Good afternoon girls!
Almost 20 years have passed since the release of the series “Sex and the City,” but the fashionable outfits of the heroines remain relevant. Therefore, I propose to understand together the style of the legendary girl Carrie Bradshaw.
The image of a chic blonde in search of two L-loves and labels has been in the hands of a stylist and costume designer for many yearsPatricia Field, creating a strong personality is her strong point.
The good partlook`s created for the main character balances between genius and complete bad taste. Thinking outside the box is the key to understanding Carrie's character. To bring her style into your wardrobe, you'll need inspiration, a Cosmopolitan cocktail and these 11 tips:
1. Naturalness. Nude makeup, lively tousled hair. The heroine Parker does not wear heavy makeup; she often wears gloss on her lips rather than lipstick. By the way, have you noticed that Carrie doesn't wear nail polish? As far as I remember, she only had a manicure in one episode (the episode with the politician).
2.Flowers. Huge flower brooches, floral print in clothes. A reference point for spring and romance. If large shapes predominate in jewelry, then the print most often consists of blurry watercolor drawings.
3. Playfulness, naivety.
Renard’s theory about female types perfectly fits the image of the 4 heroines of the series. Carrie is that kind of girl, curious, emotional, passionate, eager to experiment. All this is perfectly readable in her direct manner of dressing.
4. Decorations.
Brooches, badges, funny gold pendants with a name or a horseshoe for good luck. While Charlotte wears a conservative string of pearls, Carrie wears it in 10 rows. Instead of classic status jewelry, Bradshaw's look will be more about goofy, sparkly jewelry.
5. Hats.
Caps, bandanas, hats, scarves. While Samantha rocks chic JLo-style wide-brimmed hats, Carrie opts for lightweight, mobile variations on the fedora theme.
Unexpected, like a moose in the blueberry bushes - that's about her. A belt from a skirt is worn over a bare stomach, sandals go with a fur coat, and even a wedding ring is worn not on a finger, but on the neck.
7. Irony.
Her keen sense of humor is everywhere. Even when Carrie puts on an elegant formal suit, underneath it will certainly be either a T-shirt with Mickey Mouse or a clown-looking striped shirt with a bow.
8. HOT!
Despite all her romanticism, she is still the author of a column about sex. Carrie often wears tight, body-concious dresses that leave little to no room for imagination. Let’s remember the famous “naked dress” on a date with Mr. Big, the pink one in which she seduced Aiden or the striped one in which she went to hang out with a gay friend in “Bungalow 8”.
Without making a separate point, I would like to note the bare belly; no other heroine, including the sexy Samantha, exposes it so often! It looks very organic - Parker has an excellent figure that is pleasant to look at.
9. Linen.
They say that Parker’s contract strictly stipulated that she would not show her breasts in the series, which is strange, since all the other heroines, including the conservative Charlotte, were not shy about exposing themselves on camera. We may not have seen Carrie's breasts, but we have seen her numerous bras under all possible sauces. Bradshaw's wardrobe doesn't have a nude bandeau bra or silicone straps, but there are red, black, pink, lilac, lace bras for every taste, which she wears with everything, so the latest LaPerla collection was seen. Often, underwear becomes a full-fledged detail of the image, and not a utilitarian item. A contrasting bodice under a dress with an open back or a spacious white top? Easily! What is the bright pink Dayglo kit worth? from the episode "All that glitters".
10. Color.
It was as if someone had knocked over a box of pastel crayons. “The Woman with Eyes That Shine” wears mostly light clothes, chaotically combining all the colors of the rainbow. In Carrie you almost never see red or contrasting black and white combinations. If she chooses them, then, as always, playfully: remember the striped set from Sonia Rykiel, in which she flew to Paris to see Petrovsky. Black dresses tend to have a fairly deep neckline, thereby removing the black color from the face, which is the right strategy for giving the face a fresh look.
Perhaps the longest dark period in Bradshaw's wardrobe occurs in the first full-length film, immediately after the failed wedding. Gothic look heroine on Valentine's Day seems almost alien to her. Fortunately, having moved away from the love drama, our favorite bright blonde heroine returns to us.
“How are you celebrating writing the article? I’m buying shoes and handbags.” Heels are present always and everywhere, even with sports breeches, even with jeans, so that you can run out into the street for a newspaper and coffee. The more interesting the design, the better, but Manolo doesn’t make any others.
