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Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York and Miranda Hobbes – these four names of Sex and the City defined female empowerment in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s and have become icons of pop culture, influencing the way women view and celebrate friendships, careers, love, sexual liberation and most of all, fashion.
Now the series returns, after almost two decades, with a highly-anticipated reboot called And Just Like That..., which sees the women (sans Samantha) navigating the complicated reality of life in their 50’s. As hardcore fans of the original series, we can hardly wait to see how things pick up where they left off following the second Sex and the City feature film in 2010, including the evolution of their wardrobe. Taking over from the prolific Patricia Fields, the lead costume designer of the original series who revolutionised TV dressing, are co-costume designers Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago. We talk to them about what to expect in this new series.
Stream or download And Just Like That…, from December 9 or catch up on all six seasons of Sex And The City as well as the two Sex And The City movies now available on HBO GO.
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Coming back on the Sex and the City set after a long time, how was it working with the actors?
Danny: “The girls are very involved with the decisions because they’re going to ultimately be wearing it. The clothes have to feel right for the part that they’re playing and the scene that they’re in. So, yes, they are involved. Sarah Jessica has a great eye and an amazing way of understanding her character since she’s been doing it for so long. She knows very well about Carrie and her style and helps us make decisions. There’s nothing that we bring in that she wouldn’t try on. She’s just so open to wanting to bring something special to her wardrobe.”
What are some of the items that you’ve used from Sex and the City?
Danny: “We were so fortunate that Sarah Jessica has a lot of pieces from the show and movies as well. So when we first talked about it with her, she made it open to us to be able to pull whatever we wanted from her archive collection. So that’s something that other TV shows don’t really have and we were so excited about digging and seeing what was there what we could use, and we placed them in very specific places. We wanted surprises for the fans to see. The fact that we were able to still have those pieces and bring it out excites people to see it again.”
