The Devil Wears Prada !

Remember when Meryl Streep portrayed Clint Eastwood in The Devil Wears Prada? 

No, Streep had once said having inspired herself on her director from The Bridges of Madison County for this role, which was actually based on Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue.  Apparently Eastwood never raises his voice, which makes everything much more frightening and intimidating. Frightening? Intimidating? Sounds much like our beloved Miranda, no?

This glamorous movie takes everyone into the fashion world. A look behind the scenes of fashion magazines, models, jets, Paris, fashion weeks, photo shoots, catwalks and the biggest designers and stylists. Believe me when I say that not only mothers and daughters will love this but men just as well. Why? The fabulous Miranda Priestly of course. For once, the roles are exchanged and the one with the successful career in the relationship is the woman, and not the husband. Which makes a difference between all these other movies; a change for once!

The movie is about choices. The choice between success and family. Choosing your priorities, what is more important? Andrea Sachs never dreamed of a life in the fashion industry, all she wanted was to be a writer. But the opportunity presents itself, and she takes the job as assistant of Miranda Priestly. The poor girl just hasn't realized yet that she signed in for an arrangement with the Devil. The boss from hell. The Dragon Lady: no compassion, the only way is success and if there are corpses on the road, you'd have to step over them! Miranda Priestly isn't heartless though, she might be misunderstood. She loves her job, but she adores her kids. The scene in which Andrea comes into her house and sees Miranda in a very emotional state, also shows her sensitive side. You begin to think that she can actually be empathic towards others until she disappoints her right hand and longtime friend Nigel. The moment 

where our hatred for  the Devil returns.

Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) has a beautiful relationship with her boyfriend, someone she loves and who supports her in any way. Until the girl who used to never be interested in fashion, hated her boss and job, changes into a fashionista supremo and devotes everything to Miranda Priestly. Andy understands her, but had been a little naive, because people don't change, Priestly doesn't change. But deny it or not, both Miranda and Andrea never regretted it.

Anna Wintour in the story:

The book by Laura Weisberger didn't really please her, although Wintour has said she found the movie very entertaining and appreciated Streep's portrayal very much.

Meryl never wanted it in any way to look like Anna Wintour, that's why she decided to wear a gray wig and not look nor act like Wintour. She didn't want people to associate Miranda Priestly with her, she was the editor of Runway Magazine, which I think Wintour appreciated a lot. Streep has said Wintour was probably more upset with the book than with the movie.

The costuming....!

That, of course, can never be forgotten when talked about The Devil Wears Prada, THE fashion movie! The film is the most expensively costumed movie in history, with clothes worth at least a million dollars! Lots of big designers such as Chanel, Dolce & Gabbanna, Prada (of course), Calvin Klein and much more gave a contribution to the movie with a costume budget of $ 100.000.  The priciest item was a Fred Leighton necklace Streep wore, valuing another $ 100.000! (imagine wearing a small fortune on your neck, the prize of a small apartment!).

Meryl Streep donated her whole wardrobe (aside the sunglasses of course, which she kept ) to Dress for Success.

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