'Sex' Has a Ring to It: PEOPLE

By Lucy Maher

08/16/2001 at 07:20 PM EDT

"Sex and the City" fans don't have to wait to get another peek at the dazzling diamond Carrie will be sporting on her finger. PEOPLE's Steven Cojocaru's got the story on how the show chose the ring and an up-close look at it, too. It not only took the sweet-n-sensitive Aidan a couple of tries before he got the right ring, but the show's stylists as well. It seems that the first ring jeweler Harry Winston offered was too over-the-top for Aidan's simple tastes. The second ring didn't work because it, according to Sarah Jessica Parker, was too "fussy." The winner? A colorless, $60,000 3.27-carat, square-shaped, emerald-cut bauble. Meanwhile, fans can rest assured that there will be more "Sex" in the future. With the show's ratings at an all-time high, HBO's original programming president told the New York Times recently that "We're not looking at the end of this series yet. I think there is plenty to keep us going." Carrie and company are shooting the next season now, which will begin airing in January. So if you're in New York City and you spot a crew on the street, they may very well be making magic before your eyes.