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LYFE WEDNESDAY | MAY 13, 2026

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LYFE’S LOOKBOOK

Supermodel Coco Rocha, who made cameo in the movie, wearing Christian Siriano (right) Spring 2026 collection.

Also making a cameo in the movie, Mother Monster Lady Gaga in a custom black velvet gown by Celine.

Anne Hathaway (Andy Sachs) in custom Versace that is a tribute to the movie’s title.

Emily Blunt, who reprises the iconic anti-protagonist as Emily Charlton, in custom Alexander McQueen.

Prada-ganda: New world order o Top looks from most-anticipated premiere carpet in fashion history

Streep in a custom Valentino, poising herself, or rather her character, as the ‘Matriarch of Fashion’.

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So, the return of The Devil Wears Prada for a sequel was almost prophetic as it is poised to interrogate the dying print discourse and the fractured fashion industry that has traded its soul for the survival capital of “tech bros”. While film critics have their papers ready to pen their thoughts on the second instalment, fashion police have cocked their guns, all set to break down the looks worn on the premiere carpets. Here are theSun’s picks from the world premiere.

choices of an average consumer and is the main drive of political movements such as anarcho-punk (punk anarchy) and the red liptick. That monologue dismantled the “anti-fashion” defence and repositioned the industry as a sociopolitical trailblazer. Paradoxically, the movie once shunned by the fashion industry ultimately became its mouthpiece, inspiring a generation to pursue fashion journalism in the hopes of one day becoming a Miranda themselves.

T WENTY years ago, Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep) from The Devil Wears Prada dropped the coldest fashion statement: “... that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean...” and what followed is a monologue that deconstructed the fashion industry, often ridiculed for its superficiality, explaining how a radical industry movement eventually dictates the

Conde Nast chief content officer and Vogue global editorial director Anna Wintour, whom Miranda Priestly is loosely based on, in archival Prada.

From the Start crooner Laufey wearing a butter yellow custom floor-length satin dress by Sandy Liang.

Helen J. Chen, who plays Andy’s assistant Jin Chao, in custom tinsel gown by Prada.

Riverdale Madelaine Petsch in Georges Hobeika Spring 2026 collection.

Simone Ashley, who plays Miranda’s new assistant Amari, in bespoke Prada.

Winnie Harlow, who also made a cameo in the movie, in Stephane Rolland (Fall 2025 Couture collection). – ALL PICS FROM AFP