Long before influencers curated their feeds and red carpets turned into press moments, there was Carrie Bradshaw. The original street-style star. The girl with the tutu in the middle of New York traffic. The woman who paired a Dior newspaper dress with nonchalance and turned strappy sandals into sacred objects. Carrie wasn’t just a character on Sex and the City. She was a full-blown fashion movement.
For many of us, she was the first woman on screen who didn’t dress to blend in. She wore what she loved, what moved her, and perhaps most importantly, what told her story. Her outfits weren’t about looking perfect. They were about feeling alive. In a television landscape that often played it safe, Carrie Bradshaw’s wardrobe was a revolution.
Here’s a look back at what made her the enduring icon she still is—and why her fashion still feels fresh, daring, and deeply personal, even decades later.
