The Shocking True Story Behind The Devil Wears Prada

I’m surprised Emily Blunt didn’t receive an academy award nomination for this movie. She was a show-stealer and really sold her passion, as well as her anxiety

My favorite character in the movie was Nigel

It's incredible how this movie still gets talked about even 14 years later after its release, one may think it would have a slow death but the fandom it's alive and well, Meryl was super as Miranda and that silver coifure being streep's idea just nailed it!!!

I know there's this new trend of defending miranda now because it's easy to watch some scenes and think about her as a tough go-getter, but I think we all need a reminder that sometimes bosses like these are just toxic people. Period. Andie stayed till 2 PM many nights, would often be there by 6 in the morning, had horrible pay that barely made her rent, and got lost in a life under a boss who was as unreasonable and unscrupulous as it gets (screwing over a valuable longtime colleague who had more than proved his worth). I get that a lot of things about miranda made her a good, tough mentor, but let's call it what it is - the work environment was just bizarre. I've recently left a job under a boss exactly like that, which is why the movie kinda comforted me a bit. My now-former boss would shout horribly everyday, keep passing comments on how he should never have hired women, would demand 14-hour workdays with no weekends (no, I'm serious. There were no weekends) and pay less than minimum wage. By 'less than', I mean like half of what you'd need to survive in my state. So yeah, Miranda can be a ruthless, iconic, and rather motivational character, but there's no point in getting ahead of ourselves and calling her an icon. Believe me - this just makes it okay for senior management to treat people (especially entry-level graduates) like absolute horseshit over time.

The movie not only depicted Anna and her vogue empire, but it is very similar to the other top design houses. I worked for Burberry long before this movie came out. I got the same treatment from my boss back then. I worked as a PA, and was running around like a slave or a lap dog. I laughed so much for relating to Andy when she went to the ball as I had to organise one major gala event for my ex boss too and with not one thank you since I joined. I don’t know how I lasted 6 months. Lunch time was typically 2:30 or 3pm if you are lucky. The narcs are for real across these fashion houses. They don’t care who or how they treat you, their egos so far up their asses. However I did enjoy the movie, all of my favorite actors were in there.

Miranda a villain? What a ridiculous notion. Absurd really. Andy's friends are toxic, so is her boyfriend. So is Christian. You always know what you get with Miranda. She is tough but certainly not the villain of the film. She's the freaking Queen!

Andrea’s friends and boyfriend were assholes, toxic and didn’t wanted her to rise up in her career only bc they wanted her to be what THEY wanted her to. When she changed her style in the movie and was happy about it, they started questioning her. When she started being interested in fashion and in her job , they were like “idk you anymore” and the worse is , at the end of the movie, the movie’s plot made it look like her changing and rising up to be like Meryl Streep’s characters was the problem, when it really is toxic manipulative friends holding her back.

Am I the only who hated Andrea, her friends and her boyfriend? They were all so annoying, self-righteous and all they did was complain and judge others and each other.

One of the best ever..... I would never get bored watching it

If you watch “ The September issue” you will realize that there are many similarities between Anna and Miranda. Obviously Miranda is a complete exaggeration, but the real Anna is as powerful and as tough as you might expect from watching the movie.

The movie was flattering to Anna Wintour in that it made her a strong woman in a tough world—the business world. She should be honored. It’s really a tribute to Ms. Wintour.

I actually think that Miranda Priestly knew Andy Sach's journalistic talent (and was wasted as an assistant). So that's why Miranda raised the bar higher and higher, so Andy would realise that being an assistant is a waste of time, and know that she should be the journalist she came to New York to be.

This was one time our quiz question: on whom was miranda priestly based on? Answer: anna wintour

"I knew I was tall and thin, but I was short and fat there." This! I actually said this when I was modeling. I auditioned for a shoot in Germany once and the 6"0" size 2 model got it. I joked that I was too short and fat for the gig. I was 5"9" and size 4.

Miranda isn’t British though.

The conversation between Nigel and Andie were on point. Miranda had many demands as the editor in chief. Her cut throat do it demeanor is why she was the editor in chief.

I love Emily in this film. Very interesting character.

Speaking as the mom of a past Vogue Editor-in-Chief assistant, the movie resembles the real situation pretty closely but is definitely glorified for the screen. I don't believe Anna is as mean as Miranda. Intimidating yes, down right mean, no. There is a "book" that is delivered to her house in the evening, she used to eat steak for lunch which my daughter had to order and pick up, and she had a phone specifically used to communicate with the office when she was on call. On the other hand, none of the assistants go abroad with her and they only borrow from the"closet" for special events like the Met Gala. We get a kick out of the fact that everyone my daughter discusses this with, asks about the movie. The film has taken on a totally new meaning to us now that she knows the life first hand. She has since moved on to Features.

I met a girl who worked for the editor of Russian Vogue and said it was as brutal as the movie

The cerulean blue sweater scene...”Why is no one readyyyyy...?