Sarah Jessica Parker stopped by MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” earlier today (February 4) to promote her various new projects. She talks about her role in “The Commons of Pensacola” and her new shoe line. Not only that, but she also talks about the role of a working mom in today’s society. You can check out the 11-minute interview below:
Category: SJP Collection
In our February issue (on newsstands Tuesday, January 21), the unabashedly shoe-obsessed Sarah Jessica Parker gives fellow sole sister Gayle King a walking tour of her new line of fabulous footwear. Check out our sneak peek of their conversation below!
Sarah Jessica Parker on the heel height of SJP, her first foray into shoes:
“These heels are high, but not like you’re on stilts. There’s nothing sexy about not being able to walk.”On the price point ranging from just under $200 to just under $500 a pair:
“Those are hard-earned bucks so I really tried to give women beautiful silhouettes and colors and excellent quality for their money. I didn’t want to do anything that says, ‘Oh, these shoes are 2014.’ I want my shoes to be a part of the world for a long time to come.”On the thin touch of grosgrain ribbon on each shoe:
“The thing is, when I was growing up, we really didn’t have two nickels to rub together, but my mother always made sure that my sisters and I had two grosgrain ribbons in our hair. The rule was that we ironed them every single morning. We even had a special bureau dedicated to hair ribbons. I have them for my own daughters now, and my nieces wear them too. The grosgrain ribbons make SJP’s really identifiable to others and really personal to me.”George Malkemus, CEO of Manolo Blahnik USA on how this collection came to be:
“Sarah called me and said she’d been thinking a lot about shoes. Before she could finish that sentence, I said, ‘Be in my office tomorrow morning.'”The collection, with shoe prices ranging from $195 to $485 and bags $375 and under, will be available exclusively at Nordstrom starting February 28th.
InStyle February cover girl Sarah Jessica Parker has just made our dream of dressing like Carrie Bradshaw a bit more attainable. With the debut of her highly anticipated SJP collection, which will include Italian-made shoes, handbags, and other wardrobe must-haves designed by the actress and style icon, there is so much to get excited about. The actress-turned-designer discussed her new collection with Katie Couric in our latest issue, and gave us an exclusive peek at the line. ”They’re sexy and feminine,” Parker stated. Seemingly, earlier opportunities never felt right to the actress, but this collaboration with George Malkemus (President of Manolo Blahnik) was the perfect fit. “If I’m going to ask people for their hard-earned dollars, I’d better be making shoes I want to wear.”
Parker has always loved shoes, which made this new project a natural fit for her, but she has never been addicted to shoes in the same manner as Carrie Bradshaw. ”She would rather have shoes than furniture or food. I would always prefer a good meal, or travel,” the actress voiced. The line seems to have something for everyone: lace-up booties, slip-on sandals, strappy heels with a bow appliqué, ballet flats and, of course, sexy t-strap pumps—appropriately named “The Carrie”—that we think Parker’s Sex and the City character would have swooned over. ”We tossed out the idea that neutral only means brown or black. Tweaking rules of, like, what’s appropriate for the office. I mean, what—are you less capable if your shoe is the color of a berry?” Parker said of her color choices.
Our favorite part about the line? The SJP signature detail that let’s everyone know you’re wearing her shoes. ”They all have grosgrain as a trim or accent. When I was little, I wore a grosgrain ribbon in my hair everyday,” she said. Look for the SJP collection ($150-$400) starting February 28th at select Nordstrom stores and on nordstrom.com.
As mentioned at the end of February, Sarah Jessica is releasing her own show line exclusively in Nordstorm stores. Below you can catch the first look of her show line. Click on the image to make it larger. It is featured in the February 2014 issue of “Lucky” magazine. So be sure to pick up the copy. I’ll hopefully have the scan in the gallery soon.
There has been plenty of buzz in the press concerning Sarah Jessica Parker’s upcoming footwear line, named SJP, but zero images of the shoes. No matter, all is forgiven and forgotten thanks to the first look at the line in the new issue of Lucky. Pictured is a single shoe—as single as Carrie was when Aidan found out she was cheating on him with Big. Zing.
Still, it’s pretty clear from the image that Manolo Blahnik was a huge inspiration. In fact, it looks somewhat similar to those Mary Jane Manolos from the Urban Shoe Myth scene in the Vogue closet. Perhaps that’s to be expected when you partner with George Malkemus, the longtime CEO at Manolo Blahnik, on a footwear project. The full range will land at the end of February in Nordstrom stores and retails for between $200 to $400 $195 to $485 with most prices falling in the $350 to $400 range.
