Sarah Jessica Parker reveals why Carrie Bradshaw never rocks a manicure
Sarah Jessica Parker revealed the mystery behind Carrie Bradshaw’s famous bare nails.
The And just like that star, 58, opened up to Glamor on Wednesday, June 21 about why neither she nor her beloved character wear nail polish.
“I never do my nails… and I’ve probably had nail polish on my nails twice in 10 years,” Parker explains. While fans might expect Carrie to always have a perfect manicure, Parker noted that because the character is a writer, “[Manicures] seemed a) useless because it would always get messed up, and b) an obstacle on the fast track to writing thoughts.
Parker also revealed that because the show was shot out of sequence, “it’s problematic in practice to have a nail polish color that has to go with every scene. It stands in the way of speed and economy.”
While getting a manicure isn’t something Carrie typically “spends time expressing herself on,” the Failure to Launch star revealed that fans might get a glimpse of the character rocking bold nail polish later in the season. “I thought it would be an interesting thing to do, given the outfits and given the environment those scenes are set in,” said Parker.
In another iconic fashion moment, viewers also looked forward to seeing Carrie wear her iconic wedding dress again at the season 2 premiere of And just like thatbroadcast on Thursday, June 22.
During the episode – spoiler alert – Carrie planned to attend the Met Gala, but her original design for the “Veiled Beauty” themed event went haywire. Desperate for a new outfit, the fashion guru turned to her Vivienne Westwood wedding dress, which fans instantly recognized from the 2008 Sex and the city movie. The dress features a strapless neckline, a fitted bodice and an extravagant skirt with ruffles and a glamorous train. For the gala, she paired the robe with the original teal feather sticking out of her veil, along with a matching scarf designed by her friend.
In an interview on Friday, June 23 with Today, And just like that costume designer Danny Santiago explained that “Bring [the dress] back changes the sense of what that dress meant. When Carrie first wore the dress, she was stood up at the altar by her eventual husband, John Preston, aka Mr. Big. (Mr. Big, played by Chris Northdied of a heart attack in Season 1. Now, Santiago explained, “Carrie can reuse it and replace it with the wonderful memory of wearing it to the Met Ball.”
According to the costume designer, getting the wedding dress back was a stressful process — the crew “didn’t even know it existed, [or] if it needed repair.” Santiago commented that while “fabric sometimes changes color over time” if they are not “put away properly”, Carrie looked just as beautiful in the dress as she did when her character first debuted it.