Sex and the City

As we are all quite aware, Sex and the City is one of those good old 90s TV shows that makes us all warm inside and the thing about it is that this show tends to make us feel more confident about our sexuality and just being ourselves... well it does for me anyway!

Being more open about our sexualities was definitely one of the top criteria in the 90s, especially in the US which is shown in shows like this one and Friends. And of course, the focus on women's open sexuality is displayed in how the characters are dressed and their experiences. So why am I talking about this? I think it needs a renaissance, a rebirth, if you will. There are many morals of Sex and the City which I have recently rediscovered after watching reruns of the show endlessly on my laptop. These morals definitely were the New Year's resolutions of many New York women come the new millenium and personally they need to be reinvented and reestablished to younger women and girls. 

This is a perfect example of what should be a message to young women. In a relationship, your feelings should go both ways - both of you should want to be with each other just as much as the next person. I'm not saying that thirteen year old girls should start watching this show, (we don't want them to get any ideas) but as far as the fashion, friends and fun in the six season show goes, it's definitely one for the books when you enter the 'real-world' of relationships. 

But it doesn't just cut it there, the show provides certain proof that being single isn't the end of the world. The first video still occurs when Carrie admits to Aidan (season four, I believe) at best friend, Charlotte's first wedding that she cheated on him with the infamous Mr Big and he leaves her. At this exact point, Carrie narrates how that despite the dreaded that she had done, her friends are still there and still love her no matter what, something we all need to remember. 

Sex and the City is also the master of two successful blockbusters, where the quote above is shown, which I find quite empowering. Being a New York woman, Carrie Bradshaw would immediately fit in as the type of girl who devours diets, design and desire. But none of the four main characters immediately define themselves as the 'keep skinny' type, the type of woman who might desire to be thin by excessively dieting and restricting what they eat. And I love it. Just as much as I love food myself. 

I find Sex and the City such an empowering show that makes me feel comfortable in my own clothes. The empowerment I feel stems from the ability to be liberate with what I wear, as in to say that fashion isn't about sticking with trends but the capacity to wear what you want to, and to wear it with confidence, and I 100% agree that this show does that for me. 

Thanks for reading, (I know this is a little different but I really felt like writing this okay, don't hate me). Hope you enjoyed and tell me what you think please! 

Melissa, xoxo