9) Andy’s Cerulean Sweater (The Devil Wears Prada)
Ugly? Probably. But iconic? Absolutely. The most quotable moment of The Devil Wears Prada is undoubtedly when Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) comments on Andy’s (Anne Hathaway) cerulean sweater, dismantling the latter’s belief that fashion is superficial by showing how trends are shaped by the industry’s tastemakers. (Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna has since revealed the whole monologue was almost about a plaid skirt instead — cerulean blue only won out at the last minute.)

Here, Andy is still in her pre-makeover phase and not fussed about how she looks. The sweater looks lumpy and unflattering on her, but how can we ever forget it?

8) Andy’s Newsboy Hat Chanel Outfit (The Devil Wears Prada)
In The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda makes an outlandish request for a confidential Runway binder called “The Book”, and Andy delivers, not only the book but also in looks. She dons a tweed Chanel newsboy hat, pairing it with layered Chanel pearl necklaces and an off-the-shoulder sweater over a white button-down shirt when dropping off the mocked-up magazine at Miranda’s townhouse.

The whole outfit is a little over-the-top, just like Miranda’s request, but it also shows how Andy herself was trying hard to fit in and keep up appearances at that point in time.

7) Miranda Priestly’s Pale Grey Suit (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
When it comes to outfits that command attention without being flashy, one only needs to look at Miranda’s wardrobe. A standout in the sequel is Miranda’s pale grey suit. She wears it in several scenes, including the one where she goes to Dior with Andy and Nigel (Stanley Tucci), inadvertently meeting Emily (Emily Blunt), who’s now a senior executive there with two assistants in tow. The four former colleagues are reunited, but somehow all eyes still fall on Miranda.

6) Nigel’s ‘Quiet Luxury’ Look (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
Andy and Miranda (and to a lesser extent, Emily) get the lion’s share of the fashion world’s attention with their outfits. But Runway’s art director, Nigel, deserves some love for always bringing sass with his suits. He’s never afraid to mix patterns: perhaps a checked vest over a blue printed tie, or a striped scarf over a black and white ensemble with a bow tie, or a light blue checked jacket over a dark blue striped vest and salmon pants. It’s the small touches that make his outfits stand out, never the big, sweeping statements favoured by his female counterparts.

Nigel looks a lot more sophisticated in his suits in the second movie and a lot more put together, even though his outfits tend to mix a lot of different textures and fabrics. A standout is probably his Devil Wears Prada 2 outfit when he meets Emily with Miranda: a grey power suit, vest, and trousers that he elevates with a swanky designer bag. That bag is Berluti’s Cartable E’Mio, and that particular piece is in the ‘Appennini’ leather, which gets its moniker from the Italian mountain range.

5) (Tied) Emily’s Monochrome Pinstripe Look (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
Emily has come a long way from her The Devil Wears Prada days, when she was surviving on cubes of cheese. In the sequel, she returns as a high-powered executive for luxury fashion brand Dior. In a meeting with her ex-Runway colleagues, she sports a layered monochrome pinstripe outfit that reflects her elevated status — it comprises a Jean Paul Gaultier corset suit layered over a crisp white Dior shirt.

5) (Tied) Andy’s Summertime Pinstripe Vest Suit (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
Well suited for the summer heat while still looking stylish and professional, Andy wears a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Femme pinstriped suit set with a nipped-in waistcoat and straight trousers. The sequel’s costume designer Molly Rogers cites Diane Keaton’s iconic look in Annie Hall as inspiration. The masculine-meets-feminine aesthetic is also a nod to the previous film’s costume designer Patricia Field, who championed the incorporation and adaptation of men’s apparel like blazers, pinstripes, vests, and ties into women’s clothing.

3)  Miranda’s Entrance Outfit (The Devil Wears Prada)
Miranda knows how to make a fashionable entrance. Case in point: her first scene in the original movie. While everyone at the Runway office is in a frenzy preparing for her arrival, she suddenly steps out of the elevator in a simple but striking purple boat-neck dress and a black fur coat (fur coats were a popular fashion choice in the 2000s). She's carrying a white Prada Spazzolato bag and a huge Runway binder, which she then proceeds to unceremoniously dump onto Emily’s arms. Her outfit conveys power, poise, and glamour all at the same time, without coming across as trying too hard.

2) The Cerulean Vest (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
The lumpy cerulean sweater makes a return in the sequel — a duplicate of the same sweater was tracked down, and its sleeves snipped off by Hathaway herself. Andy dons the sweater, now reworked into a vest, when she comes into her own at the end of the second movie. It’s a full-circle moment, bringing audiences back to the time when cerulean was just another colour no one really knew.

1) “A Twist on Chanel”: Andy’s Nigel-Assisted Makeover Look (The Devil Wears Prada)
This look is the result of a makeover Andy receives from Nigel — a look which costume designer Patricia Field dubs “a twist on Chanel”. The Chanel Camélia double-breasted black wool blazer evokes the posh private schools of the elite. Combined with Chanel thigh-high boots, it immediately makes a bold statement while also looking appropriate for the office (albeit an office of fashionistas). Andy accessorises with a Fendi green knit handbag (although, if you ask us, the biggest accessory here might be Andy’s newly coiffed bangs).

Once Andy starts dressing the part, she also gets more confident, and the “Vogue” montage that follows this reveal shows her becoming better at her job.