I hope that today I was able to open the door to the wardrobe of everyone’s favorite heroine. Tell us in the comments why you like Carrie and which of the images you filled out more than the others.
If you're a fan of the series, here are a couple of useful links:
1. Scathing remarks about the outfits of heroines on Instagram @everyoutfitonsatc
2. On the HBO channel website in the description of the episodes you can find a list of brands worn by the heroines. You need to select the episode you are interested in and go to the fashion credits section. It is relevant if you are looking all over the Internet for a vintage skirt exactly like Charlotte’s, by checking the site you can easily figure out her brand and collection.
And young Carrie in “The Diaries” was played by Annasophia Robb.
| ♀ Carrie Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
| Carrie Bradshaw | |
| Still from the first film. |
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| Appearance | Sex and the City |
| Disappearance | The Carrie Diaries |
| Performer | Sarah Jessica Parker AnnaSophia Robb |
| Creator | Candice Bushnell |
| Number of episodes | 94 (SVBG) 2 films 26 (DK) |
| Information | |
| Floor | female |
| Occupation | writer |
| Prototype | Candice Bushnell |
| Family | |
| Family | Tom Bradshaw (father) Grace Bradshaw (mother) Dorrit Bradshaw (sister) |
| Spouse) | John Preston ( Mister Big) |
| Relationship | Aidan Shaw Jack Berger Alexander Petrovsky Sebastian Kidd |
The prototype of the character is his creator - Candace Bushnell, a journalist who wrote articles for The New York Observer and author of the book of the same name.
Sex and the City
The Carrie Diaries
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In 2005, the character was ranked 11th on Bravo magazine's list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. In 2009, The Guardian magazine named Carrie the Icon of the Decade.
Sarah Jessica Parker, along with her colleagues, appeared on the cover of Time magazine in the article “Who Needs a Husband?” .
Notes
- Perez Hilton. Sarah Jessica Parker Comes Face To Face With The OTHER Carrie Bradshaw! She Finally Meets AnnaSophia Robb!! (undefined) (December 9, 2013). Retrieved December 23, 2013.
6 Reasons Why Carrie Wooed Big for 6 Seasons!
The other day I decided to rewatch the good old “Sex and the City” in the original to brush up on my English. But the truth is that while I was watching the series (and the full-length films after that), I was thinking not about the intricacies of a foreign language, but about the vicissitudes of relationships. Because of my profession, curly hair and big nose, I was often compared to Carrie Bradshaw, apparently wanting to flatter me in this way. But, to be honest, for me it’s more of an insult. There is no doubt that Carrie is an interesting and vibrant character, a cult heroine. But, as a woman, she is, frankly speaking, stupid. And for an “expert” in matters of sex and relationships, she made too many mistakes. Carrie is a person who does not understand men at all, their aspirations, desires, fears, concepts. And although throughout all the seasons she asked a lot of the right questions, the answers, frankly speaking, did not serve her well.
Using everyone’s favorite story as an example, I propose to figure out why it took Carrie Bradshaw 6 seasons to get the Man of Her Dreams? And why did she almost squander her happiness twice in two full-length films?
1. People are greeted by their clothes.
Carrie Bradshaw (as well as Sarah Jessica Parker) is considered an undisputed Style Icon. Celebs, designers and it-girls unanimously praise her original wardrobe. Girls are trying to copy a quirky and, frankly speaking, specific style. I know a lot of people who love the way Carrie dressed up all 6 seasons. Yes, and I am impressed by some of her images. But! I don’t know ANY heterosexual man who would find this look attractive...
And, yes, perhaps many grooms would run away from the wedding if the bride showed up to the wedding with a dead bird on her head :(
And I’ll say it again, I personally love many of Sarah’s looks. I find them charming and original. But ask your husband or friend or boyfriend if he would like to see you in such clothes, and I think you will understand what I'm talking about.
2. “Twisting of arms and extortion of love”
The entire first season, Kerry is just engaged in extorting love. She literally gets dates, confessions and other bonuses out of Big. Isn’t it clear that since a man doesn’t introduce you to your mother, it means he’s not yet so sure of his feelings for you? If he doesn’t invite you to live with him, it means he doesn’t yet see any advantages from living together. If he doesn’t say that you are “the only love of his life,” then he doesn’t want to lie. And from that. that you will stalk his mother in the church, slowly move your things into his apartment, or beat a confession out of him, threatening to break up, his attitude towards you will really change. Just not in the direction you wanted...
