Sarah Jessica Parker Reveals Whether or Not She'd Wear Carrie Bradshaw's Outfits — Including 'That' Ginormous Hat

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14-07-2025

Sarah Jessica Parker shared her unfiltered thoughts on Carrie Bradshaw's wardrobe during her appearance of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The actress revealed what Carrie Bradshaw outfit she would never be caught wearing, leading her to share her take on the viral gingham hat she wore in season 3 of And Just Like That...
Designer Maryam Keyhani made the large floppy gingham headwear, which divided the internetSarah Jessica Parker just isn't all that into Carrie Bradshaw's wardrobe.
While the fictional Sex & the City columnist still reigns supreme for her covetable closet in the eyes of fashion savants around the world, Parker, 60, just broke the news that she and Carrie aren't exactly the same when it comes to style.
In a Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen segment called "The Shady Hat" (inspired by the viral gingham hat Carrie wore in season 3 of And Just Like That...), the actress got real about her character's outfit choices when asked if there is "one thing that Carrie has worn that you, SJP, would never be caught dead in."
"There's piles and piles of laundry of things that I would never wear," answered Parker, who was then asked if she'd brave wearing that hat in real life. "I have to have a really good reason. I probably wouldn't have strolled around Washington Square Park."
The actress added, "I do want to say that milliner is a woman named Maryam Keyhani and she's amazing. That hat is one of many pieces of works of art, whatever, you want to make it a funny thing, but she's incredible."
Despite the discourse it caused for being controversially big, Parker revealed to USA Today that she was the one who chose the accessory and insisted that it make its way to the camera.
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'I saw the hat and wanted it on my head,' she told the outlet about the fashion choice made for the spinoff's season 3 premiere. 'At this point, there's no pretend dilly-dallying around. We pretty much just put stuff on my head and photograph it, and hope that Michael Patrick [King, executive producer of the show] is hospitable to the idea.'
'It's like, 'Hey, everybody, we're back! Here's a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park. Why not?' ' King, 70, explained. 'I've learned over the years that sometimes logic is not as good as a hat. It makes people say, 'I love it. I hate it. Oh, my God, what was she thinking?' "
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During her appearance on WWHL, Parker also addressed who she thought had the worst style on Sex & the City. In the original 1998 cast, Parker starred alongside Cynthia Nixon (Miranda), Kristin Davis (Charlotte) and Kim Cattrall (Samantha).
"I think there were images at one point of us arriving in New York and the way we dressed, I think there was a montage of our arrival like newborn babies exposed to nothing. So, I would say all of us at the beginning," she admitted.
Although Parker's personal style doesn't exactly fit the description of Bradshaw's, there have been moments when she's channeled her character in real life, from attending the New York City Ballet in mismatched heels and a hot pink Zac Posen confection to turning heads at the Met Gala in a statement headpiece of her own choosing.
Plus, it's not like the Golden Globe winner isn't in possession of Carrie's iconic staples — in fact, she owns them all! In a December 2021 issue of Vogue, she revealed that she has the clothes from all six seasons of Sex and the City in addition to those from the franchise's two movies.
"I had all of the original stuff in my own storage. Furniture, clothes, everything, packed according to season and episode and scene," Parker noted, adding in a June 2025 interview with Wonderland Magazine that she has a wardrobe non-negotiable in her contract when she films a project.
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