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Variety’s annual Power of Women luncheon made its New York debut this weekend with a star-packed guestlist. The event has been held in LA every fall since 2009, when it was started by publisher Michelle Sobrino-Stearns.

The very first New York luncheon opened with a speech by Sarah Jessica Parker, who has certainly earned the title of “successful woman”. On Friday afternoon, she took the stage and started with an appropriate quote by the late choreographer George Balanchine.

Sarah Jessica Parker (l) and Iman (r) were just two of the honorees at the New York event.

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Sex and the City meant glamour. Each week young women would tune in to watch Carrie hobble through New York donning a pair of skyscraper Manolo Blahnik shoes, climbing in and out of Big’s chauffeur driven car and working her way through the most eligible men in the city. The gal pals would meet over their Cosmopolitan cocktails to swap stories about their fabulous lives while the girls would drop what they were doing at a moment’s notice if each other were in need, because, in the immortal words of Carrie: “our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with”.

Sex and the City remains one of the most popular shows of all time.

Fast forward ten years, since the end of the sitcom and we find ourselves with a new female oriented show to contend with SATC. Like Carrie, Girls' Hannah is a writer, living in New York City, figuring out life and love along with her girl friends who are of similar age. It would be easy to say that the 10 year age gap between Hannah and her pals and Carrie and hers can be held responsible for the fundamental differences in the two shows, but despite outward similarities they are still worlds apart.

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Just when everyone was getting used to writing 2014 instead of 2013, Sarah Jessica Parker sent us all back to 2010 by hinting at a possible Sex and the City reunion. Yes, another one. It’s no more than a rumor at this point, but this is what Parker told InStyle (via the Huff Post) about a possible “Sex and the City: The Twilight Years” project.

Parker's still got it though.

"A part of me thinks there is one last chapter to tell," Parker told the magazine. "But timing is a peculiar thing. It isn’t a decision that can wait forever. I don’t want to have to wear muumuus!"

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Sarah Jessica Parker, appearing as the cover girl for September's Harper's Bazaar, discusses her husband Matthew Broderick and their family life.

Sarah Jessica Parker at the premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the musical at Theatre Royal, London.

The 48-year-old actress commented on how life had changed for her and her husband. Despite the materialism we associate with Parker, primarily because of her role as Carrie in Sex and the City, she claims when she was starting out "the trappings" of fame were never a priority.

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The summer social calender is now in full swing and it just wouldn’t be complete without the Serpentine Gallery’s Summer party. This year the event was organised and hosted by L’Wren Scott. The former model and current fashion designer was approached by gallery's co-director, Julia Peyton-Jones, and asked to be involved in this year's event, according to Vogue. Considering the guest list at the exclusive garden party, it is certainly easy to see why the Serpentine summer event counts as one of the highlights of the London season. Everyone – from actors, models and socialites to arts patrons – was out in full force and, of course, in appropriate attire.

From across the pond, Sarah Jessica Parker brought some 1920s glamour to the evening. The Sex and the City star attended the event with husband Matthew Broderick. She wore a silver flapper-inspired Naeem Khan dress and of course, her signature Manolo Blahnik’s.

Sarah Jessica Parker summoned some old-school charm for the event.

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The opening night of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: The Musical turned out to be a star studded occasion. The after party pictures show the turnout of celebrities in support of director Sam Mendes, who directed this latest production. Stars included Uma Thurman (Kill Bill), Doctor Who side-kick Jenna Louise Coleman and presenter Graham Norton. Other actors present were Maxine Peake (The Village), Andrew Scott (Sherlock), Summer Strallen (Land Girls) and Danny Mac (Hollyoaks). 

Uma Thurman arriving at the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Musical after party

Also attending was Glee actor Matthew Morrison who truly got into the spirit of the occasion by joyous celebrating his own golden ticket.  Morrison was not the only American actor present as Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City) made an appearance along with her husband, actor Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), and their son James Wilkie Broderick. Both Uma Thurman and singer Sinitta brought along their offspring.  

Continue reading: 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: The Musical' Premieres Followed By A Star-Studded After-Party [Pictures]

What could possibly happen should Lena Dunham ever meet her hero Sarah Jessica Parker? That's what fans of the Girls star have asked themselves over the past year, but the waiting is finally up: the two women have finally met, at New York's Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on Monday night (May 6, 2013).