3. Good friends
“I want you to go out to dinner with my girlfriends so they can see how wonderful you are.” “Do you want us to live separately two days a week? How will I explain this to my friends? They won't understand this." I don’t know if such an inadequate and fanatical friendship exists outside of the series. But if so, then this is no longer friendship, but a cult. Any word a man says is analyzed at a friendly summit with cocktails. What to do next and how to develop the relationship is decided not by you and your man, but by you and your friends. And in general, before he starts dating you, a man must get the approval of your lonely, sexually unsatisfied girlfriends. And yes, by the way, after the first night they will know in every detail what kind of device you have and how you operate it. This is fine? Personally, I don’t know a man who would sign up for such a five-way relationship.
4. What can you offer?
The man of your dreams is a handsome, successful, rich, single man with excellent taste and a great sense of humor, with a brilliant career and the opportunity to buy a penthouse in Manhattan. Ok, congratulations, your requests are worthless, Carrie. Now let's see what you can offer such a man for your part? A moderately attractive woman, well over thirty (looking her age and not any younger), who smokes, drinks, parties as if she were 16. Doesn't cook, has no predisposition to housekeeping or caring for a man. He has no savings, his own apartment or any other “dowry” except for hundreds of pairs of shoes. She is obsessed with shopping and spends money very irrationally. Doesn't like children and doesn't want to have them. I slept with half of Manhattan. And I wrote about it in every detail. And about you, my friend, she will also write regularly. About how you scream during orgasm or fart at night. And her friends are gorgeous: one criticizes you, another dreams of fucking you, the third tells you how to screw you. Well? Who wants such a dream woman?
5. Drama Queen
When long-awaited grace comes in life, a woman is supposed to relax and enjoy it. But not Carrie Bradshaw. Calm happiness is too boring for her. When she achieves love and harmony in her long-suffering relationship, she immediately begins to look for pitfalls, problems, suck out niggles and entertain her man with them. Americans call it a “drama queen,” that is, a drama queen. The Russians call this “brain...ka,” which, in principle, also quite accurately reflects the essence of what is happening. And it begins! “Girls, we seem to be fine, except... he doesn’t tell me about his work/he doesn’t want to go out with me/he orders takeout instead of taking me to a restaurant” and so on. A woman who does not know how to be grateful and appreciate what she has is guaranteed to be left without a man at all.
6. You will chase two men...
There is no point in going left if you know for sure. that you can’t remain silent about it. Carrie first cheats on Aidana with Big and decides to spill all the details “so there are no secrets.” It all ends with a break with both. Then he cheats on Big with Aidan and again thinks that he definitely needs to find out about it. As my sister says in such cases: “It seems that she has not only no sense of self-esteem, but no brain itself!”
Girls, have brains. Their! And not strangers. And then the path to the heart of the Man of Your Dreams will take much less time;)
This sexy American woman, recognized as a style icon and the adoration of millions of women around the world, is just a figment of the imagination of writer Candace Bushnell. But even the fact that the real Carrie Bradshaw never existed did not stop her from becoming perhaps the most famous female character of our time. We say “Sex and the City” - we remember Carrie, we say Carrie - we remember the cult series. In addition to sex, there were many love stories in the life of a charming girl, and some of them deserve special attention.
The uninhibited and intelligent writer Carrie Bradshaw, the author of a column about sex and love in a city newspaper in New York, continues to believe in a great and sincere feeling, despite personal failures and her age of “somewhat over 30.” Popular with men, Carrie dates various members of the stronger sex, but in her heart there is always a love for the one and only John Preston, whom the girl calls only “the man of my dreams.”
John Preston: sometimes you have to leave to come back
Carrie's relationship with the man of her dreams resembles a pendulum: from one extreme to another - sometimes very good, sometimes very bad. Sometimes the state of “badness” reaches the point that the heroes separate, but life still pushes their heads together. And this happens more than once or twice.
Unfortunately, it is only after losing Carrie that Preston realizes how much he loves her. As if afraid that he will be tamed, Mr. Big (another comic nickname of John) disappears from the girl’s life just when it seems to her that now everything is definitely serious. One day these games go too far, and Preston, having left New York for Paris, returns with his fiancee, a model named Natasha. But their marriage did not last long precisely because Mr. Big began dating Carrie again.
