Sarah Jessica Parker Just Made a Convincing Case for One of Fashion’s Most Controversial Color Combinations

Sarah Jessica Parker doesn’t break fashion rules — she makes them. Whether spearheading the return of the baguette bag or stunning in her famous mismatched shoes (complete with a gigantic hair bow, because duh), anything SJP touches tends to turn into fashion law. Her latest sartorial statute? The idea that maybe one controversial color combination isn’t actually so difficult to style after all. 

On Wednesday, the actress arrived at the 2023 Good+Foundation Benefit at New York City’s Carnegie Hall wearing a bright, cherry-red midi dress paired with pink, Barbie-approved heels (gasp!). While plenty of fashion novices may shy away from the clashing color combo, Parker made it work by tying the look together with a neutral white double-breasted trench coat (which featured subtle floral embroidery and metallic buttons) and a bedazzled silver crossbody purse. 

Blingy diamond stud earrings served as Parker's sole jewelry accessory, and she wore her caramel-highlighted brunette hair down in soft waves with a middle part. As for glam, she opted for a glowy complexion, a dark-lined smoky eye, and a glossy pink lip.

Parker’s stylish appearance came just a day after she opened up about her relationship with fashion — and how it’s changed over the years — during a new interview with British Vogue. 

“I think beauty is something everyone participates in. It’s about how you’re born and what you look like. But fashion is so much more under our control,” Parker said. “It’s about the choices we make every day and it’s what makes you feel like you. I think you become more courageous in those choices with age. We spend a huge amount of time just wanting to be like everyone else because we just want to make connections. But it takes such a long time to learn that you can be your unique self and still have a community of people to count on.”

She added, “One day you’ll do something that just sticks, like mismatched heels. It’s a small gesture that will make everyone think, ‘Yep, that’s her.’ The streets are the most inspiring place for that reason. You see all these people and you might just want to take something from what they’re wearing.”