2000s in fashion mix designer and fast fashion clothing. People were more concerned with looking the part and fitting into a certain style tribe than who was making the clothes. "Sex and the City" impacted how women cared about fashion and how they shopped. The show depicted women as empowered consumers, each with their own independent styles that shopped based on what they wanted, not what they were told to wear. The main characters became fashion icons, inspiring window displays, fashion lines, magazines, and women globally. Carrie Bradshaw, the main character, is credited for making Manolo Blahnik a household name from her obsession
Carrie Ladd 1850s. John T. Thomas built "Carrie Ladd" for Jacob Kamm, Capt. John C. Ainsworth and other co-owners. The vessel was named the Carrie Ladd in honor of the daughter of an early Portland banker who helped arrange the financing for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company which later held a monopoly on steam navigation on the Columbia River. "Carrie Ladd" was launched at Oregon City in October, 1858. The vessel was fitted up in what was considered to be first-class style for the day. The design of the "Carrie Ladd", together with that of the vessel 's predecessor "Jennie Clark" established