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In the first episode of season 2 of “Sex and the City” reboot “And Just Like That,” Carrie Bradshaw faces a sartorial emergency: Her custom-made gown for the so-called Met Ball (the theme of which was “Veiled Beauty”) falls through at the last minute when the designer, Smoke, fails to finish it — leaving her with only a cape.
“You must have something else fabulous to wear with my cape?” Smoke asks hopefully. “I can’t just go to my closet and find a perfect dress to wear…
