In Dreams
All right, here's an embarrassing confession: The other night I was home alone and there was nothing on TV, so I turned to HBO on Demand and started watching old Sex and the City episodes. It was the first season, I think, and SJP looked so pretty and bouncy and young. In one scene she went to the opera with Stanford and was wearing the most awesome bright-but-not-too-bright blue coat with an all-black outfit and red lipstick. 
Even nearly a decade after that episode was shot, the outfit had me entirely obsessed. So then I went to bed. And this is where it gets really embarrassing: I DREAMT ABOUT THE COAT. Then I woke up and I bought this on eBay, which I can't wait to wear on rainy-ish April days with sleek black rain boots, bare legs, and little dresses. You can find others of the same ilk (including a well-priced version from Burberry!) here and here and here.
I feel ya, though for me, it's the white outfit Carrie was wearing when she tried to get into that after party in LA, where she met Vince Vaughn: white jacket and shorts with gold boots. So obsessed was I that I hunted down a similar vintage pair of gold boots on eBay. When you just have.to.have., there is no fightin' it.
Scarf top on date with "freak show" documentary film maker. I could go on...don't knock the SATC reruns!
Love-love that jacket! And the other one that sold for $9.99 was totally cute too. Love SJP's style in S&TC... can't wait for the movie release... I want to *be* Carrie. ;o)