Why SJP Wore Her Own Shoes in Last AJLT


Carrie Bradshaw has taken her final strut through Manhattan in designer high heels — and the shoes nod to Sarah Jessica Parker’s own endeavor into the footwear industry.

The final episode of “And Just Like That” aired Thursday night, wrapping up a journey of more than 20 years for the shoe-obsessed writer played by Parker. While Carrie has famously worn Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, Terry de Havilland and more footwear brands, she took her last stroll on television wearing heels from her very own SJP Collection, which went out of business last year.

“We chose hers for a reason,” costume designer Molly Rogers told Footwear News. “Just like, signing off.”

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 22: Sarah Jessica Parker is seen on the set of

Sarah Jessica Parker on the set of “And Just Like That” on Oct. 22, 2024, in New York City.

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In season three, episode 12 of the “Sex and the City” reboot, Parker modeled a pair of D’Orsay peep-toe heels from her brand, which she started in 2014 with the late designer George Malkemus. The shoes displayed a bold hue Rogers referred to as DayGlo pink.

“Because SJ had her own shoe collection, at the beginning of each season, we would meet and look at footwear history books, and she would kindly have styles and colors made that we thought we might need,” Rogers explained. “For example, if we knew the majority of the TV season would take place in summer, we would order hot colors in the styles she carried. So these shoes were always in the fitting room, in case we found that we needed a custom color.”

In addition to the revealing D’Orsay design, the silhouette was completed with a stiletto heel and simple ankle strap. While it wasn’t a style fans might normally expect from Carrie, there was ultimately no better choice for her final look, Rogers believes.

“There were several details about this style that Carrie would not normally wear,” she acknowledged. “They had a peep toe, an ankle strap, and weren’t real high. But this shoe really popped the color from the top half of the hat and sweater and brought it down to the ground and rounded out the art direction of the entire outfit. And the color just flew! When you really examine this outfit, a black or brown or ‘fall color’ would have been too dark on the leg. It was the best choice in the room.”

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Season Three Episode 12 of

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in “And Just Like That.”

Bradshaw wears a tutu and tank top — one of her most famous looks — in the opening credits sequence of the original “Sex and the City” series. For her final look, the ballerina aesthetic goes bigger and bolder.

“No one would say that it was a final look from the writers or the producers or anybody,” Rogers said of the show coming to an end. “But I read the same script as everyone else, and I knew that that was the only way Carrie could end. So I was like, whatever we do, we have to put a crinoline in at the end. It has to be the last look of a tutu, let’s say.”

With the help of a British designer, this vision came to life.

“I had been to Molly Goddard’s show in London, and they had this amazing cranberry tulle skirt, and the last episode is Thanksgiving. And I was like, wow, that’s kind of lining up. You know, Turkey Day, cranberry color. This is working. This is really going to be a special moment.”

As the outfit came together, more pieces with personal meaning were included in the ensemble, Rogers shared.

“And then we were trying to find a top with the Molly Goddard skirt. And SJ had a L’Wren Scott, a dear friend of hers who is no longer alive, and she had a really beautiful cranberry sequin sweater that went perfectly with this tulle. And of course, there was a hat laying around that we’d had for three years that we hadn’t been able to use. So everything just kind of got put in the blender and got on her.”

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Season Three Episode 12 of

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in “And Just Like That.”

Rogers realized the outfit reminded her of another finale look worn by Carrie — the one from the final scene of the last episode of “Sex and the City,” before the movies and reboot came out.

“I was in Sarah Jessica’s trailer, and there was a scarf and a brooch and a glove and a belt and a sweater. There were all these components, and we were going to pick which ones, and she took the longest time to get dressed,” Rogers said, recalling that season six look. “And I was like, what’s going on? And I realized she didn’t want to put the last thing on. And then she put the scarf on and the belt, and then she hit the brooch. And I was like, Oh, she does not only not want to get dressed, she wants to wear every piece that’s in here. And she ended up putting everything on to get it in, and I love that outfit, it makes me laugh.”

With the more recent finale outfit echoing this earlier look, Rogers sees it as a sort of “bookend.”

Though the cancellation of the show hadn’t been announced when they were filming, Rogers sensed a note of finality in the writing. “I knew the way it ended that it was Michael Patrick King’s way of setting her free. You could tell from the script.”

Be free, Carrie Bradshaw — forever a shoe icon.



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