Carrie Bradshaw’s Most Memorable Jewels on ‘Sex and the City’

They could’ve covered her apartment downpayment when she needed it

Sarah Jessica Parker wearing the Solange Azagury-Partridge Random Necklace in ‘Sex and the City 2.’ (2010).

*The new season of ‘And Just Like That,’ premiering today, gives me a chic hook to hang this story about the jewelry from ‘Sex and the City’ on. Originally published on The Adventurine website in 2018 to celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary, it has been updated and revised.

Remember that episode of Sex and the City when Carrie is trying to buy her apartment and Miranda does a little fashion math to inform her where her money has gone? Then Carrie, in her singular way, realizes a down payment on her real estate is in her closet.

“I’ve spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live?” she asks rhetorically. “I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes.”

While the shoe expenditure was impressive, the truth is Carrie could have found a lot more money in her jewelry box.

The ring she has on in the clip of the moment discussing the price of the shoes, which you can see at the 32-second mark, is a Van Cleef & Arpels between the finger Two Butterfly design. Today it retails for around $19,500.

Van Cleef & Arpels Two Butterfly ring via Oakgem.com

Over the course of the Sex and the City series and movies, costume designer Patricia Field put together an amazing blend of jewelry for Carrie from emerging designers, big names, uptown and downtown styles.

The mix reflected Carrie’s character, creating a fresh look that has not aged. In fact, lots of the pieces she wore are still hard to find because she made them so desirable.