The Spilling the Beans on Fashion Movie.

Meryl Streep in 'Devil Wears Prada' is sheer genius. Turns out that she pretty much defined the movie role of Miranda Priestly, the boss from hell and editor of Runway (Vogue) magazine. So Meryl of her to not lift the character directly from the book, but to truly embrace the role, playing priestess Priestly not as Lauren Weisberger (author of the book) had defined her but creating a very Cruella Deville (101 Dalmations) look to her (think grey hair and plenty fur) and adding a more human touch to Miranda the monster in the book...after all even mean fashion bitches can love a little.
Meryl shows us that being mean is not about yelling or throwing hissy fits, no drama here sisters...this is a world where even the most vicious remarks are uttered cooingly. It's all in the eyes my friends. Now only if we could see behind those Versace sunglasses!

While some might feel the movie over-dramatizes the high-fashion publishing world, if you've ever known anyone who has worked in the Conde Nast building at Times Square where Vogue and other fashion titles are housed, you know that the depictions are pretty darn accurate. In real life, the average employee height is 5' 7", very few are above a size 4 (such a waste of the gloriously famed Conde Nast cafeteria!) everyone is dressed for a party at 8 a.m. and spending an entire month's paycheck on shoes is totally acceptable.
It's all so wonderfully shallow.