GIRL ABOUT TOWN
EDITED BY NUALA MEENEHAN
Nuala Meenehan works in the media and is a leading model.
C A R R IE I S B AC K!
Hold on to your Manolos, Carrie Bradshaw is back! The fash pack are in a spin about the news that Sex and the City is back with a reboot. The only down side is, Kim Cattrall, aka Samantha won’t be joining the cast and it remains to be seen if that original spark can be recreated, but for now SATC fans and the fashion world are buzzing. Here’s a reminder how SATC changed our worlds.
COSMOPOLITANS
COFFEE REVOLUTION
The Cosmo, became the cocktail of choice for a girls night out after seeing the SATC ladies seen sipping it. Cheers!
Starbucks arrived in the UK in 1998, the same year SATC burst onto our screens. Seeing the ladies sip their lattes and cappuccinos helped spark a coffee revolution. Top of the list for your daily grind has to be Two Sisters, an independent coffee label based in east Belfast. This local business love great coffee and are passionate about supporting artisan roasters from the island of Ireland who source single origin beans ethically and sustainably. Get your daily fix at Two Sisters, 173 Ardenlee Avenue, Belfast or online www.wearetwosisters.com or via stockists across Northern Ireland.
LADIES WHO LUNCH
THE BIG QUESTION
or Are we getting wiser of e on t jus s Wa er? just old posed the questions Carrie was in her column, which the as answered story unfolded.
The four SATC ladies got together over lunch to discuss their sexploits. Suddenly cafés and restaurants were besieged by groups of well dressed women talking in great detail about... well let’s just leave that for now... or at least until we get out with our girls for lunch again!
THE TUTU
HIGH HEELS LAID LOW Carrie Bradshaw plug your ears, recent retail reports show stilettos have fallen from favour with shoppers! When Sex and the City hit our screens, sales of Manolo Blahiks and other designer heels surged after the ladies said they wouldn’t be seen dead in flats! Well it appears that nearly 12 months of going in and out of lockdown shoppers have turned their back on heels and have fully embraced trainers into their wardrobes. Consumer reports show that trending trainers now represent a staggering third of all women’s shoe sales! Kurt Geiger, synonymous with the four and nearly five inch heel, won’t be launching a single new style of stiletto this spring / summer, but will focus instead on trainers and flats. 18
Legendary costume designer, Patricia Field, changed the way we dress through her Sex and the City styling. The tutu Sarah Jessica Parker wore in the opening credits became a must have fashion item.
Tuelle skirt and trainers available from Cameo Boutique – www.cameoboutiqueni.com
