Okay, unpopular opinion: I’m really not a fan of Sex and the City. There I said it. I was just telling my friend the other day that after watching it so many times, the older I get the more it get’s on my nerves. I find the characters extremely self centered and whiney, and the friendships pretty toxic. Don’t get me started about Carrie actually marrying the guy who left her at the alter because, why? He couldn’t see her face? Weirdo. Now I’m not saying there aren’t some redeeming qualities about the show but watching it as an established adult it’s maybe not so much for me.

However, most of the time the fashion is to die for. Especially Carrie’s wardrobe. Which after my rant, brings me around to my point. In the opening scene of Sex and the City movie when “Big” and Carrie are looking for an apartment, she has on such a gorgeous coat. I immediately thought “ohh I want to make a version of that!”. The emerald green stunner is made my Betsy Johnson.

If you know me or my family then you know my Mom is a very talented seamstress by trade. So I sent her photos of the coat asking if we could make something like it. We talked about fabrics and lining and make a decision. Last May, for my birthday she gifted me with all the fabric, and worked out times with MK that he could be home with Theo. We were all set. Keep in mind I’m tired and pregnant in these photos, haha!

I think it took about 4ish sessions to create the coat. I loved the print because I felt the colors would work for just about all the seasons. The things that I made different about my coat than the original are I made mine a little longer, along with making the sleeve length longer. We also didn’t do as crazy of a lapel.