Dunham has made no secret of her love for Sex and the City or its influence on her award winning show. During an interview with TIME magazine, the writer and actress explained, "That was sort of the first thought was that Shoshanna [Zosia Mamet's character] would have moved to New York because of Sex in the City.  And a lot of these girls, even Hannah who might make fun of the girl who wears the "I'm a Carrie" T-shirt, part of the reason she came to New York is clearly because she thought she was a Carrie. It's almost like not only is this a show that talks about Sex and the City, these are women who couldn't exist without Sex and the City."

So what happened when Dunham met Parker? Well, there was plenty of hugging, plenty of air-kissing and plenty of animated conversation. Dunham wore a slender black Erdem gown while Parker, 48, opted for a Giles Deacon satiny print gown with mohawk-style headdress.

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Actress Kate Hudson attended the Tiffany & Co. Blue Book Ball in New York City yesterday. Hudson wore a blue strapless Reem Acra number, and hung out with pals Sarah Jessica Parker and Gwyneth Paltrow. At the bash, Hudson also talked plans about her 34th birthday celebration. The actress explained for Us Weekly that she’d prefer a small gathering at home with close friends: "I think I might have a dinner at some point this week," Hudson said of her low-key plans. "I just want to hang with my family."

She also predicted the gift she might receive from her 9-year-old son, Ryder – it might be jewelry, but a far cry from a glitzy Tiffany piece: "Ryder makes things, so he's made me this beautiful tree out of sticks, and he took shells and painted them and made them the leaves of the tree. He's quite an artist, so he made me and painted butterflies and gave them to me," she said of past presents. "And he likes to make me jewelry. He's made me some bracelets that are just adorable!"

Kate has been keeping it casual around her boys, but she glammed up for the ball last night. 

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Lindsay Lohan looking dishevelled

Fresh from her recent court appearances, it was a disheveled looking Lindsay Lohan that took to the amFAR Awards red carpet in New York last night (February 6, 2013). The star has been in court again after allegations that she broke the terms of her probation by getting into another car-relates scrape. Various reports have been knocking around that she's struggling with the ongoing troubles in her life - albeit many of them self-inflicted - and she looked less than 100% last night. 

Continue reading: Lindsay Lohan Cuts A Tired Looking Figure Whilst Others Shine At The AmfAR Awards (Pictures)

The Carrie Diaries, the Sex and the City prequel, has been widely panned, so it’s understandable that the show’s producers have decided to focus on what really matters: the clothes.

The Carrie Diaries’ costume designer Eric Daman and executive producer Amy B Harris have both been waxing lyrical about the joys of dressing the cast, including AnnaSophia Robb, who plays the young Carrie.

Speaking at the Television Critics’ Association panel to promote the show, Harris said that they had tried to stay away from the 1980s style clichés, and had let clothes from the ‘60s and ‘70s linger in Carrie’s mother’s wardrobe, to feed into Sarah Jessica Parker’s character’s love for vintage clothes. Harris told People magazine “Our whole idea for this was I didn't want it to feel like the joke version of the '80s with people in those thin glasses or parachute pants where even in the '80s we were all kind of thinking, 'Is this a mistake? It think it might be.”

Continue reading: The Carrie Diaries: The Show Might Be A Joke, But The Clothes Are Not

AnnaSophia Robb Plays Carrie Bradshaw In The Carrie Diaries [L] A Role Made Famous By Sarah Jessica Parker In Sex And The City [R]

The Carrie Diaries, the CW's television adaptation of Candace Bushnell's novel and a prequel to the Sex And The City television series, premiered on Monday evening (January 16, 2013). Actress AnnaSophia Robb has the enviable job of playing a young Carrie Bradshaw - iconically played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the long running HBO series.

Continue reading: The Carrie Diaries: How AnnaSophia Robb Became The New Carrie Bradshaw

Barney's department store in NYC has had its Christmas window display unveiled by Sarah Jessica Parker. This year's stunning display centres on Disney's Minnie Mouse and a short film starring the adorable character as she longs after a stunning Lanvin dress, before being whisked into a fashion world which features the cartoon version of some of fashion's icons, including SJP herself, as well as Lady Gaga and Naomi Campbell. 

New York, aside from being the centre of the world in many respects, is also the centre of Christmas. Iconic American Christmas movies that dominate the season, drawing the family around the television for re-runs over the few baubled days, are largely set in New York; Miracle on 34th Street (both the beautiful black and white original, or the Mara Wilson '90's remake), Will Ferrell's Elf, Home Alone II and of course, It's a Wonderful Life. All these NYC movies personify the festive season. So, New York's department stores are also the iconic Christmas window and this year Barneys has outdone itself. 

