Behind the relaxed, eccentric aesthetic that defined 1990s television shows, there is no market research—just an instinctive New York stylist with an irreverent attitude: Patricia Field. Born in 1942, this costume designer transformed the audiovisual wardrobe over decades with her unique vision.

Discover the work of this creator in the documentary directed by Michael Selditch, Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field, available for free in the Moritz Feed Doc catalog on CaixaForum+.

Field began her career in the mid-1960s with an iconic store, Pants Pub, in Greenwich Village. The establishment was a nerve center where the underground, the queer community, and young artists whom she championed early on—such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat—coexisted.

Her leap to global fame came when Sarah Jessica Parker convinced her to take on the costume direction for Sex and the City. Field proved that a five-dollar tutu bought on sale could make television history and share the screen with a pair of Manolo Blahniks.

In film, her work on The Devil Wears Prada earned her an Academy Award nomination. There, she dressed Meryl Streep in pieces by Donna Karan and, of course, Prada. Years later, the stylist shook up the scene once again with Emily in Paris.

Patricia Field’s career demonstrates that wardrobe defines who a character is and how they face the world. Through her bold gaze, fashion on screen becomes a narrative art form.