It’s a sort of timely visit by CB; last
month (June) was the 15th anniversary since the pilot episode of SATC first aired in the US on the HBO
cable network (the book was first
published in 1997 and reissued in 2001).
I just happened to be in Bali in June 1998;
our hotel had US satellite TV and I saw that pilot and the second episode the
following week, while my poor cousin S was becoming acquainted with the
porcelain thanks to Bali Belly.
Needless to say I was hooked but had to
wait until September 6, 1999, for Channel 9 here to start broadcasting it. No
downloading or streaming in back then.
Anyway, if you loved Carrie’s clothes
(thanks Patricia Field) in SATC –
you’ll love this anniversary slideshow on one of my favourite blogs, Into the Gloss.
The important moments are all covered, the
only noticeable missing for me was the slinky pink fluro dress Carrie wore to lunch
with Big when he told her he was getting married (Season 2 episode 18: Ex and
the City). Shaken, she trips over a chair in her haste to leave the restaurant.
The slideshow includes another favourite; the navy dress she’s wearing while
stuck on a day cruise with the loved-up Charlotte and Trey when she runs into the
married Big (Season 3, Episode 8: The Big Time). Actually, I think I love her
magazine-clutch bag more than the dress (see screen grab shot below).