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Can you package the joie-de-vivre of Sex and the City’s ultra-fashionable Carrie Bradshaw in a bottle? Coty Prestige plans to do just that with the launch of Sarah Jessica Parker’s newest fragrance, SJP NYC, following on the stiletto heels of her two enormously successful fragrances Lovely and Covet. In an interview with WWD, Parker says that the fruity floral scent will be a “party in a bottle,” influenced primarily by her character, Miss Bradshaw. “A large part of the inspiration was what I now understand to be people’s impressions of seeing Carrie Bradshaw walk down the street and what feelings that evokes for her and for them — a real sense of freedom and possibilities, a love for the city around her and, of course, fashion,” Parker told WWD. SJP NYC, with top notes of Italian mandarin, white osmanthus and wild red strawberries, will arrive exclusively in Macy’s stores in February, just in time to get fans excited for the May release of the second SATC film. The packaging was designed to look like Bradshaw’s famously over-stuffed closet — featuring a simple glass bottle encased in a reusable canister and topped with a hot pink cap. The fragrance collection will include eau de toilette in three sizes as well as a body lotion, priced between $25-$49. A cuff bracelet with solid perfume will debut in May. Click here to see more celebrity fragrances. Tell us: Will you buy SJP’s newest scent? —Kristin Larson

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First Sarah Jessica Parker and now Kim Cattrall — looks like Sex and the City 2 is definitely having an ’80s moment! Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Jones is known for her sexy style and love of designer handbags (remember the Birkin episode?), but what was Sam like before life as a high fashion-loving publicist? If this look is any indication, Samantha was working a seriously-sexy, hair metal look. We love everything from her studded denim vest, neon leopard body suit, sheer panel leggings, and buckle-up booties — and check out that hair! Who else could carry this off? No wonder Samantha loves shoulder pads and big earrings so much. Tell us: What do you think of Kim Cattrall’s ’80s look?

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We could hardly contain our excitement when a Sex and the City sequel was announced, and now, our favorite fashionista is getting back to work. Sarah Jessica Parker is creating her own fashion show on the streets of Manhattan as Carrie Bradshaw. She first appeared in a Halston Heritage dress, Solange Azagury-Partridge necklace, Chanel clutch and sparkling gold pumps, reappearing later in the day in another Halton Heritage dress of cobalt tiers paired with T-strap pumps. So far, so Carrie. But when she appeared today in full ’80s regalia, including — gasp! — sneakers and a frizzy do, we had to assume we were witnessing a flashback scene being filmed and not a radical departure from Miss Bradshaw’s style. Now, when do we get to see Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte back in action? Tell us: What do you think of Carrie’s first three looks on the set of the Sex and the City sequel?

With the Fashion’s Night Out only a few weeks away, it was only a matter of time before the most famous names in the industry got involved. With the help of MAC Cosmetics and Estee Lauder, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashley Olsen, Diddy, Zac Posen, Alexander Wang, Oscar de la Renta, Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg and more joined forces in this promotional video aimed to help put the fun back in shopping! On September 10, Vogue, the CFDA, NYC & Company, and N.Y.C itself are all encouraging people to go shopping in all five of New York City’s boroughs with extended store hours (participating stores are staying open until 11 PM!), in-store appearances by designers and celebrities — some of whom are featured in this video — plus food, music, drinks, gifts-with-purchases, fashion shows, beauty treatments and more. We can’t wait! Even if you can’t make it to any of Fashion’s Night Out events, you can still support the cause with a specially designed T-shirt, $30, at neimanmarcus.com — 40% of the proceeds for each shirt will be donated to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. Get more information on Fashion’s Night Out events at FashionsNightOut.com and Vogue.com.

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You don’t need to just dream anymore about slipping into the Vivienne Westwood wedding dress that Sarah Jessica Parker made famous in the Sex and the City movie — at least not if you’re lucky enough to have an extra fifteen thousand dollars lying around. The design has just become available for purchase at Hayden Olivia Bridal in Charlotte, N.C., which has been chosen as one of only three U.S. boutiques — and ten shops worldwide — to carry the wedding dress. And while the price-tag might seem weighty, it does include optional fittings in London with designers from the Vivienne Westwood team. Click here to watch video of the dress at thesavvybride.com and learn how you can schedule an appointment to make SJP’s dress your own. Tell us: Would you want to wear Carrie’s dress for your wedding?

