70 The Costume Designer Spring 2018
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Two decades ago, when Darren Star
gave Costume Designer Patricia Field
the descriptor "eclectic" to evoke
Carrie Bradshaw, Field launched into
an exploration of character which
changed the course of television.
Her costumes for Sex and the City
were a visual admonishment of gritty
nineties shows. She reintroduced the
possibility of glamour into everyday
clothing and married high and low
fashion with abandon and delight. The
fledgling Internet sounded the message
and women around the world were
transfixed. Carrie became a new type of
hero and her look was the armor with
which she navigated the modern world.
Field explains, "Confidence,
independence, and intelligence are
the new and permanent must-haves
to be a sexy woman. Carrie Bradshaw
displayed these characteristics, as
behind Carrie was Sarah Jessica Parker
(SJP)—a natural example of the woman
we are talking about. Behind Carrie
and SJP was yours truly, making our
combination organic and believable."
Sex and the City
Patricia Field
