There was a string of rom-coms in the early 2000s in which the lead, a 20-something woman, was a journalist. She was pretty, but she didn’t know it. Her hair was messy, but not a strand was out of place. She was smart, ambitious and lived in New York City. Films like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), 27 Dresses (2008) and Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) made publishing seem like the dream. And right at the centre of this glossy universe was The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
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Set inside the universe of Runway, the most powerful fashion magazine of its time, the film was like a thinly veiled portrait of a real-life industry giant. The author of the book, Lauren Weisberger, is an ex-Vogue employee who wrote it inspired by her time there. Miranda Priestly, with her surgical precision, bore an uncanny resemblance to Anna Wintour, whose presence at Vogue has long shaped the way the world consumes fashion.
The film made the fashion industry even more aspirational than it already was. The inner workings of Vogue felt cinematic. So I watched, over and over again, long before I ever imagined I’d find myself here, in the Vogue India office, writing this story. Even today, 20 years since the film was released, the first question anyone asks when they hear where my career has brought me is: “Is it really like The Devil Wears Prada?”
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