The Devil Wears Prada 2 premieres, depicting fashion industry upheaval amid digital disruption
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Updated · The Guardian · Apr 24
The Devil Wears Prada 2 premieres, depicting fashion industry upheaval amid digital disruption
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Apr 24
The London premiere at the National Gallery featured Meryl Streep, Donatella Versace, and international editors, with the plot focusing on Miranda Priestly navigating Runway magazine through print’s decline.
The film, twenty years after the original, highlights fashion’s embrace of digital change and the collapse of legacy publishing, with industry insiders now eager to participate and lend designer pieces.
The sequel underscores shifting power dynamics, rising designer prices, and celebrates enduring female icons like Streep and Wintour, reflecting broader changes in attitudes toward age and influence within fashion and media.
Has fashion embraced its critics, or just found a clever new way to market them?
Does the Vogue cover of two 76-year-olds signal a real end to Hollywood ageism?
As luxury prices skyrocket, can Miranda Priestly still convince a new generation to buy?
Can a film about a magazine's survival offer hope for journalism in the AI era?
In a world of influencers and AI, how does Miranda Priestly fight for relevance?
Is the sequel a critique of power, or has it become a celebration of it?