The character of Carrie Bradshaw is a pop culture phenomenon--an icon the likes of which we haven't seen since Audrey Hepburn. Flower pins, sequined hotpants and ankle booties have her to thank for its rise to infamy, and the understatement of the century would be to call her a "trendsetter." The woman is force of nature. Hell, she even put Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik on the map.
So to see sweet adolescent Miss Bradshaw marketed as a (very bad) Stephen Sprouse for Louis Vuitton knockoff is...well, cheap. Luckily, we know that SATC's real success is not based on the original novel. I mean, have you read it?! Exactly. If you have, you know it's god-awful. If you haven't, you don't care enough to pick it up anyway.
Carrie Bradshaw is a cult sensation thanks to three people: Sarah Jessica Parker (duh), Michael Patrick King (who wrote and directed most of the HBO episodes, as well as both movies) and Patricia Field (the world's now most famous costume designer). Bushnell seems to only be riding the success wave by re-packaging Bradshaw at a very opportune time.
Will it sell? Of course. Will it be worth reading? Probably not. We'll save our breath (and our money) for SATC 2, which is sure to be far more visually stimulating.
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