An uber-stylist, fashion designer and boutique owner, Pat Field is a New York fashion legend.

Field grew up in Queens, studied philosophy at NYU and began her career in fashion as an assistant buyer at the department store Alexander's in 1963. A few years later, she opened her first boutique, House of Field and began selling trendy vinyl go-go clothes. Field continued to peddle her clubwear throughout the '70s and '80s, her boutique a haven for downtown drag queens and fashion freaks. In
the mid-'80s, Field branched out as a stylist when she met Sarah Jessica Parker on Miami Rhapsody. When the actress was tapped to star in Sex and the City in 1998, she recommended that Field do the wardrobe; the outfits she created for the SATC gang made her a household name and netted her two Emmys. She also expanded her retail business, although the original House of Field closed due to rent hikes.

While most of the merchandise her store carries is too over-the-top for your average woman, Field's always had an uncanny talent for trend setting. Field will likely remain best known for dressing Carrie and the girls, but she's had a hand in designing quite a few other memorable outfits like Britney Spears' "naked" crystal-adorned outfit, Ugly Betty and The Devil Wears Prada, which landed Field an Oscar nomination.

Field was formerly married to fellow costumier and collaborator Rebecca Field, who reverted back to Rebecca Weinberg after their romantic, but not professional, break-up. [Image via Getty]