Fresh out of college with journalistic aspirations, Andrea Sachs lands a highly coveted job as the junior assistant to Miranda Priestly, the notoriously ruthless and powerful editor-in-chief of "Runway" magazine. What initially seems like a dream opportunity quickly devolves into a nightmarish gauntlet of impossible demands, round-the-clock servitude, and soul-crushing humiliation. Andrea finds herself immersed in a glamorous, high-stakes fashion world populated by impossibly chic but often vicious colleagues, where designer labels dictate status and Miranda's whims are law. As she struggles to keep up with Miranda's outrageous requests, sacrificing her personal life, relationships, and self-respect, Andrea begins to question the true cost of professional success. The job a million girls would kill for threatens to kill her spirit, forcing her to confront whether a prestigious recommendation is worth the ultimate price of her integrity and happiness.
Critical Reception
"Lauren Weisberger's 'The Devil Wears Prada' has undeniably permeated pop culture, establishing itself as a defining and highly influential satire of the fashion industry and cutthroat professional ambition."
Adaptations
Movie ('The Devil Wears Prada', 2006) starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway; a sequel film is in development.