Sarah Jessica Parker picks Family over Fashion

Sarah Jessica Parker says there's something in her life that takes higher priority than the latest designer fashions; her family. Parker, 41, soared to international stardom as newspaper columnist Carrie Bradshaw in the hit cable TV series "Sex and the City," which made her into a fashion icon, with fans copying her on- and off-screen clothes and accessories. The HBO show about the friendship and sex lives of four single, working women in New York ran from 1998 to 2004 and spawned scores of fads, made shoe designer Manolo Blahnik famous in middle America, and landed Parker on Vogue's cover. But while New York is abuzz over its annual fashion week, which runs September 8-15 this year, Parker says her family is her top priority and she won't be attending any shows. "I don't have time. My son starts school this week and I have to take him every day," She said. "He's OK but he is (without) one arm. It's hard to get my son dressed and out of the door ... so I have a great excuse not to attend any fashion shows."