the carrie diaries: win or sin?

Like so many others, I had doubts about there ever being a prequel to Sex and the City. I knew that there were going to be differences because of how the books were written, and I wasn't sure how I could deal with them after spending so much time loving the "real" Carrie Bradshaw as depicted by HBO. So here is the shocker: I LOVED it! While I am still not 100% backing the mother's death being from cancer (wouldn't Carrie then have been much more upset over Samantha's battle? Dammit!), I found the concept really great. I like most of the side characters too, particularly the friend who is finding out that he is gay and his girlfriend who is hooking up with the older cop. Okay, so I maybe didn't catch everyone's name yet, but I will definitely be tuning in again next week to see where it goes! Now, you know I couldn't talk about Carrie Diaries and not mention fashion. I thought the fashion was relatively tame, almost too tame, until that last outfit that she was wearing (the silver dress & cute cardigan). When they had Carrie dressed in a purple hoodie, I wanted to scream because.. no, she would never, ever be caught dead in that! Would she? But you have to remind yourself that it is supposed to be the 80s. I ended up feeling very inspired, but again mostly from supporting characters, and creating a set of some modern items that could totally be used on the show (or in real life!). Full skater skirts, neon colors, bold prints and statement bags & shoes. Count me in for the whole season! Because even if the story lines start to become too cheesy or mundane, you know that the fashion & music are both going to be killer!