But after conversing with CAA agent Lee Gabler and then-HBO executive Chris Albrecht — and after Sex and the City hired co-producer Barry Jossen (with whom Parker worked on the 1995 film Miami Rhapsody) and costume designer Patricia Field — the eventual Carrie Bradshaw portrayer began to see the light.

Although she’ll always be a Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker almost turned down her iconic starring role in Sex and the City. The 6x Golden Globe winner recently explained why she originally asked her agent to “get me out” of the HBO series after it was picked up following the filming of the pilot episode in

Parker originally rocked the dress in the first season of the beloved show and at the 1997 VH1 'Vogue' Fashion Awards