By Samantha Critchell
AP Fashion Writer, New York

Fashion has been an important character in "Sex and the City" from the TV series' start, so it's no wonder that the big-screen version has added a real-life fashion character to the cast.



Andre Leon Talley, Vogue's flamboyant fashion editor at large, plays himself in a cameo role. He assists Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw at a bridal-gown photo shoot for Vogue.

"This is something I would do. I helped Melania Trump plan her wedding looks from beginning to end _ it's part of what I do," he said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.




The gowns they worked with also would fit nicely into the magazine, Talley says, especially his favorite one, a "more-than-over-the-top" Christian Dior Couture gown. "I loved Sarah Jessica in it. She's a confident pro about clothes anyway. She pulled it off brilliantly, but it's not something that many women could do."