Morality: This relationship is a vivid example of the fact that not every man is able to understand how dear a woman is to him until he loses her. Unfortunately, some of them think more about themselves, their freedom, than about sharing happiness with one single girl. Having finally gained their long-awaited independence, they suddenly realize that they have lost much more. But sometimes there is nowhere to go back.
Aidan Shaw: the man who wants to get married
Furniture designer Aidan Shaw is the dream of half the women on our planet: loyal, kind, open, ready to belong to one girl and make her happy. He appears in Carrie’s life after her breakup with Mr. Big, and it seems that the holiday has finally arrived on the writer’s street, but this impression is deceptive. Carrie lacks the sharpness, the old passion, which was in abundance in her relationship with Preston. She is sure that she loves Aidan, but she is frightened by this calmness, frightened by the prospect of becoming a typical wife and going to the village on weekends. If you look at it, the affair with Aidan is a mirror reflection of the relationship with Mr. Big, only now Carrie herself avoids getting closer, telling her ideal lover: “You are too available.” Despite her doubts, Carrie still accepts the marriage proposal, although she wears the wedding ring around her neck like a pendant. It is not difficult to guess that the wedding never took place.
Morality: Half of the Sex and the City fans were angry with Carrie because of the way she treated Aidan, believing that this is not the right thing to do to a man who is in love with you. In some ways they are right. In fact, giving false hope, knowing that sooner or later you will disappoint your loved one, is not the best tactic. It is much more honest, realizing that you and your man have completely different views on life, to end the meaningless relationship before it goes too far.
Jack Berger: the guy who can't break up
The talented writer Jack Berger is another passion of Carrie, whom she met after failed romances with the two most important men in her life. Berger knew how to make Carrie laugh and understand, however, he was unable to sincerely rejoice for the writer when his own career was going through hard times. Jack decides to break up with Carrie, but does it in a very strange way - through a note. This act throws the girl off balance, but she quickly comes to her senses, deciding that parting is not the end of life.
Morality: Carrie had been through several painful breakups, and Berger's note surprised her rather than seriously upset her. Perhaps previous experience helped the girl not to fall into despair. Be that as it may, at that time the heroine already had her own rules for breaking up: “The first thing is to get rid of those photos where he is sexy and you are happy. Second, lie, it’s much easier. Third, until you are emotionally stable, don’t go shopping. Fourth, don’t stop thinking about him for a second, because that’s when he will appear. And the most important rule: no matter who broke your heart or how long it takes to mend it, you won’t be able to get through it without your friends.”
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American writer Candace Bushnell came up with another American writer - Carrie Bradshaw - the main character of the book "Sex and the City". Thanks to the series based on the book, Carrie became a real style icon, an object of adoration and imitation for millions of women. The love story between Carrie and her man teaches the heroine real lessons. In the material “Lady Mail.Ru” we learn together with her.
For Sarah Jessica Parker, the role of Carrie became a stellar one
Many people believe that Sex and the City is about women who lack self-esteem: they can spend the night with anyone they meet, they have no idea about love, and they prioritize carnal pleasures. But this can only be seen on the surface.
Smart, sexy, uninhibited, Carrie Bradshaw writes a column about sex and love in the city newspaper, has a weakness for famous brand shoes and carries through the entire series a strong, sometimes bordering on hatred, feeling for the man of her dreams - John Preston.
Loving a married man
John Preston has always been more Carrie Bradshaw's man than anyone else's, but that didn't stop him from marrying someone else. He still cheated on a model named Natasha with our heroine. For Carrie, this experience led not only to remorse and the need to hide the relationship from her friends, but also to the dramatic revelation of their secret affair. The deceived wife finds Carrie in the marriage bed, chases her and falls down the stairs, sustaining injuries. Carrie takes her to the hospital, but after that she decides to put an end to her relationship with John: “It’s over, nothing can come back.”
That's why: no one is immune from a “vicious” relationship with a married man. Some find the strength to refuse such relationships, even if love for an unfree person clouds their eyes, others are unable to fight the temptation and rush into this relationship, like into a pool, headlong. But the percentage of cases when such relationships end well is too small; in most cases they only bring remorse and pain.
