced in January, the production team described the show as "moving from the complex real life of the 30s to the more complex real life and friendships of the 50s." ”
Of course, as an important feature of this show's new modern style, twenty years later, the ability of this group of fashion pioneers to carry goods has also shown a strong ability to carry goods on the fashion e-commerce platform just two episodes after "And Just Like That" was broadcast.
According to fashion e-commerce platform Love the Sales, after the first episode of "And Just Like That" aired, searches for multiple fashion brands and products began to surge. Carrie Bradshaw's One of the Dries van Noten print jackets increased searches for the brand by 1150% and another Claude Montana linen jumpsuit by 500%.
Carrie Bradshaw wears Dries van Noten in the play
Printed jacket and Claude Montana linen jumpsuit
Another actress, Miranda Hobbes, in the play' Loewe's bucket bag, also increased Loewe searches by 168%.
Carrie Bradshaw and Miranda Hobbes
The Go Silk pink rose-detailed shirt worn by Charlotte York and the Alexander Mcqueen white midi dress also impressed the audience, increasing searches for pink tops by 233% and white skirts by 294%.
Kristin Davis plays Charlotte York
Carrie Bradshaw wore a pair of Manolo Blahnik wedding shoes that appeared in the original work, which led to a 391% increase in searches for the shoe brand.
Carrie Bradshaw's Manolo Blahnik wedding shoes in the play
Just like the new social environment and women's topics faced by several protagonists over 50 years old, Danny Santiago, a costume designer in the production team of "And Just Like That", told WWD: "What we tried to do this time is to keep pace with the times, add a modern touch to it, try to cooperate with new designers and young designers on an international scale, and through social media such as Instagram, we can easily discover and connect with these new people. But at the same time, we must also take into account the previous styling style of the heroines. ”
It is worth mentioning that in this rebooted classic urban Drama, the diversity of the original "Sex and the City" was also increased by introducing four new characters of different skin colors, such as a non-binary gender actor played by Sara Ramirez, a human rights professor at Columbia University played by Karen Pittman, and a married mother of three children, Nicole Ari Parker.
The character Sara Ramirez
As the show's resident characters, Carrie Bradshaw played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Miranda Hobbes played by Cynthia Nixon, and Charlotte York played by Kristin Davis, in addition to continuing their once highly respected personal style, they also bring more modern expressions to the characters of the show.
Needless to say, the most high-profile fashion idol in the show is Carrie Bradshaw, whose wardrobe is still pompous and luxurious, as well as countless headdresses and brand handbags. In addition to the Claude Montana vintage linen dress and Dries Van Noten print jacket worn at the beginning of the first episode for brunch with two friends, a pair of Saint Laurent Liya coloured high-heeled sandals, paired with a mixed metal chain Vintage handbag and a feather-embellished hat.
When she attended a piano recital for Charlotte York's daughter Lily, she opted for a more simple set of styles: a white fancy shirt, silk knee-length wide-legged pants, and an Oversize blazer.
The character Carrie Bradshaw
As a first echo of the original series and filmography, the outfit is paired with her "wedding shoes", the pair of Manolo Blahnik Hangisi blue satin gemstone buckle heels worn by Bradshaw when she married Mr.Big in the first Sex and the City movie.
High heels played a symbolic and important role in Bradshaw's life
Charlotte York's overall style follows her conservative and elegant style of dress in the original, but this time she reveals in her fashion choices the careful thinking that echoes her daughters Rose and Lily. She opens the episode with a Go Silk rose-detailed top, paired with Alexander McQueen's white midi dress, and carries the Louis Vuitton bright pink Capucines PM bag.
Charlotte York is bright pink in the play
Louis Vuitton Capucines
At a later piano recital by her daughter Lily, Charlotte York wore a Lela Rose white dress decorated with colorful floral embroidery and paired with a Louis Vuitton pale blue Capucines. Rose and Lily wear Oscar de la Renta three-dimensional floral dresses that match their mothers.
Lela Rose white dress dress worn by Charlotte York in the play
Miranda Hobbes is perhaps the character who has changed the most from the original Sex and the City, abandoning the black business suit she usually wears in favor of a more relaxed and colorful outfit with a bohemian flair, like the Dries Van Noten colourful dress worn at brunch and Gerard Darel's silk tie-dyed top and matching skirt at the piano concert.
Worn by Miranda Hobbes in the play
Gerard Darel silk tie-dye top and matching skirt
Pantone's 2022 color Very Peri "Periwinkle Blue," announced on Wednesday, also appears in the new show. In September, The Paul Smith suit Stanford Blatch, played by Willie Garson, who died of cancer during filming, was the color of the Paul Smith suit he wore at a piano concert.
In addition, several new characters introduced in And Just Like That, including Lisa Todd Wexley, played by Nicole Ari Parker, have a pronounced colorful style of clothing, favoring bulky accessories and graphic prints.
Lisa Todd Wexley, played by Nicole Ari Parker
When she debuted in the first episode, she wore Issey Miyake printed jumpsuits, The Row black and white coat, paired with Giuseppe Zanotti's colorful splashed heel sandals, and oversized jewelry from brands such as Monies, Rianna+ Nina and AnaSrdic.
After more than 20 years, the characters in the play have also grown from more than 30s to middle-aged women in their 50s, and under the transformation of different social lives, from "Sex and the City" to "And Just Like That", these high-profile dress styles and character traits have also presented a new but familiar image in the change and change. As author Michael Patrick King, the show's executive film, puts it: "What is the current social situation compared to when they were 35 years old?" We are reflecting a new reality. ”
With the gradual unfolding of the plot of "And Just Like That", this classic urban American drama spanning more than 20 years will also usher in more life trajectories and fashion memories of new and old characters. WWD
Written by Layla Ilchi
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