TRENDSETTER: SARAH JESSICA PARKER FOR VOGUE

Sarah Jessica Parker will never be, in my opinion, the epitome of gorgeous.  However, there is no denying that she and her Sex & the City character Carrie Bradshaw are America’s princesses.  So many women want to be her, despite her Streisand-esque beauty and relatively low-key Hollywood persona.  It is no surprise that she’s on the cover of the May 2010 issue of Vogue, but Vicki Woods’ excellent article (and yes, Mario Testino’s photographs are to die for) finally gave me insight into what makes this woman the aspirational icon of our times. 

SJP has been photographed and interviewed by every major fashion magazine, but it never seems as fitting as her features in Vogue.  Perhaps its because Carrie Bradshaw, her fictional SATC character, is a writer living in New York City; we look up to her, and trust her words as fact.  Sound familiar?  If you’ve ever found yourself in a used magazine store, or even walked past some of those dilapidated tables on Seventh Avenue covered in sun-bleached vintage titles, then you’ve seen the Vogue covers of old.  Can anything really beat Faye Dunaway in 1968, in all her post Bonnie & Clyde glory?  

Images courtesy of the Fashion Spot forums.


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