Sex and the City two feature films, "Sex and the City" (2008) and "Sex and the City 2" (2010), and a prequel television series commissioned by The CW, "The Carrie Diaries" (2013–2014). The show was based in part on writer Candace Bushnell's 1997 book of the same name, compiled from her column at "The New York Observer". Bushnell has said in several interviews that the Carrie Bradshaw in her columns is her alter ego; when she wrote the "Sex and the City" essays, she used her own name initially, but for privacy reasons, later created the character played in the series by Sarah Jessica
Sex and the City feature in The Guardian on the show's lasting influence quoted fashion editor Chelsea Fairless: "I would venture to say that the mix of high fashion and fast fashion that Patricia Field brought to the show influenced most people who work in fashion in one way or another." It also pointed to fan accounts on Instagram like "Every outfit on Sex and the City" and "Carrie Dragshaw" as a testament to the continued popular appeal of the show's fashion. Criticism has been expressed about the influence the show has on adolescents and how the images displayed on the show affect the