Carrie’s Cloud Hat Drama: Sarah Jessica Parker Owns the Fashion Frenzy
Hello, hello! I’m Quinn Parker — your favorite over-caffeinated aunt who’s had one too many lattes and zero regrets about it. Let me just say this: if you thought the *Sex and the City* revival was going to be all Manolos and cosmopolitans, honey, let me tell you — we got a full-blown cloud hat controversy.
Yes, yes, YES — that giant gingham bonnet from the *And Just Like That…* Season 3 premiere? The one everyone compared to Strawberry Shortcake’s dessert topping? Turns out, it wasn’t some rogue stylist or a wardrobe malfunction. Nope. Sarah Jessica Parker herself handpicked that headpiece like she was choosing the perfect earrings for brunch. And guess what? She fought for it — hard.
During a Q&A session with Evan Ross Katz hosted by Threads back in August, SJP spilled the tea on how the “massive and shapeless” linen hat came to be part of Carrie Bradshaw’s iconic NYC park stroll. Picture this: racks and racks of clothes, miles of shoes (okay, maybe not literal miles, but close), and there it was — the cloud-hat-of-the-century. Parker saw it and basically said, “How do I get that on my head?!”
She even joked about convincing showrunner Michael Patrick King to greenlight it, saying something like, “We need to make our case in front of the court!” Because obviously, when you’re talking fashion choices for Carrie Bradshaw, it’s practically a legal proceeding. But hey, she won him over — eventually.
King himself told Glamour earlier this year that the accessory looked like “the Hindenburg balloon that landed on [Carrie’s] head.” But instead of being horrified, he leaned into the chaos, telling USA Today, “It’ll be a thing. People will wear it at Halloween.” And honestly? He wasn’t wrong. The internet exploded. Love it? Hate it? Either way, people were talking — and isn’t that the whole point?
Parker admitted she never expected the hat to become such a cultural moment. “You could have told me that hat was three by four. I would’ve felt the same,” she said, defending her choice with the kind of conviction usually reserved for defending your favorite SATC episode. Meanwhile, King knew exactly what he was getting into — and now, apparently, so is the rest of the world.
Of course, this wasn’t just about one hat. It was about legacy. About style. About how Carrie Bradshaw — and by extension, Parker — continues to define what it means to be bold, fashionable, and unapologetically New York. In fact, Parker recently posted an emotional tribute to Instagram, thanking the character who has been part of her life since 1998. “Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years,” she wrote. “I think I have loved her most of all.”
And just like that… the series wrapped up its run after three seasons. King confirmed it wasn’t canceled but rather concluded intentionally, stating on X that writing the final season made it clear it was time to stop. So while the story may be ending, the fashion debates? Those are just getting started.
Whew! That was a LOT to process!
Sources: Celebrity Storm and New York Post, Glamour, USA Today
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