20 Years After The Devil Wears Prada, a Look at the New York City It Captured

"The Devil Wears Prada, first released in 2006, grossed $326 million and did something no fashion brand has managed since: It made an entire industry legible to people who'd never read a masthead in their lives."

"Every scene lands on a specific block, a specific lobby, a specific restaurant in New York. Those locations tell a second story: what New York looked like when magazines and their editors ran the culture—and what happened once that stopped being the case."

The Devil Wears Prada, released in 2006, grossed $326 million and effectively made the fashion industry understandable to a wider audience. The film features iconic scenes set in specific New York locations, reflecting the city's cultural significance when magazines dominated. As a sequel approaches, the original film's portrayal of New York serves as a reminder of the changing landscape of the fashion industry and the city itself, highlighting both what has disappeared and what remains.

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