The lovely Felicia Sullivan of Harper Collins sent me the most decadent treat today, the Sex and the City book! Its pages are chock full of photos from the series (season 1-6) and the movie; including every outfit, shoes, and bags the girls sported broken down to the designer! This is so great because there were a few bags that stumped me but now I have the answer and can do another in depth entry on the bags in the movie! I know what you’re going to say, enough already but I can’t get enough! I loved the movie, it’s like the best chick flick ever– with fabulous bag to boot. What more could a girl want? Get your book now or try to win a book on Felicia’s site. I felt so giddy as I pored over the pages of quotes from SJP, Michael Patrick King and Patricia Fields. It’s as if I’ve discovered the treasure map! Here are more pictures from the fabulous NY Mag blog, The Cut, edited by Amy Odell.
What a fantastic present Tina!!! Do sahre!
L.xox
Tina,
Thanks so much for linking to me! I am indeed running a contest for two free copies of the book on my website: http://feliciasullivan.com/?p=906
Good luck to all!
Cheers, Felicia
Tina, All I wanted for Mothers day this year was the SATC book (Kiss And Tell) OK, not all I wanted but that is what I asked for, I took care of the other gift myself -wink wink
(Nancy Gonzalez croc bag) Thank U very much!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! the Book…The pictures!!!(Bags, Shoes, fashion-O MY)…Its so cool to read what the actors and writers had to say about each seen..This is my FAV!!! BOOK! EVER!!!! and of course SATC’s #1 FAN!!!
i love, love, love the book as well!
Click on the book cover and it will also lead you to Felicia’s contest!
Seriously, I had insomnia last night so I got up to read it again. I’m almost embarrassed to tell you that I went and watched it again on Tuesday night, this time with 6 girlfriends who had not seen it. My husband thinks I am insane 🙂
xoxo
How fun! Is it a coffee table book? How large is it? I couldn’t find any info about that on either site.
HI Christina,
It is fairly large and definitely a coffee table book! It’s all glossy and shiny and super fabulous. I am gushing like a moron, I know. But I don’t care– love SJP and crew!!!:)
I mean think about it, prior to 1998, there was no “it” bag. We bought a bag or two each season and that was it. SJP had a new Fendi Baguette or Dior saddle bag EVERY single week!
She is the ultimate Bag Snob! I am sending her a Bag Snob t-shirt next week, hopefully she’ll wear it proudly around NYC 🙂
xoxo
I love this. I can’t wait to see it! I have the other companion books from the show, and I’m loving that the format of the fashion page above is in the same format/style! I can’t wait to see it!
I am right there with all of you. SATC obsessed and not ashamed of it! As Tina says, it’s pure girly fun and indulgence!
OK, now that everyone’s had a chance to see the movie, I want to know what everyone thinks. How could Carrie forgive Big for doing that to her? I would never get over it!! How devastating was that? And if he really loves her, he would NEVER do that to her.
Crying for Carrie,
Kelly
Tina, U are cracking me up!!! My husband thinks Im insane too!! lol….all my girlfiends have seen it twice already and I am going Sunday to see it alone!!! I cant wait for some peace and quiet!! I would LOVE!! to see SJP wear your Bagsnob Tee!! How cool would that be!! I also love her and the crew…and I cant get enough of her, the book!!and the show.
Kelly, I dunno what I would do if this happened to me….she has been waiting 10 years to marry this man, come on now. this is Big & Carrie…she has always Loved him.
and lets not forget he is a man, they get nervous when they hear the word marriage, it was his 3rd, So I would probably forgive him and do just what she did at the end….But he has to be really sorry for what he did…and Hello? did u see the closet he made for her?!?!? lol…just like she said the wedding was getting bigger then Big..
I think she did the right thing….at the end it was Him and Her, just like he wanted!!!it was perfect!!! OMG!! I can NOT!! wait for the Sequel!! =)
Thank you Tina for blogging about the book, I ordered it as soon as I read it, and can’t wait for it to come in. I actually went last night to see it yet again, and plan on going a forth time next week. I absolutely love the movie!
To answer your question Kelly, I don’t know if I would take him back. I do beleive everyone had a love whom they never fully get over, even if they have broken our heart many times. For me, everytime I see him my heart hurts, cause that love it still there, even after three years apart. And I know if he came to me with the right words, I’d take him back in a NY mintue!!!
I’m glad she forgave him – typical Carrie, she gets so wrapped up in herself and what she wants that doesn’t always think about what the other people in her life want. Marriage is all about compromise, not always just me me me 🙂 Big wasn’t a fan of a huge wedding (his third), and he just kept getting pounded by that ass at the rehearsal dinner, then Miranda, then he didn’t talk to Carrie all day.
I mean, he was an ass, but I kind of understood it. Good thing, too, because we all would have been crazy pissed had he not gone running after her, even if she did crumble her lovely bouquet on his head. Too bad it wasn’t that horrible bird veil. And how awesome was Charlotte?
When I saw the movie, that scene with Carrie hitting Big with the bouquet and yelling “How could you do this to me, I’m humiliated now!”, struck me as so bitter and painful that…I honestly have to say the ending disappointed me a bit.
No, I’m not saying that Carrie should have remained alone and not forgive Big, but I was expecting FAR MORE APOLOGY from Big. Instead, the whole act of not showing up for the wedding was somehow legitimized with the excuse that “the wedding got bigger than Big”. I’m sorry, but that’s an unique day in the life of a woman, especially after such a “quest”, so I don’t think the “sin” of wanting a big wedding is anywhere near as gravity with the one of not showing up for your wedding and leaving your bride in distress.
