The famous tutu once worn by Sarah Jessica Parker, also known as Carrie Bradshaw, in Sex and the city It has been auctioned for an astonishing amount. However, the now iconic tulle skirt wasn't always worth thousands of dollars.
The oyster white three-tier skirt with satin waistband was auctioned by Julien's Auctions with an estimated price of between $8,000 and $12,000. Bidding began on January 11, with a starting bid of $2,000, as part of Julien's “Unstoppable: Exclusive Styles from Iconic Women of Fashion” collection. But when the auction finally closed on January 18, one lucky bidder purchased the iconic tutu for $52,000.
For fans of the beloved HBO series, which aired from 1997 to 2004, viewers will recognize the tutu from the opening credits, in which sex columnist Carrie wanders down a busy New York City street. Pairing the tiered skirt with a basic pink tank top, Carrie is famous for being splashed by water from a yellow taxi.
As the legend says, Sex and the city Lead costume designer Patricia Field found the skirt while searching through a five-dollar bin in Manhattan's garment district. Series creator Darren Starr initially wanted Parker to wear a blue sheath dress from Marc Jacobs' spring 1998 runway collection in the opening credits, but Field wanted the actor to wear a garment that wasn't specific to any one. moment.
Her decision to dress Parker in the white tutu was so pivotal to Field that she recounted it in her 2023 memoir. Pat in town. “I imagined pairing the short tiered tulle skirt with a mini t-shirt or tank top for a contemporary and modern look,” she wrote. “I also thought Sarah Jessica could relate to this crazy skirt because of her experience as a ballet dancer. But just as important, the tutu-style skirt was whimsical, adventurous and unexpected.”
'Sex and the City' tutu sells for $52,000 at auction
(Julien Auctions)
The iconic tutu made a second appearance in 2008. Sex and the city Film adaptation, when Carrie recruits her friends Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte to help her organize her closet. The writer organizes a fashion show for her friends, while they decide which clothes she should keep and which to throw away. As expected, the tutu was a “hold.”
In 2022, Parker revealed who was in possession of the beloved tutu in a video interview for Fashion “Life in glances” series. According to Julien's, a total of five tutu skirts are used for the series' opening credits. The skirt auctioned was one of five originals and was accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Field.
“A lot of people say he has the tutu. I think Pat has one. miguel patricio [King] has one”, he And so the star recalled, and then revealed that she also owns one of the five. “We only used one, so I guess that sequence required a touch, that there were probably four, five or six.” [tutus].”
Opening credits of 'Sex and the City'
According to Parker, the entire scene was filmed in “one or two takes.”
This isn't the first time the iconic tutu has gone up for auction. In 2021, it was auctioned for the first time after Field donated the piece to Housing Works. It was also displayed in the Museum of the City of New York's exhibition, “This is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture,” in June 2023.
In addition to Carrie Bradshaw's white tutu, other memorable vintage items for sale included the champagne-colored evening dress worn by Paris Hilton on the cover of her 2006 self-titled album, and a black and white Catherine Walker cocktail dress that was once used by Princess Diana. In fact, the late Princess of Wales's black velvet dress sold for $325,000.
He Sex and the city tutu came with copies of the Sex and the city movie and season one of the original series DVDs.
