How to Dress as Miranda from Sex and the City for Halloween

With the recent summer success of the Sex and the City film, many fans will be clamoring to dress as their favorite characters from the show. If you're a Miranda Hobbes fan, this Halloween will give you the chance to be her for a day. Miranda's sharp, stylish look is easier to replicate than Carrie's wild couture or Samantha's sharp suits, which will make costume shopping more relaxed. The following guide will help you put together your best Miranda look.

For your costume, you have to decide whether you would like to replicate Miranda's look from earlier or later seasons. In the earlier seasons of the show, Miranda was very driven, focusing mainly on her career as a lawyer. If this is the look you are going for, you should go with short red hair (preferably a wig, unless you would like to dye your hair), a crisp suit, smart shoes, and minimal jewelry. The goal for this look is to look straightforward and professional. The outfit should look polished and fresh, but not that girly. Makeup should be kept minimal, in neutral shades. Consider using browns and beiges to complete your look.

If you plan to go as Miranda from later seasons of the show, your hair should be in a chin-length bob. You'd still want red hair, but now it should be a softer shade. The key to replicating Miranda's look in later seasons is to find a right balance of professionalism, sexiness, and softness. Later in the series, Miranda's life combines her identities as a wife, mother, and professional, so her look shifts a bit. For clothing, consider fashionable yet tasteful dresses; nothing revealing, but classier with a hint of sexiness. Hair should be styled so that it's framing the face, so nothing severe.

In terms of makeup for your final-season Miranda look, consider using pastels. Think pink lips, peach blush, and neutral eyes. For accessories, think of simple yet elegant jewelry, perhaps one piece that makes a statement. There should be a definite distinction between the power-suit Miranda of earlier episodes and later season costuming.

If you're planning a couple's costume, you might consider having a male friend dress up as Miranda's husband, Steve. Or you could also convince a group of your closest girlfriends to dress up as the rest of the cast of the film. Either way, a Sex and the City costume is a fun option for anyone to consider this Halloween.