Meryl Streep is back in the shoes of Miranda Priestly.
Twenty years after the first cult classic, The Devil Wears Prada is back with a sequel set for release on May 1st.
Unlike her on-screen character Miranda Priestly, Streep was ready to hang up her stilettos as soon as filming wrapped.
“As someone who’s been in that position for 20 years, she’s kept that look but adapted it as we do over time,” Streep told Vogue about her on-screen character’s 2026 wardrobe. “But I almost got PTSD from wearing high heels for 16 weeks. I feel like I should get the Medal of Freedom!”
Of returning to Priestley’s iconic wardrobe, Streep told the magazine, “It was like going to the back of your closet and finding something and thinking, ‘Oh, does this still fit?'”
Stanley Tucci echoed Streep’s sentiments, adding, “The costumes are integral to the character, especially in this movie.”
Part of the enduring iconic status of the “Devil Wears Prada” wardrobe surrounds the timeless nature of a wardrobe that was understandably meant to be ripped off the runway. This was, of course, a deliberate choice by costume designer Molly Rogers.
“We have a really great roadmap. I love the costumes in the first movie because they’re timeless. There’s no such thing as ‘looking 14 years old,'” she told the publication. “I wanted to do that while also giving the clothes a broader perspective,” she said of her carefully selected collection.
Anne Hathaway couldn’t help but share the energy that Streep’s head director brought to the set.
“Meryl, as Miranda, started walking down the hallway before me — I was about 50 feet behind her — and it was almost psychedelic to see her from behind,” Hathaway told Vogue. “It really felt like a lot of portals opened up in that moment. I was 22 again, and it was still now. Thankfully this time she didn’t stay in character the whole time, so we laughed a lot.”
Andy Sachs may join the sequel armed with new, albeit now established, fashion talent, but Miranda Priestley will forever remain the queen bee.
