Devil Wears Prada 2 Arrives 20 Years Later
Miranda Priestly returns to theaters two decades later, and the sequel tests whether workplace cruelty still reads as aspirational in 2025.
The Devil Wears Prada sequel hit theaters this week with the original cast — Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt — returning 20 years after the 2006 film. The plot follows Miranda Priestly navigating the collapse of traditional magazine publishing while Emily Charlton runs a luxury brand conglomerate. The fashion is updated, the power dynamics have shifted, but the iconic line deliveries remain intact.
The quotes from the original film never really left workplace vernacular. "That's all" became shorthand for dismissal with style. "Florals for spring? Groundbreaking" turned into the default response to obvious ideas. The sequel's release has given those moments a second lap, this time with Instagram Reels recreating scenes shot-for-shot and TikToks applying the dialogue to 2026 work scenarios — Slack threads, Zoom fatigue, AI-generated briefs.
The quotes from the original film never really left workplace vernacular.
The timing lands just before Met Gala speculation heats up next week, which means the fashion-meets-power aesthetic is already primed for circulation.
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