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At 12, Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Ciccone Leon is already a budding fashionista. Like her mother, the tween has shown a flair for eye-catching ensembles — and loves a vintage look. Spotted in the Big Apple just last month the teen was sporting these familiar oversized glasses. Lourdes’ ensemble seemed to us like a true blast from the — televised — past: Doesn’t she resemble Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Patty Greene from 1982’s shortlived series Square Pegs? Call it geek chic, or just plain cool, but could Madonna’s daughter be inspired by one of fashion’s most playful characters, SJP herself? — By Liz McNeil

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Carrie Bradshaw may be the ultimate symbol of the fashionista who puts their wardrobe over their nest egg — who can forget Carrie’s realization that the down payment for her apartment had gone to her shoe collection instead? So how would the iconic Sex and the City character handle today’s economic woes? Sarah Jessica Parker opines to Harper’s Bazaar, “She would probably end up in a hospital. Perhaps she would go back to her ’80s stuff and start bringing it out again.” As for the March cover girl, her own take on the recession is a bit less dramatic. “I know so many people who have lost jobs, are losing jobs, husbands who have lost jobs. I can’t imagine going shopping.” But that said, Parker does allow that “I don’t have the Carrie Bradshaw passion and devotion to it, but I would much prefer that life would allow for a beautiful shoe all day long.” As for Bradshaw’s legendary wardrobe, the actress, who maintains a very un-Carrie-like home (“Friends are readily disappointed by the size of my closet.”), she enthuses, “I got to wear such incredible things, and you make such mistakes and there’s such hits and great triumphs and there’s incredible wrong, wrong, wrong…But it’s so much fun.” Read the full interview with Sarah Jessica at harpersbazaar.com. Tell us: How are you weathering the recession? Are you taking it like Carrie might or like Sarah Jessica herself?

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Mega-chain Steve & Barry’s has been having financial woes for the past few months, including multiple bankruptcy filings, which has led us to wonder what is happening to their star lines? Remember, Amanda Bynes, Stephon Marbury and Sarah Jessica Parker have all designed affordable fashion lines for the stores. NYMag.com caught up with SJP last night, who revealed she is looking for a new home for her Bitten line. “We have a lot of home offers,” Parker said. “We have to make sure that any partner we enter into an agreement with wants the same thing for the brand as we do, which is to serve the customer first. You know, it can’t be about commerce, it has to be about the customer, and we have to see who’s really willing to be that generous.” And not to worry, she’s keeping her original commitment to affordable clothing — the majority of the line is under $20. “Now, more than ever, people need all things that are about economy,” she continued. “So I want very much to continue it in the right way. So we just have to figure out what’s right for the customer, and how to do it in these economic times.” We’ll be waiting and watching!

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She’s already smelled success with three best-selling fragrances, Lovely, Covet and Covet Pure Bloom, and now, Sarah Jessica Parker has announced she’ll be adding three more scents to her budding fragrance empire. The upcoming Lovely Collection, which will hit stores early next year, will feature a line-up of three distinct new scents: Dawn, Endless and Twilight. Launching the three Coty fragrances at once might seem like a bold move, but the Sex and the City star explains to WWD that the idea developed naturally out of her overall vision. “I wanted to offer a little glimpse into my world, something that was genuine and relatable — very specific moments, treasures of time,” she says. “The concept of moments lent itself to multiple fragrances.” Tell us: Will you try Dawn, Endless and Twilight when they launch in 2009?

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Despite the chilly New York temperature, stars like Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Bosworth, Kim Raver, Eve, Helena Christensen and more turned out to celebrate Chanel’s Mobile Art venture with designer Karl Lagerfeld situated in Central Park. The launch of the contemporary art exhibit, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, featured a star-studded guided tour through the park directed by legendary French actress Jeanne Morreau. Although the party took place outside, SJP and Kate didn’t let bulky overcoats ruin their beautiful Chanel dresses, which pleased the designer himself. “Those girls are really strong girls — they stayed there nearly naked though it was icy cold,” Lagerfeld told PEOPLE. “They didn’t care, they smiled, they laughed. I admire them because we [men] are cowards.” For SJP, it was just another part of the job. “I’m so accustomed to wearing little bits this time of year,” she told PEOPLE. “I did it for the last ten years of my life [namely playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City].” And while we’re no fans of the cold, freezing in the name of Chanel seems worth it. Click here to learn more about the Mobile Art exhibit in Central Park.

