Beauty queens, fashion icons celebrate 25 years of ‘Sex and the City’
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In a special New York City-inspired experience in Manila presented by PLDT Home and HBO GO, beauty queens and pillars of Philippine fashion got together to celebrate the much-anticipated second season of And Just Like That… (AJLT).
AJLT follows returning characters Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) as they navigate life since the spin-off film Sex and the City 2. As Sex and the City (SATC) celebrates 25 years, the Max Original series focuses on the key characters rediscovering what it means to be empowered women in a different time.
The event on July 6 featured a tour of the AJLT pop-up at One Bonifacio Park in BGC, Taguig. The night ended with a quiz show and a fashion walk in theme with the show’s characters including the ever-charming NYC as a major backdrop of the series.
Inspired by the AJLT characters, the women who attended the exclusive event included beauty queens Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados, Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Gomez, Miss Globe Philippines 2021 Maureen Montagne, Miss Universe Philippines 2020 runner-up Billie Hakenson, and Miss Universe Philippines 2022 runner-up Kat Llegado; and veteran fashion icons Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Apples Aberin, and Myrza Sison.
A taste of NYC in BGC
The AJLT installation featured iconic locations on AJLT and SATC, such as Carrie Bradshaw’s brownstone apartment stoop, NYC’s famous green street signs, a red carpet evoking a New York Fashion Week scene, and the pop-up hub serving cocktails to further add to the cosmopolitan vibe.
That afternoon, PLDT Home spiced things up especially for the top female influencers in attendance.
The ladies enjoyed a momentary “getaway,” starting with the stylized AJLT logo to welcome everyone to the experience. They then proceeded to the replica of Carrie’s apartment stoop to find PLDT Home ambassadors acting out a typical day in the Big Apple. The guests enjoyed coffee and bagels a la NYC-style breakfast, as PLDT Home’s very own street violinist entertained in the background. The guests also had their red carpet moment with the AJLT backdrop.
To end the night, the fashionistas then gathered at the AJLT pop-up in collaboration with Zalora Philippines, where they participated in a pop quiz and a catwalk inspired by the series.
The 11-episode second season of the Max Original series And Just Like That…, from executive producer Michael Patrick King, premiered with two episodes last June 22 on HBO GO.
Returning series regulars include Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Christopher Jackson, Niall Cunningham, Cathy Ang, and Alexa Swinton.
The series is developed and executive produced by Michael Patrick King, alongside executive producers John Melfi, Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon. Writers included Michael Patrick King, Samantha Irby, Susan Fales-Hill, Lucas Froehlich, Rachel Palmer, Julie Rottenberg, and Elisa Zuritsky. Directors included Michael Patrick King, Cynthia Nixon, Ry Russo-Young, and Julie Rottenberg. The HBO series Sex and the City was created by Darren Star and based on the book Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell.
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