Some lucky ducks at The Coveteur got to tag along with Oprah Winfrey's bff, Gayle King (she of "CBS This Morning" co-anchordom) and O Magazine's Creative Director, Adam Glassman, as they met with Sarah Jessica Parker for a sneak peek at her first-ever shoe line.
To say that King -- a lifelong shoe-a-holic -- was excited to be in on the top secret viewing would be a gross understatement.
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If the Shoe Fits ...
Glassman, who presented one of SJP's shoes in full-on Prince Charming mode, knew how much this glimpse into shoe heaven would mean to King -- and the entire day is well documented in the February issue of O Magazine.
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A Shoe Line Was Born
As fans of "Sex and the City" know all too well, Carrie Bradshaw never met a designer shoe she didn't like. And, when the series ended in 2004, Parker was besieged by offers to represent various shoe lines or to design a line herself. Not wanting to attach her name to a shoddy product and not wanting to gouge the public, Mrs. Broderick waited till the time was right. Then she placed a phone call.
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And The Dream Becomes a Reality
"Sarah called me and said she'd been thinking a lot about shoes." George Malkemus, CEO of Manolo Blahnik USA recalls in O Magazine. "Before she could finish that sentence, I said, 'Be in my office tomorrow morning.'"
And, thus began a beautiful collaboration.
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Meet the "Girls"
By all accounts, Parker delighted in the expression on King's face when she walked into the suite at NYC's tony Crosby Street Hotel and nearly drowned in a sea of shoes.
"Meet the girls," Glassman said.
"Yes," Parker added. "These are the girls I didn't get to have." Then, to an awestruck King, she pointed out Inez, Fawn, Iva, Ina, Tanny, Bobbie, Brigitte and, of course, Carrie.
