After the iconic line, “It’s not a bag, it’s a baguette” was first heard on Sex and the City, the popularity of the Fendi bag hiked allowing them sales of over 100,000 units and stamping its place in history as an ‘It bag”. This is just one of the many items we’ve been influenced to buy over the years because it was sighted on our favourite characters or appeared in some of our favourite movies.
You might have wondered why fashion enthusiasts always encourage you to have a little black dress in your wardrobe, well here's why, in Breakfast at Tiffany's we see Audrey Hepburn's character in a little black dress in the opening scene accessorized by pearls and oversized glasses, the scene isn't the only one in which she dons an LBD, it is believed that the movie is the reason that till date it is required as a wardrobe essential.
Fendi wasn't the only beneficiary of Sex and the City's success, Manolo Blahnik can attribute the popularity of its shoes to their regular appearance on the show, in a bid to emulate one of the main characters' style, women began purchasing the footwear in multitudes and within two years of the show's debut, 30,000 pairs of his shoes were being sold at Neiman Marcus.
The Chanel boots, you know which ones I'm talking about, when Andy Sachs decides to lean into her job more in The Devil Wears Prada she starts by transforming her look to fit in, that's where we first lay eyes on the stunning leather thigh high Chanel boots, earning this look the title of one of the most fashionable looks in movie history and now when you mention Chanel boots all that comes to mind is the iconic scene where it's introduced to viewers.
The girls of clueless made plaid cool, mini skirts paired with kitten heels was the theme of mean girls and Jenna Rinks babydoll dress from 13 going on 30 that weve seen fashion brands create multiple dupes of. These are just some of the times real life imitated art in the form of fashion and we can thank all the trendsetter characters for some of the looks we still see being worn in recent times.
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