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Twenty years since Meryl Streep's iconic editrix uttered the words “Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking,” Miranda Priestly and the rest of the Runway gang are back for The Devil Wears Prada 2, the long-awaited sequel that finds Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), Nigel Kipling (Stanley Tucci) and Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) navigating a world of fashion that's been dominated by social media, tech bros, cancel culture and more.
And though things might look a bit different in this 2026 version, one thing remains: save for a jaunt over to Italy—Lake Como and Milan, to be specific—all of the sartorial action takes place right here in New York. (Who doesn't remember the utter pandemonium Streep, Hathaway and co. caused when they were spotted filming all over town last summer?) And given that it was shot on location, the spirit of NYC is very much an essential accessory to the whole chic ensemble.
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With Miranda, Andy and your fave fashionable Runway pals back on our screen and our streets, here are the nine most relatably "New York" moments from The Devil Wears Prada 2.
1. When Andy subtly reveals that she's an Oh, Mary! superfan
An early peek around the humble abode of Ms. Andy Sachs reveals that she not only attended Cole Escola's uproariously funny Mary Todd Lincoln comedy but loved it so much that she kept a Playbill from the show.
2. When Lady Gaga shows up with a whole lot of attitude
Any appearance by the one and only Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is naturally imbued with New York spunk, but especially when the pop icon is fiercely and fearlessly going head-to-head with one of the scariest women around, Miranda Priestly.
3. When Andy and her newsroom buddies commiserate about the state of media over beers at Bubby's
Okay, sure, if the film was really NYC-accurate, there would also be a fat stack of buttery pancakes in the middle of that table.
4. When Miranda makes Andy suffer the indignation of taking the 7 train from Hudson Yards
As a spiteful bit of professional punishment, Miranda reneges Andy's private-car privileges and points her to the nearest subway station. It could be worse, after all—it could have been the G train.
5. When Andy wolfs down a bagel-and-schmear while jaywalking to the office
Because here, the hustle never stops.
6. When Andy schleps out to the Hamptons on the Jitney (decked out in rented designer clothes, no less)
Nothing says "cosplaying as a rich Long Islander" quite like hauling a summer's worth of clothing onto a sweaty coach bus racing down Lexington Avenue.
7. When Miranda and Nigel attend the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sure, your average New Yorker doesn't get to walk the red (in this case, cerulean blue) carpet of the annual Met Gala, but a great democratization of New York City is that people-watching is entirely free and requires no invite. When the first Monday in May rolls around next week, you too can park up yourself up on Fifth Avenue and watch all of the high-fashion antics going down on those famous Met stairs.
8. When Andy's bathroom pipes only work when she bangs the literal crap out of them
Manhattan real estate, ammirite?
9. When Miranda metaphorically shits on (what else?) New Jersey
Her anti-Garden State attack is made all the more hilarious by the fact that it's performed by Streep, a proud daughter of Summit, NJ.