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Sarah Jessica Parker is making big fashion statements once again in the third season of And Just Like That…
The actress wore an infamous “cloud hat” during the season premiere, and in a new interview, she recalled pitching the stylish accessory to executive producer Michael Patrick King
King also weighed in on the moment and the cultural impact he thought it would have
Sarah Jessica Parker is breaking down one of her most attention-grabbing looks from the season 3 premiere of And Just Like That…
The 60-year-old Carrie Bradshaw actress is famous for her daring outfits, which she wears on camera for the Sex in the City spinoff series and on red carpets across the globe.
When the third season of the HBO series premiered on Thursday, May 29, Parker immediately generated headlines for one particular accessory that she wore in the episode — an oversized gingham hat, which flopped over on her head.
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Sarah Jessica Parker in ‘And Just Like That…’
Carrie paired the unique Maryam Keyhani hat, called a “cloud hat,” with a striped dress. Speaking to USA Today, she revealed that she was the one who chose the accessory and insisted that it make its way to the camera.
“I saw the hat and wanted it on my head,” she recalled. “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.”
She explained that the striking dress felt “incomplete” without a final crowning moment.
“Once you’ve put a lot of hats on your head, you feel like it’s missing its punctuation point,” Parker said. “So there was that hat. It was going to be a lovely summer day, and it just felt like the period at the end of the sentence. I loved it and [King] agreed. I feel we’ve really worn him down. His eyes have adapted to large-scale things on heads now, so he’s pretty generous about how often they can appear.”
King also spoke to the outlet, saying that he knew the accessory would spark conversations amongst fans. In fact, he was counting on it.
“It’s like, ‘Hey, everybody, we’re back! Here’s a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park. Why not?’ ” he 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?’ “
The executive producer also thought that the hat would be instantly viral on social media.
“It’ll be a thing. People will wear it at Halloween. It’s always fun, but with that (hat) particularly, I had to call up some of the writers and say, ‘Get ready. Once it’s on the head, it’s not coming off,’ ” he teased.
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Sarah Jessica Parker in ‘And Just Like That…’
Parker is a style icon both on and off camera. In fact, her costar Kristin Davis recently revealed that she feels the need to “check in” with the actress before they attend the same event.
“I need to know what Sarah Jessica’s gonna wear to our different events, because she might be wearing something that is, like, way dressier than what I pictured in my mind, and I hate to be out of sync with her,” she explained during a May episode of her Are You a Charlotte? podcast.
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