The avian-inspired bag made its debut in the new season of And Just Like That.
For most New Yorkers, pigeons are the stuff of nightmares.
For Carrie Bradshaw, they’re fashion.
JW Anderson pigeon clutch; Sarah Jessica Parker in ‘And Just Like That’.JW ANDERSON; Craig Blankenhorn/Max
“There was a waiting list, they got sold out.
When the series airs this week, it’s going to get a lot of attention again.
I’m sure people are going to want to have it.
It’s such a cool little piece.”
Where on earth did this pigeon purse come from?
It was really a fun project and he was always around us.
He sent me a picture of himself on Instagram on vacation in Italy and he was carrying it.
And I was like, “Whatisthat?”
He said, “It’s my JW Anderson pigeon purse.”
I was over the moon.
We had tote bags, “New York or Nowhere,” things like that.
And I think I’d seen every apple handbag you’ve got the option to imagine.
And I don’t think Carrie would carry a rat.
She was totally into it.
It’s painted beautifully.
What is it made of?
DANNY SANTIAGO:It’s actually a 3D-printed handbag.
You know, JW Anderson is very much into technology and stuff like that.
It looks so real.
It’s so cool how the wing opens up.
Itdoeslook very real, which is why it almost gave me a heart attack when I saw it.
For New Yorkers, pigeons are viewed as rats with wings.
We don’t like them.
As a longtime New Yorker, did Sarah Jessica Parker have any qualms about carrying a pigeon?
Like, “What are youdoing?”
And she knew that it was going to be a lot of fun for people watching.
Of course, it was exposed because we shot [that scene] on an exterior location.
In the episode, she really worked it so great because your phone doesn’t fit in here.
actually hadn’t seen that purse at that point.
We came out to set and she had it, and of course, everybody lost their minds.
We tried to get a jump on the paparazzi.
Sometimes it’s gum, sometimes it’s Mentos.
She’ll have a magazine or a book inside.
It’s very practical like a New Yorker would have her Metrocard or wallet.
We always have these things for her to use in her acting if she wants to.
ROGERS:It wasn’t scripted.
They definitely came up with it on set.
That’s Sarah Jessica.
She is such a good physical comic.
SANTIAGO:The day that we were shooting it, it was a rainy day.
Molly had been walking around with that purse for a couple of days prior.
She was in love with it.
We had it sitting on top of her desk.
It became the thing everybody was focused on.
Anytime someone walked into the room, everybody was like, “What is that on the table?”
We had this outfit [for Carrie] that we had already done.
We knew the shoe that she was going to wear.
But the moment that she saw it, it was, “That’s it.
There’s no other.
It can’t be anything else but that.”
ROGERS:I thought it was funny that [she was wearing] a flight suit.
You’ve gotta be quick to catch that.
We had the pigeon at this event, and we paired it with a feather shoe.
Molly, are you keeping the purse now?
ROGERS:Well, they loaned her one and they sent me one recently.
He’s had his moment or she has.
We haven’t named her yet.
Danny said I should name this pigeon.
Maybe it should be Fabien, for the director.
I think the pigeon, it’s getting a big head.
[Laughs]
And Just Like Thatseason 2 is streaming now on Max.
