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When cinema and fashion collide in Milan
A moment straight out of movie lore played out at Dolce & Gabbana’s spring 2026 show in Milan when Meryl Streep — in full Miranda Priestly regalia — sat front row and later exchanged a warm backstage greeting with the real-world inspiration for her character, Vogue’s Anna Wintour. A short video shared by Vogue quickly went viral: Priestly — as played by Streep — tells Wintour, "You look so beautiful," while cameras captured the unusual meeting between fiction and fashion royalty.
Stanley Tucci, likewise costumed as Nigel, Runway magazine’s suave art director, was also present. According to the designers’ press office, the actors were shooting a runway scene for the highly anticipated sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2. Fans and fashion insiders read the cameo-like encounter as a playful acknowledgement of the original film’s long shadow over fashion culture.
What the sequel is promising
The new film returns to the world of Runway magazine, this time centered on the industry’s digital upheaval and the decline of print — a timely theme as magazines continue to adapt to streaming, social platforms, and shifting advertising models. Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt are confirmed to reprise their roles as Andy and Emily, with Blunt’s character now an influential advertising executive. The sequel aims to marry the sharp satire of the 2006 original with contemporary industry realities.
Contextually, the first Devil Wears Prada became a cultural touchstone not just for its performances — especially Streep’s — but for the way it popularized an insider view of fashion. Documentaries like The September Issue highlighted real-world editorial power; the new film seems poised to examine how that power has been redistributed in the digital age.
Behind the scenes, the Milan shoot felt intentionally meta: actors in costume at a real designer show, greeting the living archetype their roles were modeled on. The clip’s social media traction shows fans remain hungry for both nostalgia and an updated, sharper take on the fashion-business drama.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is set for release on May 1, 2026. Whether the sequel will recapture the original’s cultural spark or recalibrate it for streaming-era audiences remains the story to watch.
A brief note: the Milan moment was as much a marketing masterstroke as a natural cross-pollination of two worlds — film and fashion — that have long fed each other creatively.
Source: hollywoodreporter
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