"In an April 28 episode of The Run-Through with Vogue podcast, celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar said that she is the inspiration behind the ambitious and uncompromising first assistant played to chic perfection by Emily Blunt."
"Fremar said Weisberger was 'very smart,' but, like the fictional Andy Sachs, was more interested in writing than fashion."
"Fremar acknowledged some of the 'tension' depicted in the book and on screen, explaining: 'I think this idea that the Emily character is not very pleasant or nice or seems high-strung is because I probably was not very nice, and I probably was high-strung.'"
"Weisberger ultimately left Vogue, while Fremar pivoted to the magazine's fashion department, leading to a conversation with Wintour about the pre-publication copy of The Devil Wears Prada."
Leslie Fremar, a celebrity stylist, revealed her role as the inspiration for Emily in The Devil Wears Prada during a podcast. She joined Vogue in 1999 and became Anna Wintour's first assistant, hiring Lauren Weisberger as her junior assistant. Fremar noted that Weisberger was more interested in writing than fashion. She acknowledged the tension depicted in the story, admitting to being high-strung and frustrated due to the demands of her role. Ultimately, Weisberger left Vogue, while Fremar transitioned to the fashion department.
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