The title of Dream Men went to actor Chris Noth
Don't give empty hopes
Carrie's relationship with her devoted Aidan Shaw can perhaps be called the most romantic. A passionate girl, having felt attraction and sympathy for a new acquaintance - a furniture designer, soon begins to worry: everything is too calm between them. Our heroine is sure that she loves, but nevertheless feels discomfort from any of his attempts to be closer. She is annoyed that Aidan has a soft spot for the village, asks Carrie to quit smoking, invites her to meet her parents, and offers to live together.
Fearing to offend her beloved, the girl agrees with all his wishes, including his marriage proposal. However, he wears the donated ring around his neck as a gift. From the very beginning, Carrie realizes that this relationship is unlikely to be promising, because Aidan wants a wedding and children, and she wants to meet her friends, freedom and the bustle of the city as opposed to a quiet village. "You're too available"- Carrie tells Aidan, feeling that she lacks the passion of her previous relationship with Mr. Big.
That's why: If you understand that you and a man have different views and expectations, then perhaps you should be honest with yourself and with him and end the relationship that is leading nowhere. They can suck you in so much that it will be extremely difficult to get out. Love can make you happy, not irritable. Don't give empty hopes if you can't meet them.
John Corbett was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as Aidan.
Leave to come back
Carrie's relationship with the cynical and successful John Preston (Mr. Big) is like a roller coaster - it's up and down. In those moments when Carrie thinks that now everything is definitely serious, Preston moves away from her, as if he is afraid that he will be tamed. He tactfully returns to the main character the things that she deliberately leaves in the bathroom day after day: a toothbrush, a hairdryer, cosmetics. He does not find the strength to confess his love and does not inform Carrie when he decides to leave for Paris for a long time.
“I was not considered as a factor in the decision! One moment he's mine, the next he's pushing me away - I can't believe this is happening again.", - the heroine goes broke upon learning the news about John’s departure. It is only in those moments when Carrie leaves the attraction that Preston realizes that he wants to be with her and reappears in her life.
This story was repeated several times: during her relationship with Aidan Shaw, the second serious love in the life of the main character, and in the series finale, when Carrie leaves for Paris with the Russian artist Alexander Petrovsky. But if the first time Carrie allows the Man of Dreams to break into her established world again and turn everything upside down, then the second time she makes a strong-willed decision that nothing will happen between them anymore, this is the end.
“You do this every time! Every time! It's like you have a built-in radar! Carrie has a new romance, she urgently needs to ruin everything! I won't let you do this anymore! That's it, I've had enough! Don't call me ever again! Forget my phone, forget my name! And you can keep watch outside my windows as long as you like, because I don’t live here anymore!” - our heroine abandons her when Preston persuades her not to leave.
That's why: not every man can understand how dear you are to him if during a relationship he thinks more about his freedom than about your happiness together. Unfortunately, for some, the presence of a woman nearby and the words “I love you” automatically deprive them of independence. No wonder they say: “When we have, we do not keep, but when we lose, we cry.” Sometimes only after receiving a refusal do men realize how much they need their loved one.
The end of love is not the end of life
Carrie Bradshaw has had many breakups in her life - apart from saying goodbye to Mr. Big and Aidan Shaw, she had to go through a breakup with the talented writer Jack Berger. The latter, by the way, unable to cope with jealousy of Carrie’s success against the backdrop of his own failures, breaks up with her through a note left on the table. But be that as it may, after any breakup, Carrie finds the strength to move on - to smile, write, meet with her friends and turn the heads of men. Our heroine even comes up with laws that help her deal more easily with unpleasant events in love.
“I came up with the first rule of breaking up: get rid of those photos where he is sexy and you are happy. Breakup rule number two - lie, it's much easier. Rule number three - until you are emotionally stable, do not go shopping. Rule number four - don't stop thinking about him for a second, because that's when he will appear. And in conclusion, the most important rule: no matter who broke your heart, and no matter how long it takes to mend it, you will not be able to survive this without your friends.”
That's why: The story of your personal life does not end with a breakup. In addition to the broken connection, your friends, family and loved ones, hobbies, hobbies, interests and, most importantly, you yourself remain with you. It is important to continue living. If someone breaks your heart, you have to work hard to pick up the pieces and let someone in again. But you should always remember that this is just a stage of life, which will be replaced by another - happier one.
