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Carrie: Emilio Pucci dress, Zac Posen belt, Marc Walsh/Leslie Chin for Rodarte cuff
This post has been a long time coming. Caught SATC 2 with the girls on premier night in swot vac. It was a lovely night apart from the fact that we were dead in the middle of swotting. A good break and night out all the same. Dinner was at il solito posto, delicate italian restaurant on Collins St. Had the all Amatriciana pasta dish which was amazing and i cant recall which wine we had. but all in all superb.
Movie was at the Keno on Collins, where we went for the first movie itself and as usual, long ques, women wrought with anticipation and the token male in the audience (whom was an incredibly sporting chap, chipping in his 2 cents worth of commentary/spontaneous claps during the movie.) Truth be told, he was probably more entertaining than the dramma mamma (litterally) shennenigans of TV's fav foursome. The script writing was terrible somehow, and the acting sub-par (maybe its cuz its such a long movie, the TV series were short and sweet!). It also comes across a little too strongly in trying to drive home the middle-eastern burqa wearing message - it made a subtle comment and that probably hit the nail. Islamic mores and customs were probably not treated with enough respect in my opinion, which is fine as im not one for PC, but it just seemed to deteriorate the quality of the movie. SATC 2 also tries to answer too many questions, losing touch with its audience and forgetting that the freshness that it brought to tellie screens in the 90s and noughties stemmed from posing challenges to societal norms.
rant aside, admitedly, the exoticness and surreal luxury of it all really is the essence of the SATC movies. eitherway, you went in there not expecting any food for thought, but a feast for the eyes and really, a 2 hr fashion show. miranda was by far the best dressed on set! and lots of Halstons (good on the dead druggie [wikipedia says he abused and was fired from his job hahaha]).
so here we go, the fashion castlist:
Miranda in:Bottega Venneta dress, vintage belt, louboutin pumps
Carrie in: Halston Heritage dress, Solange Azagury-Partridge necklace, louboutin pumps
Samantha: Vintage dress, VBH clutch
Charlotte: Dior suit and bag, louboutin pumps
an absolute fav scene:
Charlotte:Vintage Halston dress, Chanel collar, Rodrigo Otazu bracelet and Christian Louboutin shoes (on blanket).
Carrie: Vintage Halston dress, Stella McCartney tank, Reem Acra belt, Cocotay cuffs, Bea Valdes bag and Manolo Blahnik heels (both on blanket).
Samantha:Patricia Field for Keith Haring dress, Patricia Field mules, Wendy Brandes earrings.
Miranda: Mara Hoffman dress, Roberto Cavalli bracelet.
Miranda: Vintage jumpsuit, Samantha Wills earrings and Ralph Lauren shoes.
Carrie: Halston Heritage dress, Low Luv bracelet, vintage turban and Manolo Blahnik shoes.
Samantha: Ralph Lauren.
Charlotte: Vintage dress, Julien David scarf, Chanel belt, Miu Miu shoes, Patricia Underwood hat and Cartier bracelets.
Samantha: American Apparel bathing suit, Jean Paul Gaultier dress, Ivana Sert shrug, Ralph Lauren bag and custom Horst NYC hat.
Charlotte: Alexander Wang tank, Zac Posen pants, Patricia Field robe and a Vivienne Westwood hat.
Carrie (Desperately Seeking Susan look): Laura Ashley dress, Betsey Johnson corset, vintage Amy Barr shirt, Chantelle bra, Brian Atwood shoes and vintage jewelry.[love love the skirt! have one of my own :D]
Samantha(CBCG Punk look): Levi's vest, Natasha shirt, Michi pants, Fantasy boots and House of Field clutch.
Carrie: Halston Heritage dress, Christian Louboutin shoes and bag, Jimmy Choo cuff and Chahan Minassian clover necklace.
[big hates for the woman who owns this Halston piece - sold on net-a-porter for 500pounds. wtf. who spends money like that???]
and another Halston (yeh im slowly falling in love with the dead bastard)
Carrie: Christian Dior T-shirt, Zac Posen shirt and underskirt, Manolo Blahnik sandals, Andrea Lieberman bracelet and vintage bag.
[the posen skirt played such a big role in this scene for added dramatic effect!]
Samantha rocking Naeem Khan
Check out the size of those [earings]! vintage (of course).
Jean Paul Gaultier robe, Patricia Field mules (on floor).
Vintage dress, Julien David scarf, Chanel belt, Patricia Underwood hat and Cartier bracelets.
RM by Roland Mouret dress. [its a pity she's sitting, this dress has an exquisite cut!]
Hermes dress, Elizabeth and James jacket, vintage hat and Pepito earrings.
[I really wish there were mor pics of Miranda lying around, this doesnt do justice to the outfits she sported, which were exquisite, classic and totaly invoking a bygone era of katherine hepburn in polished travels]