Our look inside the 25th anniversary “Sex and the City” exhibit, where you could walk through Carrie’s closet, sit at her desk and write, and leave your own Post-It note.
’s’ 25th anniversary this past week, HBO held an immersive exhibition titled “And Just Like That… It’s Been 25 Years:Fan Experience,” celebrating the show’s fabled moments, locations, and ’90s and early aughts fashion. The Daily Beast’s Obsessed got to visit the pop-up during its limited run, and it certainly delivered on the “immersive” aspect.
After Parker announced the exhibition, which runs from June 8-11 in New York City, to her 9 million Instagram followers, tickets sold out rapidly. Eager fans lined up at 477 Broadway to channel life like the show’s four leads. My showing on Friday included fans who each had different histories with—from original viewers of the show when it aired in 1998 to people who have solely watched the reboot . There were also some less enthusiastic male partners in attendance.
“I don’t know if it’s just me,” she said. “But every time I’m walking through the city, I feel like I’m living the life of [Carrie Bradshaw].”Sex and the City . When guests first entered the florally-decorated space, they were greeted by a giant newsstand with old TV Guides featuring the principal cast and other magazines the women—but mostly Parker—have covered throughout the years. To the left were a series of “I’m a…” displays corresponding to each of the show’s four leads, including Charlotte York , and Miranda Hobbes .
If not just another self-congratulatory endeavor or eye-catching marketing tool, the exhibition made a great case for a permanenttourist attraction in Manhattan—in addition to Carrie’s Upper East Side apartment that fans can pose in front of . Some franchises are so good they should be milked for everything their worth, even if it feels a little repetitive. After this pop-up, I suggest
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