Showing posts with label Meryl Streep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meryl Streep. Show all posts

Thursday, July 6, 2006

The Devil Wears Prada - Final Cut



Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) metamorphous from undergraduate garb to New York glam


In yesterday's edition of The Devil Wears Prada, we left Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) the unfashionable yet ambitious recent college grade leaving the office of Miranda Priestly, the high fashion priestess and editor of Runway magazine played by Meryl Streep, after interviewing for the position of her personal assistant.


Today, we find that Andy indeed was intriguing enough for Miranda to hire her.


Slowly but surely, Andy develops a fashion sense and becomes one of The Clackers, so named for the sound their mile-high stiletto heels make on the marble floors.




Meryl Streep and Patricia Fields, custome creator on the set.


Will Andy become a driven empty shell serving only Miranda and forsaking her own life or will she survive at all.


Well, we not going to tell the full story, however, the reviews are in and they are positive.


Getting back to our original question - is being a personal assistant to a famous fashion editor or celebrity something that appealing to young, educated women?


Well, apparently the answer is yes.





The Devil Wears Prada scored highest with women under 18 years of age with a score of 8.2 out of 10 (123 votes), followed by a 7.6 (368 votes) by women age 18 -29 years.


Overall, the movie scored 7.1 in the 'IMDb ratings (1,399 votes) and scored a 77% rating (115 critics reviews) on Critics Tomatometter on Rotten Tomatoes.


You can see more trailers, wallpaper and icons at The Devil Wears Prada official site.


And, if you always wanted to be a personal assistant to a top fashion editor like Miranda, be sure to take the Fashion 101 quiz on the official site.





Miranda's High Fashion Test


Are you fit, are you worthy to be a high fashion editorial assistant, well find out by taking the test.


See, how Miranda will rate your knowledge of high fashion.


By the Way, I took the test and scored an 83%.


Are you better than me, hum?



Wednesday, July 5, 2006

The Devil Wears Prada - Take One


The Fashion Troika - Andy (Anne Hathaway, left), Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and Emily (Emily Blunt)
The Fashion Troika -
Andy (Anne Hathaway, left), Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and Emily (Emily Blunt)


I can never figure out why any young, attractive, educated woman would want to be someone personal assistant.


But apparently, from movie stars to top fashion editors, many young women crave the position of personal assistant to the stars.


This is the world, the world of high fashion that the movie The Devil Wears Prada focuses on.



Can a small-town girl Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) land a job working for the word most powerful fashion editor?
Can a small-town girl Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) land a job working for the world most powerful fashion editor?


The Devil Wears Prada is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger, who once worked on the staff of Vogue and is said to have based the character of Miranda Priestly on Vogue editor Anna Wintour.


The silver coifed editor of Runway magazine, the bible of the fashion industry, Miranda Priestly is played by Oscar winner Meryl Streep.



Emily (Emily Blunt) the First Assistant
Emily (Emily Blunt) the First Assistant


From being overly burdensome to just being overbearing, Meryl Streep low-pitched voice and body language convey her commanding dominance of the movie.


As an extremely self-centered and commanding taskmaster, Miranda burns through many personal assistants, until she encounters Andy Sachs, played by Anne Hathaway.


Andy is a recent college grad who has no fashion sense, but who manages to intrigue Miranda by her sheer moxie.


Will Andy land the job as assistant to the top fashion editor at Runway magazine.


Stay tuned, as we continue this saga tomorrow.