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The tutu worn by Sarah Jessica Parker within the opening credit of “Sex and the City” goes up for public sale.
The oyster-white, tulle, three-tier tutu skirt is predicted to promote for $8,000-12,000 when it goes below the hammer at Julien’s Auctions in California on January 18.
The tutu “turned a popular culture image,” based on the public sale home, after Parker wore it in her position as Carrie Bradshaw within the smash-hit TV collection.
It was purchased by the present’s costume designer, Patricia Area, “who discovered it whereas looking for the collection in New York’s garment district in a five-dollar bin,” based on the itemizing.
Area defined the selection in her ebook “Pat within the Metropolis: My Lifetime of Trend, Fashion and Breaking All of the Guidelines,” an excerpt of which was published in Vogue in February 2023.
“Within the field of sale clothes – tendencies from seasons previous that died on the vine – a white tulle peeked out just like the frothy crest of a wave in a sea of throwaways,” Area wrote, including that she “thought Sarah Jessica would have the ability to relate to this loopy skirt due to her background as a ballet dancer.”
“Simply as necessary, although, the tutu-style skirt was whimsical, adventurous and surprising – sort of like this present, Intercourse and the Metropolis,” Area added.
The tutu additionally made an look within the 2008 “Intercourse and the Metropolis” film, in a scene wherein Carrie is clearing out her closet and deciding whether or not to maintain sure outfits.
“Her pals Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda judged whether or not the gadgets ought to be saved or tossed, this look was a unanimous ‘preserve,’” the public sale itemizing says.
It additionally highlights the truth that this skirt is considered one of 5 used for the collection opening credit, and comes with a certificates of authenticity signed by Area.
The tutu is a part of an ”Unstoppable: Signature Kinds of Iconic Ladies in Trend” sale, which additionally options gadgets worn by Princess Diana, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor, amongst others.
“Intercourse and the Metropolis” was based mostly on Candace Bushnell’s newspaper column of the identical identify. Operating for six seasons, from 1998 to 2004, the HBO present supplied uncooked commentary on intercourse and relationships and a constructive depiction of robust feminine friendships. (Like CNN, HBO is a part of mother or father firm Warner Bros. Discovery.)