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Sarah Jessica Parker made a subtle political — and fashion — statement while running around New York City yesterday in her Obama-inspired “Dare to Dream” tank. Her coveted tank is actually Zac Posen-designed and part of Barack Obama’s “Runway to Change” initiative. Posen isn’t the only designer to lend his talents to the campaign. Joining him in creating exclusive “Change” T-shirts, tanks and accessories are other top names like Nanette Lepore, Tory Burch, Russell Simmons, Vera Wang, Tracy Reese, Alexander Wang, Narciso Rodriguez, Beyonce and Tina Knowles for The House of Dereon and more. Your purchase of one of the Ts will count as a campaign contribution. Check out all the designs, at barackobama.com.

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Fashionistas anxiously await the announcement every year, and we’ve got a look at this year’s Vanity Fair’s 69th annual International Best-Dressed List. Some of the highlights on the Best Dressed Women’s list include a mix of Hollywood — Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie, Tilda Swinton — and political significant others — French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Kate Middleton and Michelle Obama. Stylish men who made the cut include David Beckham, Daniel Craig, Kanye West and Matt Lauer. Click over to Vanity Fair.com to read the full list and tell us: Who makes your best dressed list? Do you agree with Vanity Fair’s?

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By now most Sex and the City fans have seen the movie at least once, and still no one can stop talking about all the fabulous fashion. From Carrie’s over-the-top Vivienne Westwood gown to her simple street style, our heads were spinning throughout the two-hour-plus film. Of course, all SJP’s on-set style was couture — and well beyond our budget — but we definitely wouldn’t mind finding it all for less. British shopping site asos.com was so sure Carrie fans everywhere would covet her big-screen wardrobe that they have recreated almost every look from head-to-toe — at budget-friendly prices. From her Burberry studded belt to her Dior sandals, it’s all there. Take a virtual tour through her 5th Avenue penthouse closet and shop Carrie’s most memorable looks — flower power dress anyone? — at asos.com’s Sex and the City Shop. Tell us: Would you shop these knock-off Carrie looks? Which is your favorite?

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Sarah Jessica Parker caused a stir when she strolled the red carpet for the New York premiere of Sex and the City in a dazzling metallic Nina Ricci gown. But it turns out it wasn’t the first time the dress had made a red-carpet run — something that was revealed to the star after the fact and is sending ripples through the fashion world. The actress tells the New York Times that although she was assured by the gown’s designer, Olivier Theyskens, that the dress had never been worn, it had in fact been photographed on socialite Lauren Santo Domingo at the Met ball gala less than a month earlier — with Theyskens himself as her escort. Most upsetting to Parker was the deception she feels was involved. “In the big picture, this is not important. But there is a relationship between the entertainment industry and fashion,” she explains of the unwritten code between stars and their designers. “Look, my affection for the dress hasn’t changed,” she says, “but what they did was so short-sighted. It’s just unethical and disappointing that they would allow the dress to be worn again. I just wish it had been handled differently and they had been straight about it.” Mario Grauso, the president of fashion for Puig (the parent company of Nina Ricci), tells the Times, “I’m upset that she’s upset.” Tell us: How would you feel if you were in SJP’s situation?

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What was premier milliner Philip Treacy thinking when he designed that love-it-or-hate-it hat Sarah Jessica Parker wore to Monday night’s world premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie? “Well, his mother kept chickens and geese, so he loves feathers and manipulating feathers,” Treacy’s spokeswoman Nina Farnell-Watson explains to PEOPLE. Treacy was approached last week about making the hat — not, says Farnell-Watson, by film stylist Patricia Field but “by someone else.” He received photos of her Alexander McQueen dress and then met with the actress at her London hotel Sunday for about an hour. She tried on some different hat shapes and “found the one she loved,” says Farnell-Watson. Treacy then worked for two days straight and “very late into the night” trimming it with peacock feathers he got from McQueen. (They’re the same plumage used to trim her dress.) Parker — who had no idea what Treacy was planning — first saw the finished hat about two hours before the premiere. “Quite brave of her,” notes Farnell-Watson. “It’s the most beautiful crazy hat and it’s so great that she wore a hat to a British premiere. The hat is such a quintessentially English idea, but it was done in such a Carrie Bradshaw way.” And yes, Parker gets to keep it.

