'City' Slicker

Knee-high gold boots. Nair-necessitating microshorts. Hemlines closer to the crotch than the ankles. They're the latest fashion statements from the Sex and the City women — and if the skimpier outfits worn by Sarah Jessica Parker and her Pilates-ized cohorts this season are any indication, style mavens will soon be baring a lot more than nameplates. ''We are making them a little sexier,'' says City designer Patricia Field, describing this season's wardrobe as '80s-inspired glam. ''The positive response [to last season] gave us the go-ahead to push it a little more.'' But isn't it all just a little too racy for the average woman? ''Clearly it's TV.... Everything has to be a little exaggerated,'' says Teri Agins, author of The End of Fashion. ''[At a department store,] it might not be as short, tight, or revealing.'' Now if they could just work on revealing more of Mr. Big...