"Don't do that. Don't mock the clothes."

Tonight is the night people. I am finally (and rather reluctantly) going to see the Sex and the City sequel. I know I'll hate it. My mum went to see it the other day and simply said "you'll loathe it."
But I figure if I'm gonna hate on it as much as I have been I'm going to have to see it. Otherwise it's just not fair.
I've heard many negative things about the film so far (that there is no plot, that the characters are like cartoons, that it's offensive to other cultures... the list goes on and on) but the thing everyone has been telling me is that the clothes SUCK.
Sex and the City and bad costumes? This cannot be, can it? In the fear that it may be true I've had to post one of my favourite Carrie Bradshaw outfits of all time. Every time I watch this episode her dress makes me smile.
And in other SATC news there are now rumours Miley Cyrus will play Carrie in the Sex and the City prequel. Please no. Just no. Make it stop! It makes me as angry as Carrie is in this scene below:



At least I know I can return to the safety of my SATC boxsets if the movie is as bad as everyone is reporting. I've recently been re-watching season three, which is my favourite, and it really never gets boring.
Wish me luck for tonight, and please let me know what you thought of the sequel. Did you love it or loathe it?

Visible Undies

I'm sure most of you have seen the photos of Leighton Meester in a lace body with her bra visible below by now [if not scroll down]. The look would have made the Hit and Miss of the week but the images came out too late. When I first saw the photos my immediate reaction was bad. Lets be honest, those are not the best trousers to pair the top with. I really admire Leighton for experimenting, but I don't think this look worked as well as she hoped.


Visible underwear is always rather hit and miss, and annoyingly (or not - if you're Lady Gaga) it's a big trend for S/S 10. The problem with bra-flashing is that you never know how it's going to turn out until your boobs are on show and it's too late. You're far more likely to end up looking like Leighton than you are Carrie Bradshaw, no matter how much work you put in.


Carrie is the queen of the visible bra, and 9 times out of 10 her visible bra looks worked, because of Patricia Field's genius. In the book Kiss and Tell Patricia says "A bra is underwear, but a T-shirt used to be too. Before 1950 no man or woman would have worn a T-shirt out in public because that was underwear. Once James Dean and Marlon Brando did it the T-shirt became the most common form of top for everyone. I see the bra the same way. It is not something that needs to be hidden."

And hidden it is not. Bras and briefs are visible everywhere at the moment. At Dolce & Gabbana the lingerie was the clothing, while Marc Jacobs took into account the fact it might be rather cold to wear underwear only - so he kindly dressed his models in cotton shirts with satin bras on top.


I think the most subtle way to work this look (apart from merely flashing a colourful bra strap) is to work a lace top - Stella McCartney style. She sent her models out in halter neck lace tops tucked into denim skirts. It's casual but still flirty, and slightly more foolproof than flashing your bra.


What do you think? Do you like Leighton's look? Does underwear work as outwear?

images from thefashionspot.com and style.com

The Crystal Bird Purse

The other evening I watched the episode of SATC where Mr Big gives Carrie the crystal duck purse. It's one of my favourites - I love season two. Then, to my surprise, I found some Judith Leiber crystal bird purses on Net-A-Porter. I'm not sure why I was so shocked to see them, I guess it's just because I'm used to seeing Mulberry in their bag section, not parrots.

I'm thinking the parrot should make an appearance in the SATC sequel. Perhaps Mr Big could give it to Carrie as an anniversary gift? There's also an owl, but I think the parrot has a lot more character, look at his cheeky little face.


Looking at the price tags though (the owl is £3,470 and the parrot is £4,680) I think a more suitable SATC storyline would be Carrie selling off her vintage duck purse to buy some new Manolos.
Mr Big will never know...

both bags from net-a-portet.com

Not Impressed



I tried to refrain from blogging about the Sex and the City Movie filming going on at the moment because I hate the idea of a second movie. But then I saw the above image, which is beyond terrible. There are three possibilities for this look, they are:

A) There will be a flashback of Carrie from the 1980's. This idea sucks because however wonderful SJP is she doesn't look 20, not one bit, therefore it will look stupid. And they never did flashbacks in the show, mainly because the show wasn't cheesy.

B) This is how Carrie copes with the recession. If this is the case they may as well stop filming now.

C) This is a distraction technique used by the crew to make us think one of the above points. If so maybe they should stop wasting time and work on making a decent film - one with no corny or clichéd flashbacks from the past.

At least she later looked pretty in a nice purple dress.



I have to ask, does anyone actually care what happens next to Carrie, Sam, Charlotte and Miranda? I love the show soooo much but I really think enough is enough.

images from thefashionspot

Mossy gets a Perm

My obsession with Kate Moss has died down, but I still get excited over a really great Moss cover, and W’s September issue is pretty damn fabulous. Not so much because of the Moss factor, but because of the perm.

"Because isn't the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the immonium thygocolate?" - Elle Woods Legally Blonde

I was born with very fine straight hair, I have tried many times to make it look voluminous and wavy but it just won’t budge (any tips are welcome). Because it is so straight it tends to look flat, boring and always the same. And because the grass is always greener I dream of curly hair.


Wavy beachy hair has been in fashion for a while now, but on the runways curls are starting to get supersized. For the Chanel Cruise 2010 show the models resembled Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons, with red hair curled tightly around their faces.


Then there was Christian Dior A/W 09 Couture where Kim Noorda had a bouncy bundle of ringlets on the top of her head. The super-perm looks fantastic on the runway and in editorials but I think the softer look translates better into real life.
You could always try scrunching (not that it works on my hair) like Sarah Jessica Parker did everyday to get Carrie's fabulous curls. She's my hair idol.


What do you think of the perm look? Do or don't?

images from wmagazine.com and thefashionspot