It’s no coincidence that Sarah Jessica Parker is the�face of�Vogue‘s May issue with the�title, Great American Women, penned beneath her. This perfectly coincides with The�Met Costume Institute Exhibition and�Gala’s theme of�American Women: Fashioning a�National Identity. Parker is a�strong representation of�today’s current feminine fashions.� While not all of�us are well-heeled with Choo’s or�Manolo’s, Parker does present a�certain all-American grace that fashion has fallen in�love with.

When talking about the�lovely SJP, Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton said, �She is such a�style icon, but apart from that, she is very adaptable in�terms of�the�clothes she wears. She is somebody who costumes herself into roles. When you think of�Sarah Jessica Parker, you almost think of�a�flapper, because she has this remarkable joie de vivre about her.”

Parker is willing to�experiment with fashion, plus she has a�look that allows her to�chameleon other eras while remaining a�modern role model.

If Parker doesn’t embody your representation of�an�American woman’s style today, we think The�Met Exhibit and�Gala will bring forth some great examples, whilst paying homage to�the�evolution of�fashion and�women in�America.� As�reported by, WWD, the�new showcase will house purpose-built circular galleries that set the�stage for�different American archetypes since 1890: The��Gibson Girl,� the��Bohemian,� the��Suffragist� and��Patriot,� �Flappers,� the��Screen Siren,� and, finally, a�look at�the�faces of�American women from the�1890s through now.

�The�American style has absolutely cultivated itself,� said Donna Karan by�way of�WWD, who herself, with her iconic seven easy pieces, has come to�define one facet of�it. �You see this effortlessness of�individuality and�comfort, which I�think comes from the�legacy of�the�blue jeans. When you think of�America, you think of�T-shirts and�blue jeans.�

However, Barneys Creative Director, Simon Doonan, isn’t all that thrilled with American style at�the�moment. Doonan told WWD, “I�don�t know how well it serves women, when you think about the�world of�breast implants, and�fake hair and�fake tans and�fake everything that are a�dominant feature of�our culture right now. Maybe now is a�great time to�reflect on�the�more nuanced archetypes in�history.”

Judge the�progression of�American style for�yourself, this new display will be open for�viewing from May 5 to�August 15 at�the�Metropolitan Museum of�Art and�the�famous Gala Benefit lands on�May 3rd.

[via WWD]