A string vest, a poker visor, a beret, a bustle. Seemingly disparate, ostensibly unfashionable items that are nonetheless intimately connected, in that they can all be found within the wardrobe of a single fictional style icon: Carrie Bradshaw . New York was often referred to as the fifth character in Sex and the City , which would make fashion the sixth: a living, breathing part of the show that evolved and changed with our heroines, and became every bit as vital to the viewing experience along the way.

Obviously there was always an element of fantasy to the SATC wardrobe (I write this from Vogue ’s London HQ, where I’m sadly yet to see a freelancer sink a vodka martini wearing full look Westwood). But the reboot saw the balance tip: instead of dresses being a bonus addition to

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