Profiling star style: Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker saw her career rising up steadily after she won some of the famous awards for ‘Footloose’, ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ and ‘Flight fo Navigation’. But it was ‘Sex and the City’ which marked her debut as an actress, making her transform to a style-icon within a short time.

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Star Name :

Sarah Jessica Parker

Red Carpet Fashion:

Sarah Jessica Parker, the very name reminds us of offbeat fashion. She is considered as the queen of asymmetrical and unconventional fashion. Her perfect dressing sense and the confidence to carry even the bizarre combination have always made her steal the hearts of her fans whenever she has walked on the red carpet. You can always expect surprises from this ‘Sex and the City’ famed American actress, whose role model is Carrie Bradshaw. From black denims, chunky necklaces to expensive rainbow colored designer shoes, her red carpet walk transcends the conventional ball gown. Thus, her appearance walk on the red carpet has been strikingly different every time, ranging from super shorts to a combination of traditional gown with modern accessories or a tube-bra with a peasant skirt and yet more. But, she is a favorite of the Oscars, not only because of her performance, but also, because of her novel dressing sense. In this regard, special mention must be made of some of the most memorable events where her outfits were highly appreciated. One of these is the Halston gown with its metallic color and look that she wore at the Med Opera’s Costume Gala this year. It is important to mention that the stunning head-piece she wore with it as her accessory, reflected the Carrie Bradshaw style. Her golden satin gown that she flaunted at the Academy Awards aroused mixed reactions among the public. While some found it beautiful, others thought that she resembled a peeled banana in that dress. In 2009, the mint-green Oscar gown did not arouse such controversies as it was conventional and feminine. But, her beauty surpassed everything when she wore a silver gown at the NYC premiere of the SATC films. The fabric of this gown was simply aluminum foil! Her extraordinary imagination went so far, that in 2003, at Emmys , she walked along the red carpet in a baby pink gown, characterized by its remarkable contour and feminine look, which was fully made of cotton candy.

Casual Style:

Her casual dresses are quite down to earth. But, the characteristic offbeat accessories of the actress still remain the dominant part of her attire.One can distinguish her mostly followed casual style in her typical ‘mommy of the township area’ look that she loves to portray. The mediums she chooses to reflect that look are the hoodies of different lengths, bootleg shoes of different colors, layers of junk jewelry and fashion accessories like scarves and stoles of different colors and patterns, IT bags and flat sandals with some of the funkiest designs and colors. She is passionate about shoes.

Hair style:

You can never typecast this American beauty in whatever she does. Her hairstyle is also not at exception in this respect. One is sure to get confused in trying to keep a track on her ever- changing styles. Thus, her style profile for hairstyle offers numerous varieties, ranging from long cascades of big curls all over her head reaching far beyond her shoulders to spooky, straight silky mane, cut into razor styles. She even appeared in a photograph with hair resembling a lion’s mane. One can also find her in natural careless curls spread all over her back or a funky hairstyle in accordance with her dynamic mood and costume. The same rule applies for her hair color too. In one case, she has blonde tresses while in another, she flaunts brown hair. The list goes on, with hair color changing every time and occasion, varying in tones and hues, ranging in between the two shades of brown and blonde. But, honey is the tint that is dominant in almost all the hair colors she prefers.

Make-up:

The makeup she wears is strikingly different from the changing nature of her clothing, accessories, hairstyles and hair colors. She is mostly seen without make-up, as she loves to exhibit her fair complexion, healthy skin texture and appreciable features by wearing almost no make-up at all. But, of course, there are occasions when using cosmetics becomes imperative. She reserves her smoky expression of eyes for those events. She achieves it by using eyeliners and kohl pencils with dashes of grey, blue, lilac, charcoal and black as eye shadow.

Get the Look

Follow some of the simple steps to get the looks of Sarah Jessica Parker.

  1. Clean your face and moisturize it lightly. If you have a matured skin above the age of 40, have a micro-dermabrasion facial done in advance.
  2. Paint the upper lids of the eyes with a light lilac colored cream eye-shadow. Follow it up with a powder lilac eye-shadow over the base color.
  3. Use a black pencil liner to make fine connecting dots on the upper lids, closer to the lashes. Do not smudge the lines as they must be thin, and yet, a dense line.
  4. Draw a fine line under the lower lashes by using a grayish blue pencil liner and smudge with a cotton swab when your work is done.
  5. Put gel based foundation on the blotchy parts of your face and blend well, Finally, dab loose powder on the cheeks, nose, forehead and chin. Finish off with a light pink powder blush to the cheek bones only.
  6. Line the lips with a nude pink colored lip pencil and fill in with a baby pink shimmery lip color.

SJP’s Favorite Designer:

  1. Coco Chanel

Since 1909, she has been ruling the arena of women’s fashion with her two-piece and three-piece women’s suits, along with, ‘LBD’ black dress. This designer has a wide range of garments, from ‘ready to wear ones’ to the collections of accessories, shoes, jewelry and fragrances.

2.John Galliano

The intricate craftsmanship and the theatrical representation in all his products exhibit this designer’s specialty. Bearing inspirations from history and inculcating art in every product makes him popular among some well known clientele.

3.Alexander McQueen

A heterodox approach characterizes the works of this designer. Inculcating theatrical inspiration on the ramp is also his special attribute, making him a ‘sought after’ designer for many well known personalities.

4.Christian Louboutin

This designer revolutionized fashion by bringing back the stilettos of the yesteryear to the glam world of the 90s and 2000s. He concentrated on how to make women’s legs look sexy and attractive.

5.Marc Jacobs

An accessory designer with an edge, this personality tries to work on a fusion of the classic and chic looks. Experimenting with colors, fabrics and textures is the key to his immense popularity.

6.Zac Posen

Fishtail shirts, mermaid gown and bias cut cocktail wear are some of the trade mark products of this designer, which are characterized by intricacy in the anatomically seamed construction and excellent drape that reflects optimum femininity.

Other favorite designers if this actress include Vera Wang, Elie Saab, Stella McCartney, Betsey Johnson, Moschino, Viktor And Rolf, Nina Ricci , Yves Saint-Laurent, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior

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