Sarah Jessica Parker Speaks Out on the Passing of Oscar de la Renta

"With the amazing Met Ball gown this year, I was involved in every step. Initially, when Anna Wintour asked if I might co-chair the evening — which would honor the work of the late couturier Charles James — with Anna and Mr. de la Renta also as co-chairs, I immediately thought that I wanted to ask him to make me a dress. I always have a little hesitation about asking somebody that. It's a huge amount of effort, time, talent and money, so I put off asking for a while. But I was sitting with Anna one day and she said, 'Ask Oscar, of course ask him!' So I rang him that day and said, 'Would you consider building something for me for the Met Ball?'"