Style File № 03

How to dress like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City

Tutus with sneakers, flowers pinned to everything, a closet that argues with itself and wins. Here is how to build it.

Slip DressStatement FlowerManolo-Style HeelsNewspaper PrintLayered Necklaces

Late-90s/2000s Manhattan 4 pieces 3 looks

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№ 03 Sex and the City Clash on purpose. Commit to the clash. CarrieBradshaw Maximalist romantic. Late-90s/2000s Manhattan 4 pieces Slip Dress · Statement Flower · Manolo-Style Heels

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The Wardrobe, Decoded

Clash on purpose. Commit to the clash.

Carrie's whole thing is mixing eras and price points like nobody's watching — vintage slip dresses, a giant flower brooch, and heels she can barely walk in. The rule is there are no rules, just confidence.

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The Dress

Out on the town
01 Silk Slip Dress, Bias Cut Vintage-feeling, worn alone or layered over a tee. Budget Splurge
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02 Oversized Fabric Flower Brooch Pinned at the hip or the chest — the signature clash piece. Budget Splurge
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Written and edited by · Updated 8 July 2026

Filed under Y2K Maximalism Sex and the City Late 90s / 2000s

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