I’ve never wished for time-travel to be possible harder than I am now, purely so I can see The Devil Wears Prada 2 without having to wait.
Sadly, there’s still six months between me and the sequel of the century, and the FOMO is kicking in big time. Thankfully, Disney+ has our backs when it come to fashion-focused films.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Release date: February 13, 2009
Rating: PG
Runtime: 105 mins
Cast: Isla Fisher, Krysten Ritter, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack
Picture it: it’s 2009, and I’m sitting at the back of the school bus blasting Kat DeLuna’s ‘Calling You’ on my 1st generation iPod Classic, one of many certified bangers featured on the Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack. I’ve read the Sophie Kinsella novel of the same name, and watched the Isla Fisher-led movie more times than I care to count.
Not only was it the first time I properly realized the impact debt and shopping addictions had on people, but I was bowled over by the outfits, drama, humor, and Fisher’s natural charm. Even as an adult, I don’t really understand why Confessions of a Shopaholic was so universally hated on.
In fact, I’d say it was up there with The Devil Wears Prada in terms of timeless cultural classics. None of it feels date, the jokes still land as well as they used to, and it’s all just incredibly sweet and hopeful. Did I mention the banging soundtrack?
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Release date: July 1, 2016
Rating: R
Runtime: 86mins
Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitefield
Sweetie Darling! Long before there was Miranda and Andy, there was Eddie (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley). I’ve seen every episode of the original 90s sitcom more times than I’ve seen my own family this year, so when the 2016 movie came out, I was locked in.
Does Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie live up to the sitcom? No. Does it throw caution to the wind to give its fans a good time? Every step of the way. Every celebrity wanted to be a part of this movie, and you can tell just how much love went into making it.
Obviously, nobody is a bigger star than Eddie and Pats themselves. Saunders and Lumley’s chemistry and unspoken understanding of each other has never changed, and I could happily watch them riff off each other for the next half a century. Just as well, because does Lumley ever age?
The Devil Wears Prada
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Release date: October 5, 2006
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 109 minutes
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci
Have I written this list purely as an excuse to talk about the original The Devil Wears Prada? Maybe. I couldn’t write a fashion movie listicle without including the reason why every thirtysomething woman is on the verge of wetting themselves with excitement, just like we did when we were tweens.
At the time, I don’t think I realized just how big of a deal it was that Meryl Streep had signed onto the movie, and the awesome foursome of her, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci act like they were always meant to be together. The parallels between the fictional Runway and Vogue have pantomime levels of brilliance, but The Devil Wears Prada is never afraid to get serious.
But then there’s the quotable dialogue. The fact that Streep improvised the best parts of the cerulean belt scene. Hathaway’s iconic costume change montage soundtracked by Madonna’s ‘Vogue.’ Blunt not being able to open a yoghurt. What more could you ask of peak 2000s cinema? You need to watch it again… that’s all.
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