How modern femininity today is being redefined and reimagined from the perspective of Sex and the City
If Sex and The City was written today, the iconic series that defined friendship, fashion, and female independence in the late ‘90s and early 2000s would certainly look a little different.
With the shoe ending over two decades ago, Sex and the City has remained a cultural artefact that keeps resurfacing INTO conversations about beauty, dating, identity, and self-worth.
Carrie Bradshaw twirling down a New York street in a pink tulle skirt became a defining image of 2000s television, playful, bold, and unapologetically female.
In an era where wellness trends dominate TikTok and skincare routines are treated with the same reverence as a Sunday roast, Sex and the City still holds relevance. Not for its perfect politics, but for its portrayal of four very different women figuring it all out, in style.
Carrie The Original “That Girl” Before It Went Viral
Carrie wasn’t perfect. In fact, she was the messiest of the lot. But her commitment to self-expression, through fashion, through love, through her writing, felt revolutionary. She didn’t always make the best choices, namely Mr Big, but she always owned them.
Today’s Carrie would be skipping the Marlboros, swapping them for matcha and a chic journaling ritual in her New York apartment. Her beauty routine? Less contour, more chaos, think bold lipstick, Dyson air wrapped curls and the confidence to wear clashing patterns without a second thought.
Carrie would be the girl to post a viral TikTok for getting dumped on a post it. Carrie reminds girls today that through all the hardships, breakups and situationships, friends are forever. Holding your hand every step of the way.
Carrie is a reminder that the most beautiful thing someone can be is themselves. Even when that self is confused, complicated, and still healing.
Samantha The Sexual Wellness Pioneer We Didn’t Appreciate Enough
Before sex-positive podcasts, libido supplements, and pleasure-focused skincare, there was Samantha Jones. PR queen, feminist fireball, and walking reminder that desire doesn’t equal desperation. It makes people feel alive.
Samantha’s energy now lives in the rise of female-led sexual wellness brands, the destigmatisation of self-pleasure, and the understanding that sensuality and self-worth are not mutually exclusive
Samantha is never afraid to voice an opinion, she epitomizes female power and never falters to patriarchal social pressure.
Today, she’d be hosting sensuality workshops, spritzing pheromone-infused body oil, and openly discussing everything from orgasms to hormone balance. While still rocking a power suit and sky-high stilettos.
Charlotte The Soft Girl Who Taught Us That Classic Is Powerful
Charlotte was often written off as “the traditional one”. But her quiet devotion to grace, inner beauty, and soft femininity feels surprisingly modern in a world obsessed with hustle culture.
She’s the embodiment of clean girl beauty before it trended: polished nails, glowing skin, and just a hint of rosewater lip tint. But beneath the pearls and pastel cardigans was a woman deeply committed to her values. And brave enough to chase happiness on her terms.
Charlotte encompasses growth and emotional maturity in your 30’s. Her love stories defined this growth and her happy ending.
Charlotte’s resurgence in 2025 looks like reformer Pilates, clean skincare swaps, and finding balance between traditional ideals and modern empowerment. She’s a reminder that softness is not weakness, it’s strength in silk.
Miranda The Mental Health Maven and Boundaries Queen
Miranda Hobbes is the character that has aged best, not just because she ditched the low-rise jeans, but because her radical honesty, ambition, and eventual pursuit of inner peace mirrors the journey so many of us are on.
She was one of the first mainstream characters to show that career drive and emotional depth aren’t mutually exclusive. Her evolution from cynical lawyer to someone seeking joy and purpose is what makes her feel so real today.
Miranda now would be booking in for therapy, downloading a meditation app, and setting boundaries like a boss. All while championing beauty from the inside out, not just from a bottle.
Beyond the Fashion, The Beauty of Friendship In Sex and the City
While the shoes were iconic and the men were disappointing, the heart of Sex and the City was, and still is, female friendship. The long brunches, hard truths, inside jokes, and “come over, I’ll bring wine” texts defined a kind of intimacy that many of us are now craving again.
In today’s beauty and wellness world, that intimacy looks like sharing skin barrier tips, booking a group Pilates class. Or texting a friend to say, “I saw this serum and thought of you”. It’s connection, not competition, that makes us feel radiant.
Individual Beauty Is the Beginning of a Story
What Sex and the City offered wasn’t a manual. It was a mirror. It reflected the messiness of womanhood in all its complexity, breakups, botox, brunches and breakdowns. It gave permission to explore it all with humour, grace, and maybe a few too many shoes.
Rewatching the series now feels like looking back at your younger self: flawed, fabulous, and full of potential. And while we may not be sipping cosmos on the Upper East Side, the message still rings true, stories are worth telling.