I’ve been hurt by love so many times and I must admit I shed a tear at the wedding scene. I can understand that pain that only love can inflict on you. And when Carrie ran into Big’s arms in the dressing-room, in the end…I felt disappointed. You don’t just let a guy get away with that so easily. I honestly said “STUPID!” when I saw that scene.
In the end, I’m glad the movie ended on a happy note. However, I for one wouldn’t have been able to forgive him, I know that for a fact. I could have never forgotten that pain and humiliation that he would have put me through by not showing up. How can you start a life with someone who did not consider your feelings for one split second? Maybe it’s just me, but leaving my passion for SATC aside, I think in real life Big didn’t deserve the forgiveness. And honestly, no man who does that to a woman deserves to be forgiven.
I kinda agree with Diane. Big emphasized the wedding was his third, but it was Carrie’s first! Can’t he understand that every girl wants a big wedding! It’s not Carrie’s fault he’s been married two other times!
The ending seemed anticlimactic. I expected the chills I got from the season finale 🙂
And even though what happened to Carrie was TERRIBLE…. isn’t what Miranda went through also just as bad? The whole movie is the girls trying to comfort Carrie and get her life back but what about Miranda? I know she’s a lot stronger than Carrie (at least on the surface), but think about it. You have a baby and that happens to you…
You guys have brought up a point I’ve been thinking about but have not voiced. Everyone keeps saying “How can Carrie forgive Big!?!?” Meanwhile, I’m thinking “How can Miranda forgive Steve!?!?”
Let’s see, your fiance gets cold feet, leaves you at the altar devastated… he realized his HUGE mistake almost immediately (but still too late). You forgive him six months later, after you’ve both suffered accordingly.
Now, your husband, the man who exchanged vows with you, the father of your child, sleeps with a random stranger. Uhhhh… sorry but this to me is much much worse.
I am not saying what Big did wasn’t shitty– but he didn’t cheat on her. He got scared and acted like a total jerk. In the big picture of life– what Steve did to Miranda was more hurtful. How can she ever have sex with him again without thinking about him having sex with someone else? And it’s total bull to blame her for his indiscretion. What, so if a woman doesn’t shave her husband has the right to cheat on her?
I guess what it comes down to is public humiliation versus private humiliation. Carrie said she was humiliated because she was stiffed in front of 200 people. Miranda’s humiliation was more private, but it doesn’t mean it was any less painful.
Either way, they were humiliated. I cried when Miranda met Steve on the bridge and when Carrie saw Big in her closet. God, I am such a sap. All that said, loved the movie 🙂
OK ladies, I’m gonna speak as a man – yes a gay one (hello, I’m on Bag Snob) but believe me a man is a man is a man when it comes to stuff like this. I was way disappointed in the ending, no way should Carrie have taken Big back – after all the back and forth thru the years and then the ultimate self-centered egocentric behavior at the wedding. But my main point is about Steve – he didn’t have to tell Miranda – doing that was about him and making himself feel better – it wasn’t about her. I remember reading Dear Abby when I was 14 and she said to someone, “there are some things your significant other does not need to know.” This would be one of those – he should not have told Miranda, ever.
I was happy to read these last comments. I felt the same way. He really did not do anything to be forgiven for his actions. They probably should not have gotten married at the end so they could have had a better sequel. Hopefully they will follow what Steve did to Miranda in the sequel also. I loved the movie anyway! I dragged my husband with me, I am going to see it again with my mother and sisters.
ManBag – I agree with you. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t legitimize lies in a marriage, but if he had this problem that he needed sorting out, it was HIS problem. He could have talked to Miranda and explicitly state his sexual frustrations in order for them to sort this problem together, without bringing up the whole affair thing. If you know it was a one-time thing and you know the other person will suffer deeply, why tell her that? I think it’s more selfish to say it, it’s a way of easing up your conscience and in a way transferring the burden onto the other person, rather than proactively trying to make things better.
And Tina – you made me think about Miranda and Steve with your post and I have to agree with most of your arguments. However, I think that both situations(Carrie/Miranda) were equally serious and distressing. You rightfully said “How can she have sex with him anymore without thinking that he had sex with someone else?”. Very true. But I also want to ask all of you: “How can you go ahead and marry a guy who dumped you at the altar (even more after an endless array of “you’re the one, oh no, you’re not the one” games over the years) and trust that he won’t do the same in the future?”. How do you know he won’t just realize that he “cannot go ahead with it” anymore someday and dump you again?
I liked Big a lot throughout the series, but he’s the prototype of the selfish man who has an entire universe revolving around him and around him alone. It’s HIS third marriage, it’s HIS public image, it’s about HIS doubts, it’s the fact that HE cannot go through with it. He’s unable to put himself in Carrie’s shoes and see where she’s coming from. Or, in my opinion, this is what a relationship is all about – caring for the other the same or more than you care for yourself. How can you trust a guy again after he betrayed your confidence in such a cruel and – in my opinion – irreversible way?
Diana, I agree with you about big and everything is about him. In the end He gets the ceremony He wanted with no compromise with Carrie or the wedding she wanted. She looked a little desperate,if she didn’t do it his way the wedding wouldn’t happen or he would run away again.