London has put on its designer frocks for the world premiere of the movie version of Sex And The City, the worldwide TV smash charting the lives and loves of four New York women.

In pictures: Sex and the City Red Carpet Premiere

In keeping with the film, the dresses worn by its four principal stars to the premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square were as eagerly awaited as any snippets about the plot, which picks up on the characters' lives four years on.

First to delight the crowds of fans was Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays the main character Carrie Bradshaw, wearing a pale green dress by British designer Alexander McQueen and a spectacular green headpiece of flowers by Philip Treacy.

She refused to answer question about a reported rift with co-star Kim Cattrall, who plays man-eating public executive Samantha Jones.

British-born Cattrall was next on to the red carpet, wearing a red off-the-shoulder knee-length dress with a faint stripe by Vivienne Westwood.

Asked if she would be willing to make a sequel, Cattrall said simply: "Perhaps."

Reports say Cattrall's demands led to a delay in making the film.

Cynthia Nixon, who plays feisty lawyer Miranda Hobbes, arrived wearing a floor-length pleated black Calvin Klein dress slashed to reveal her thighs.

Kristin Davis was the last of the famous foursome to arrive, wearing a cherry-red vintage sleeveless dress and cream peep-toe heels.

Asked why the world premiere of a film so closely associated with New York was being held in London, Davis said: "Why not England? I like Britain. There's enough of us to go round."

The producers, New Line, insist that the decision was taken simply to maximise the movie's "global appeal".

Fans of the series have been eagerly waiting to find out the fate of Carrie, and her main love interest, Mr Big, portrayed by Chris Noth, who did not attend the premiere.

The film opens in Australia on June 5.