The Courier- Carrie Bradshaw-ly you're not going to wear that?

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YES, Carrie is a Style Icon

Carrie Bradshaw has arguably broken every rule in the fashion book, in fact, in some instances, she’s chucked the book into a massive fire and danced around it (in Manolos of course). Over six series of Sex and The City, Carrie taught us a lot; but perhaps the most important lesson she gifted us was one of fearlessness. Be that in the form of heartbreak and careers, or wearing a brightly coloured tutu past the age of six. By no means has she always got it right, the fur coat, jeweled turban, leather boots and pajamas look was perhaps a low point…but that’s exactly why Carrie Bradshaw is a style icon. In the rocky path to finding your own style identity mistakes are made, and if you’re gonna make a mistake you might as well make it a BIG one (ha get it?). Carrie taught us that in the sometimes daunting and dark world of fashion colours are allowed, as are ridiculous shoes and weird little feather headdress things. Her style may not have been eternal, but it was fun at the time…which is surely all we can hope for.