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The Sex and the City movie is the cinematic fashion event of the summer — a rumored 81 costume changes for Sarah Jessica Parker alone! And from the looks of the world premiere in London today, the fashions are going to be just as over-the-top on the red carpet as on the big screen. Parker arrived in a full-skirted Alexander McQueen confection and Fred Leighton diamonds with an amazing Phillip Treacy hat, complete with green roses and yellow butterflies. Only SJP — and her celluloid alter-ego Carrie Bradshaw — could even contemplate pulling off a look that involves winged insects and feather trim. We’re more thrilled than ever to see the movie! Tell us: Are you more excited to see the movie or the girls’ premiere outfits?

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As if we weren’t already excited enough about the upcoming “Sex and the City” movie, one of our fave e-retailers, bagborroworsteal.com, has decided to get in on the action. From now until May 9, you can visit the site for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to N.Y.C. for you and a friend to walk the red carpet and attend the premiere. Just submit a YouTube video of yourself that explains which Sex character’s style most resembles your own. Camera shy? You can also enter by taking Bag Borrow or Steal’s Purse-onality Quiz or by “borrowing” as much arm candy as you can during the promotion period. You’re this close to donning Manolo’s and drinking Cosmos in the Big Apple.

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Slouchy knit beanies continue to be the look favored by celebs who want to cozy up with effortless, boho-chic style on these chilly February days. Stars like Jessica Alba, Sarah Jessica Parker, Drew Barrymore and Olivia Wilde picked up Hurley’s Benny Beanie, $26, at Sundance. Jessica’s such a fan, she even owns them in three colors. Click here to get one for yourself. And if you’re still looking for more stylish ways to keep warm, check out our Winter’s Coolest Coats gallery, and take a cue from your favorite stars.

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Celebs like Jessica Alba and Sarah Jessica Parker ditched their signature stiletto heels for comfy snowboots to keep their famous feet warm in the sub-zero temperatures during the Sundance Film Festival.

Wearing a pair of Love From Austrailia’s black Nomad boots, $330 atexclusivefootwear.com, mother-to-be Jessica Alba stopped by Fred Segal’s at The Lift where she picked up two more pairs in sand and grey — she even snagged some booties for her baby! The actress and her finacee Cash Warren later visited Timberland where she grabbed the Hallam Mukluk boot, $60 atTimberland.com and Cash chose Winter in Whistler Pack Boots.

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Sarah Jessica Parker left her Manolo Blahniks at home and opted for two pairs of Love from Australia’s Corset boot, $330 each, at revolveclothing.com .

Felicity Huffman and hubby William H. Macy stuck to the standard in foul-weather comfort wear with a pair of his-and-her Ugg boots — the Upside for her and the Walley for him.

Mischa Barton followed suite and trudged around in the snow in her UGG Nightfall boots. The actress also stopped by Fred Segal at The Lift and scooped up two pairs of Love From Australia’s Party Nomads in grey and tan, about $460, exclusivefootwear.com

Marcia Gay Harden specifically requested Timberland’s Earthkeepers, $160, Tiomberland.com – made entirely from recycled products – in brown leather.

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We’ve been loving seeing the ladies of Sex and the City filming all over New York (even right by our office) — and we thought the costumes were going to be the most jaw-dropping part until we actually got to see the finished movie. But then Sarah Jessica Parker turned up on the set this morning with dark brown hair! Carrie Bradshaw goes brunette? Say it ain’t so! We just don’t know what to think — we can’t even decide if we like Sarah Jessica better as a blonde or a brunette! We want to know what you think. Tell us: Do you love Sarah Jessica as a brunette? Or do you hate and wish she’d go back to blonde? Can you picture Carrie as a brunette?