Anna Wintour reveals her thoughts on 'The Devil Wears Prada'
Fashion icon Anna Wintour—who is often cited as the real-life counterpart of Meryl Streep's character, Miranda Priestly, in The Devil Wears Prada—has revealed how she truly feels about the film nearly 20 years after its release.
In a recent episode of The Run-Through with Vogue podcast, the former Vogue editor-in-chief was asked about her thoughts on the film and whether she was "hurt" when it first came out.
"I went to the premiere wearing Prada, completely having no idea what the film was going to be about," Wintour recounted.
"And I think that the fashion industry [was] very sweetly concerned for me about the film that it was gonna paint me in some kind of difficult light. A caricature," she continued. "And then I went to see the film, and I found it highly enjoyable and very funny."
She described Streep's performance as "fantastic" and praised the rest of the cast.
"In the end, it had a lot of humor to it, it had a lot of wit, it had Meryl Streep [and] Emily Blunt. They were all amazing. And in the end, I thought it was a fair shot," Wintour said.
Podcast host David Remnick then asked her if she was "actually thrilled when assistants move at a glacial pace," quoting an iconic line from the movie.
Wintour answered, "Nobody at Vogue moves at a glacial pace, least of all my assistants."
Wintour recently stepped down as editor of US Vogue in June, a position she has held for nearly 40 years. While she will no longer run day-to-day editing of the fashion bible, magazine group owner Conde Nast clarified that she will continue to hold senior roles at the group and remain Vogue's global editorial director.
Taking the reins is Chloe Malle, who was previously the editor of Vogue.com and co-host of The Run-Through. She now leads the creative and editorial direction of the title and joins Vogue’s 10 existing Heads of Editorial Content around the world.
Meanwhile, the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada is currently in production and is set to be released in May 2026.
