“Devil Wears Prada 2,” Do We Need It?

Do we need another “Devil Wears Prada” movie? Hmm, maybe we do.

Great Britain’s West End has their “The Devil Wears Prada” musical starring the great Vanessa Williams soon to transfer to Broadway, which gives credence that the iconic movie still has relevance. But that is a stage production that most consumers will never see.

Still, do we need a “Devil Wears Prada” sequel? I think we do.

In case you haven’t been paying attention, the fashion industry, particularly in the US, is flat with very little excitement and innovation.  And now that we are solidly out of the fashion reality TV era, and technology has enabled many folks to work from home, the incentive to buy a lot of garments and show those looks off has fizzled. In other words, the US fashion market needs all the help it can get.

Perhaps, just maybe, another “Devil Wears Prada” movie will get the proverbial fashion ball rolling. At the very least, this next edition will be entertaining, particularly with most of the original cast reassembled—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Tracie Thoms, and Stanley Tucci for “Devil Wears Prada 2.”

“Devil Wears Prada 2” is loosely based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2014 book “Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.”  Principal photography began on June 30 in New York City with direction by David Frankel.

In this sequel Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) is confronted with a magazine industry in flux due to the advent of social media and online fashion.  Variety details that the plotline follows, “Priestly as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and as she faces off against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.” Adding to this new plot, Blunt’s character plots with her billionaire boyfriend (modeled after Jeff Bezos) to buy Runway magazine and get rid of Miranda Priestly because Miranda is not helping the fashion publication bring in new revenue which mirrors how most print publications are recently struggling. Miranda is also in a new marriage with Kenneth Branagh playing her new husband.

“Devil Wears Prada 2” is schedule for release in the US and Canada on May 1, 2026. And cast members can already be seen around New York City as the filming is taking place mostly in the Big Apple.

When it comes to the costumes and incredible garments in this sequel, there have been some leaks. Anne Hathaway revealed on Instagram an archival pin-striped Jean Paul Gaultier waistcoat and trouser ensemble. We also have a glimpse of Emily Blunt’s character stepping out in a Wiederhoeft pinstripe corset top, wide-leg trousers by Jean Paul Gaultier, a Dior-emblazoned white shirt, D-Journey bag and black sunglasses, also by the French fashion house.

There are some great looks for the sequel’s Met Gala scene with Alek Wek in a corseted gown with a sheer caged skirt and oversized sleeves and peplum; Karolina Kurkova in a dramatic gown consisting of diaphanous layers in shades of grey; Ciara in a sheer beaded gown with a sculptural corset over the top; and Meryl Streep in a  in a voluminous red gown with an off-the-shoulder neckline. Wardrobe for the sequel falls to Molly Rogers who worked with Patricia Fields on “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Sex in the City.”

“Devil Wears Prada 2” is shaping up to be an interesting expansion of the first iteration. And like the clothes in “The Devil Wears Prada” chic style, glitz and glam, and fashion-forward sensibility is the order of the day. Be still our hearts, “Devil Wears Prada 2” whisks us away.

William S. Gooch

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