Go glam with Carrie's Christian Dior Extreme Gladiator Sandals from Sex and the City

Uncharacteristically Carrie wears a pair of shoes more than once.

Celebrated and reviled in almost equal measure, there is no middle ground when it comes to the wardrobe decisions of Manhattan’s number one fashionista. The clothing equivalent of Marmite, you either ‘get’ Carrie’s look or you don’t. She refuses to play by any rules, happily mixing vintage and current, designer and thrift store, glamorous and humdrum – she is a fashion maverick that has redefined quirky for a new generation of catwalk queens.

During Sex and the City’s six season television run, Carrie started fashion trends, and despite some flamboyant mistakes (the ‘Heidi’ dress from season two’s “The F* Buddy” episode springs to mind), she pioneered a new way for women to dress. “She [Carrie] stood for the fashion end of the show,” says SATC’s costume designer, Patricia Field. “Her style was eclectic. It was rooted in the ballerina with Oscar de la Renta, the tutu.” So the challenge for the film came in presenting Carrie four years after we last saw her, but Field managed to pull it off with some gorgeous dresses, handbags and of course shoes.

While we’re used to the classic Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik’s Carrie usually sports, we were surprised to see her in a particular pair of shoes throughout the first movie. In fact, since she went through 81 wardrobe changes in the film for these shoes to show up so many times is pretty impressive. Sarah stepped out in the Christian Dior Extreme Gladiator sandals when wearing her memorable white corsage dress, and many other scenes throughout the film – they must be comfy!

And of course they look good, good enough for her to even wear a gold pair to her own wedding with her Vivienne Westwood gown. While the shoes have now been discontinued (we’ve found the gold one’s on eBay), they are perfect for summer and make an outfit instantly more fashionable, so we’re searched the net to find some fabulous lookalikes. We can’t promise you’ll look as good as Carrie, or the other SATC girls, but you’re sure to end up wearing them as much as her.