Net and Tulle Skirts – Sex and the City Lives on
There have been many iconic, on-screen moments when it comes to fashion. On the big screen we’ve had Marilyn Monroe in Travilla white pleats. Scarlett O Hara knocking up a dress from a set of velvet drapes in Gone with the Wind, Annie Hall with her love of thrift shop men’s tailoring, and Judy Garland in Dorothy’s Ruby Red slippers.
On the small screen, there was the Rachel cut that launched a million copycats, the glitz and glamour of Dynasty complete with sequins and shoulder pads, and more recently, the peaked caps, sever haircuts and sharp tailoring of the Peaky Blinders – who are soon to have a fashion range in their own right according to newspaper reports.
But, in terms of iconography and everlasting appeal, the skirt that Carrie Bradshaw, aka Sarah Jessica Parker, wore in the opening credits of Sex and the City, takes some beating. There was Carrie, a late 30s/early 40something, standing in the middle of the street in some strange dreamlike sequence, wearing the sort of tulle ballerina skirt that, until then, had been the reserve of said ballerina’s – or five year olds who wanted to be a ballerina. Carrie’s skirt was a dreamy skirt that started my own fascination with tulle and net skirts, a fascination that all these years on, shows no sign of abating.
Both Carrie and SJP love Tulle
This season is a good one for lovers of the tulle skirt. Boohoo has the most incredible, and affordable range, in both knee and midi lengths. These are skirts that scream romance and fun, their beauty is that they do all the talking, and look great with other trends from this season, namely body suits and Bardot tops.
I had my own Carrie moment on my recent birthday with a beautiful skirt from the current Boohoo collection. My skirt is the most incredible shade of yellow, but also comes in Carrie pink and pale blue too.
Are you planning a Carrie moment this Summer?
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15 Comments
Lisa
I really love this look, these skirts are so pretty. Love your look.
Nikki
Awww this post makes me miss sex and the city so much. I love the outfit you put together!
Rhian Westbury
Those dresses SJP is wearing look amazing! I love the colour of your skirt too, really summery x
Ickle Pickle
I do feel too old for a Carrie moment, but these skirts are so very pretty! You look fab! Kaz x
stephanie
I love the idea of these skirts, I’m just not sure I’m brave enough to wear one yet. But you look lovely in the yellow one! x
Kira
Sarah Jessica Parker is beautiful! These skirts work perfectly to replicate that style! Looks great on you!
Helen
I love this style of skirt (especially the pink ones you’ve featured). Your yellow one is so summery and unique, it looks gorgeous!
Jessica
Love this lively and lovely style of skirt. Would love to see you are wearing the blue pale one. 🙂 Bet you will look gorgeous too. 🙂
Georgina Ingham | Culinary Travels
Carrie certainly has great style, but other than her shoes it’s mostly not my kind of thing.
Beth Owen
Those skirts look gorgeous! They wouldn’t suit me now but would love to purchase one once I loose this weight
Mel
These tulle skirts are so pretty! I’m not sure I’d be bold enough to wear one, but I certainly find them gorgeous.
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