The short film is called 'Electric Christmas' in which all the greats are featured; Lanvin, Balenciaga, Dolce and Gabanna, Proenza Schouler, Rik Owens, Nina Ricci and Balmain. Vogue reports that Harrods has teamed up with Disney for their festive season as well.

Continue reading: Couture Meets Cartoons: Sarah Jessica Parker Meets Minnie Mouse For Barneys' Christmas Window

Sarah Jessica Parker had the honour of unveiling New York's designer store Barney's Disney style holiday promotion on Wednesday (November 14th 2012).

The fashion campaign has been entitled 'Electric Holiday' and a 5-minute animated film has been released as part of The Walt Disney Company and Barney's Madison Avenue store's collaboration. The film features Minnie Mouse spotting a fabulous dress in a store window and fantasising about the Paris Fashion Week where she imagines she is snapped by the paparazzi looking glamorous and is joined by animated versions of Sarah Jessica Parker, Lady Gaga, Daphne Guinness, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Bryan Boy and Carine Roitfeld as well as fellow Disney creations Daffy Duck, Cruella de Vil, Snow White, Tinkerbell and, of course, Mickey Mouse to name but a few.

In the spirit of the occasion, the 'Sex and the City' star sported rather stylish looking black lace Minnie Mouse ears designed by Rag & Bone and L'Wren Scott as she posed next to the Disney damsel herself. As part of the spectacular holiday campaign, 25% of all sales of limited edition products (including those ears) will be donated to the Red Cross in support of the Hurricane Sandy relief campaign.

Keira Knightley hit the town in support of fashion powerhouse and personal friend Karl Lagerfeld as he unveiled Chanel's The Little Black Jacket exhibition in London on Thursday night (October 11, 2012).

Although not in a black jacket herself, the 27 year-old screen siren did keep up with the colour requirements by wearing a black brocade dress with a black handbag to go with it. The event itself was in aid of a book of the same name being released, which features celebrity models wearing the iconic fashion item. The book, a joint project between Lagerfeld and Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, is a reinterpretation of one of Chanel's most iconic fashion items: the black jacket.

A few of the celebs that make an appearance include Claudia Schiffer, Uma Thurman, Kanye West, Tilda Swinton, Baptiste Giabiconi, Yoko Ono and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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The stars came out to pay tribute to the late American composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch who passed away last month aged 68, with Barbara Streisand, Aretha Franklin and Liza Minelli appearing at a memorial service in tribute to the great music writer.

The BBC reports that the invite-only service was held at New York’s Juilliard School and saw Minelli perform If You Really Knew Me from the musical They’re Playing My Song whilst Franklin sung James Bond theme Nobody Does It Better. It was a fitting tribute to someone who won three Academy Awards, a Tony, four Grammys , four Emmys and a Pultizer Prize during their career.
The event was arranged by Streisand and she commented on Hamlisch's life by saying "Without explaining why or how, we understood each other’s anxieties," in reference to their shared Jewish heritage.

An audience that included Michael Douglas and Sarah Jessica Parker were treated to performances not just by three women who are among the finest voices in popular music history, but also three of Hamlisch’s closest friends, making it a wholly fitting evening. Minelli said that she’d known him since they were in their teens, whilst Franklin performed a version of the spiritual ballad Deep River in homage. The tribute also featured While I Still Have The Time - a song from his final musical, The Nutty Professor, which premiered in Nashville in August.

Alanis Morissette expressed disappointment during an on-screen kiss with Sarah Jessica Parker. The couple kissed as part of an episode of 'Sex and the City' in 1999, in which Morissette played a lesbian. The 34-year-old actress has appeared in multiple shows like 'Nip/Tuck' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' before making a cameo in 'Sex and the City'.

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During the episode 'Boy, Girl, Boy Girl', Morrissette had to kiss Carrie Bradshaw - the character played by Parker. However, Morrissete has now admitted that the steamy scene wasn't as thrilling as one might think. Morrisette explained: "I kissed Sarah Jessica Parker. I played a lesbian in 'Sex and the City' and I had to kiss her. I have experimented with same-sex relationships in my life, but it wasn't about enjoyment with Sarah Jessica. Her character was supposed to be reluctant about getting involved, so it wasn't a passionate kiss - it was a reticent one, which is the reason I didn't enjoy it."