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Some of my favourite lines from the first Devil Wears Prada film, launched 20 years ago, include: ‘By all means move at a glacial pace – you know how that thrills me’; ‘Please bore someone else with your questions’; and ‘That’s all’ (said with the dismissive flick of a hand). All these lines are, of course, delivered by Miranda Priestly, the icy editor of Runway magazine, and I relish any chance to say them – usually to a bewildered son or husband. So I’m looking forward to next month’s The Devil Wears Prada 2, partly in the hope that it will equip me with some new exquisitely passive-aggressive lines for life’s everyday frustrations.
Meryl Streep, 76, is truly the perfect fit for Priestly. Part of why I love the actress is that she’s reached that enviable life stage where she knows exactly who she is – and says what she actually thinks. When you’re as successful as she is, you can afford not to give a stuff.
Jacket, Jacquemus. Trousers and bag, The Row. Sunglasses YSL. Shoes, Chanel
A rather excellent fashion coup this month for London bag brand DeMellier was when Streep turned up for her interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in full leopard print and clutching its Hudson bag in black (see above left for my current favourite by the brand).
The wardrobe in the first Devil Wears Prada was essentially a roll call of fashion heavy-hitters. It was all about signalling the arrival of Andy Sachs, played by Anne Hathaway, into that rarefied editorial world. Remember her striking transformation – the Chanel jacket, knee-high boots and polished hair? She found her way into the fashion crowd by wearing aspirational brands. Miranda, meanwhile, had a rotation of designer bags she flung across the desk every day – the ultimate power move.
So what fashion takeaways should we expect from the film’s sequel? I’d say this one will be very much about evolution and a new maturity. With the outfits needing to work instantly on social media, they will feel more authentic – the sharp, almost aggressive tailoring of the original will be replaced by more fluid elongated silhouettes.
Jacket, Jacquemus. Trousers and bag, The Row. Sunglasses YSL.
Streep has been spotted on set wearing soft tailored looks by Max Mara and a flowing trench coat by St John. Her accessories are by one of my favourite designers, Jacquemus (see the jacket I’m pictured wearing), including the Cubisto red slingbacks and the La Pochette Rond Carré bag.
Hathaway is less try-hard in tops by Phoebe Philo and barrel-leg jeans by Nili Lotan. And, like every style insider, she relies on vintage and archival pieces, such as a 1990s pinstripe waistcoat and trousers by Jean Paul Gaultier Femme.
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