Images from the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 continue to surface, and we are…withholding opinion. One thing 20th Century Studios didn’t have to contend with during the making of the original was round-the-clock paparazzi surveillance, the dispatches from which invite all sorts of misinformed assumptions about the lives of its characters. For example, Andy looks like she runs a “disruptive” talent agency in her vest suit.
But who’s to say this person is even interested in fashion? (The last film ended with Andy getting hired at the New York Mirror thanks to some amateur reporting on janitors’ unions.) And even if she is, who’s to say that being into, or working in, fashion is anything like it once was? (There are more vest suits than town cars outside today’s Vogue offices.) We don’t yet know the circumstances that have led to Andy’s fashion choices, but what is certain is that it’s Emily Charlton (now rumored to be an executive at Dior) and Miranda Priestly (navigating the collapse of traditional print media in the age of SEO) who will be the real litmus test for the sequel’s style.
Since the movie commenced filming in New York, more of the cast of characters—and their varying spectrum of aesthetics—have come to the fore. Enter newbies like Simone Ashley, Ashley Graham, potential love interest Patrick Brammall, and Pauline Chalamet, as well as Amelia Gray Hamlin and Amelia Dimoldenberg. There’s also the old guard, including Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms as bestie Lily and (with her signature red hair and a shocking bleach blonde switch-up) Emily Blunt.
Costumes are also beginning to reflect potential plotlines, including a recent scene that sees Tucci and Hathaway dressed in somber, funeral-appropriate all black in Central Park.
We’ve also spotted some tense scenes outside of Runway’s offices, a romantic date night, a besties meet-up, and a Met Gala-esque setting on the steps of the Natural History museum with some great gowns—beautiful gowns. Gird your loins.
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