Sofia Carson, Coco Rocha, Jasmine Tookes, Lady Gaga & Winnie Harlow Lead the Best-Dressed Charge at The Devil Wears Prada 2 Premiere

From Mexico City to Tokyo to Shanghai, The Devil Wears Prada 2 has treated fashion like a passport stamp, each stop louder, sharper, and more indulgent than the last. By the time the cast touched down in New York City for the world premiere, the message was clear: this isn’t just a sequel, it’s a full-scale fashion renaissance. Gone are the cautious, almost timid red carpet choices of two decades ago, back when, as Meryl Streep once quipped, everyone was too intimidated to pull looks. Now? The industry has loosened its collar, and the results are gloriously unhinged.

This press tour has doubled as a moving runway, powered by the creative reset happening across major houses. There’s a sense of joy, real, unapologetic joy in the clothes. You see it in the fearless tailoring, the theatrical gowns, the refusal to play safe. Even nostalgia got a modern upgrade, with subtle nods to that iconic cerulean moment reimagined for a generation that grew up online but dresses like it owns the room.

And for the grand finale, the premiere delivered exactly what we hoped for and then some. Lady Gaga brought high-octane drama in Saint Laurent, Sofia Carson redefined power dressing in a razor-sharp tuxedo that felt equal parts boardroom and blockbuster, so unapologetically commanding; it felt like Miranda Priestly herself would approve. Coco Rocha gave us full fashion theatre in Christian Siriano polka dots, with Winnie Harlow and Ashley Graham leaning into sculptural elegance and tailored rebellion, respectively. Then came the originals: Anne Hathaway in Louis Vuitton, Emily Blunt in Schiaparelli, and Meryl Streep in Givenchy, the glaring proof that legacy doesn’t age, it evolves. 

The Devil Wears Prada, and clearly so does Simone Ashley. The star had a green Prada moment we’re so not over with, and add the ever-dapper Stanley Tucci, and suddenly, the bar is shattered.

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