Stills from the movie "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006).
According to the British "Guardian" report, the musical version of "The Devil Wears Prada" will be performed in London from December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. On the day of the preview of
, Lauren Weisberger, the original author, appeared in the audience. Wearing a black sweater, dark jeans, and low-key but shiny earrings, she looks mature and fashionable, echoing the narrative trend of her characters.
This work, which has now become a literary phenomenon, was published in 2003 and was adapted into a film in 2006. Lauren Weisberg recounts her time as assistant to Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine. Lauren remembers that it was 1999, when she was 22 years old and got an interview with Vogue magazine. “I had just graduated from college – four years of studying, partying, and wearing sweatpants all day. I had absolutely no interest in the fashion industry, and this job was a completely foreign culture to me.” But here’s what I didn’t expect: , she got that opportunity.
After 25 years, Lauren still dismisses the praise given to her clothing by the outside world. "I only wear black clothes because it is convenient." But I have to say that this work did change the direction of her future creative career. After that, Lauren published seven more works, but none of them attracted as much attention as "The Devil Wears Prada". However, the success of her first work has given her quite a halo.
Lauren said in the interview that she still remembers the sensation the book caused when it was published in 2003. The New York Times called the work a "boss-biting novel" at the time, and even criticized the protagonist as having "an inappropriate sense of superiority, which is one of the main problems of this childish work."
In response, Lauren said that if she had known what would happen in advance, she might not have written the book, and that this reaction "traumatized me." "Those powerful women, those journalists who I still respect to this day, were pissed off. They felt like I wasn't doing my job and was just complaining about getting up early for work and drinking coffee. Their response was basically: She thought she Who is it?”
When talking about the creation of this book, Lauren admitted that it was full of “surprises”. "After I left my last job, I signed up for a writing class and most of the other people in the class were speaking in the first person about very serious things like divorce or drug abuse. I didn't have that experience to share, but I had a 'crazy' past. Before I had time to process it... I improvised the title in class. "
What Lauren didn't know at the time was that after the book was published, the publisher also wrapped several sample books in brown paper and sent them to "Fashion" magazine. . Fearing an uproar over the book, the publisher strenuously denied that the Miranda Presley character in the book was based on Anna Wintour. "It seems ridiculous now." After the film of the same name was released in 2006, Wintour watched the film and attended the screening wearing Prada, but she has never publicly commented on the work or the film.
Judging from the audience feedback caused by this film, Lauren has indeed made a considerable contribution to the spread of the legend of the editor-in-chief of "Vogue" magazine. In this regard, Lauren said it was a two-person effort. "Meryl Streep, the actor who plays Miranda Presley in the film, did an incredible job... Meryl brought her talent to this role to another level. Miranda is in The original work is quite simple: strong, cold, and very capable. , at the peak of her career. But Meryl's performance is not unique. She "lived" Miranda. Looking back at this classic after many years, the book also explores intergenerational conflicts in the workplace. The book's resistance to unreasonable workplace requirements is like a preview of Generation Z's efforts to reorganize the workplace and demand a balance between work and life. "It was a different time... when people were saying 'shut your mouth, pay your dues, suck it up,'" Lauren said. The book
also pointed out the short-sightedness of society at that time towards "beauty". There is an excessive desire to be "thin" at the social level.The protagonist was once humiliated for ordering soup with cream in the cafeteria, and employees were always worried about whether he was "slim." "It all felt normal at the time, but it goes beyond that. It's a cultural thing and the way I was raised. It seemed like being thin was the most important thing. But I think we've made progress on that now. I hope. So. We definitely still value being thin, but at least we are learning to restrain ourselves.
Stills from the movie "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006).
According to the British "Guardian" report, the musical version of "The Devil Wears Prada" will be performed in London from December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. On the day of the preview of
, Lauren Weisberger, the original author, appeared in the audience. Wearing a black sweater, dark jeans, and low-key but shiny earrings, she looks mature and fashionable, echoing the narrative trend of her characters.
This work, which has now become a literary phenomenon, was published in 2003 and was adapted into a film in 2006. Lauren Weisberg recounts her time as assistant to Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine. Lauren remembers that it was 1999, when she was 22 years old and got an interview with Vogue magazine. “I had just graduated from college – four years of studying, partying, and wearing sweatpants all day. I had absolutely no interest in the fashion industry, and this job was a completely foreign culture to me.” But here’s what I didn’t expect: , she got that opportunity.
After 25 years, Lauren still dismisses the praise given to her clothing by the outside world. "I only wear black clothes because it is convenient." But I have to say that this work did change the direction of her future creative career. After that, Lauren published seven more works, but none of them attracted as much attention as "The Devil Wears Prada". However, the success of her first work has given her quite a halo.
Lauren said in the interview that she still remembers the sensation the book caused when it was published in 2003. The New York Times called the work a "boss-biting novel" at the time, and even criticized the protagonist as having "an inappropriate sense of superiority, which is one of the main problems of this childish work."
In response, Lauren said that if she had known what would happen in advance, she might not have written the book, and that this reaction "traumatized me." "Those powerful women, those journalists who I still respect to this day, were pissed off. They felt like I wasn't doing my job and was just complaining about getting up early for work and drinking coffee. Their response was basically: She thought she Who is it?”
When talking about the creation of this book, Lauren admitted that it was full of “surprises”. "After I left my last job, I signed up for a writing class and most of the other people in the class were speaking in the first person about very serious things like divorce or drug abuse. I didn't have that experience to share, but I had a 'crazy' past. Before I had time to process it... I improvised the title in class. "
What Lauren didn't know at the time was that after the book was published, the publisher also wrapped several sample books in brown paper and sent them to "Fashion" magazine. . Fearing an uproar over the book, the publisher strenuously denied that the Miranda Presley character in the book was based on Anna Wintour. "It seems ridiculous now." After the film of the same name was released in 2006, Wintour watched the film and attended the screening wearing Prada, but she has never publicly commented on the work or the film.
Judging from the audience feedback caused by this film, Lauren has indeed made a considerable contribution to the spread of the legend of the editor-in-chief of "Vogue" magazine. In this regard, Lauren said it was a two-person effort. "Meryl Streep, the actor who plays Miranda Presley in the film, did an incredible job... Meryl brought her talent to this role to another level. Miranda is in The original work is quite simple: strong, cold, and very capable. , at the peak of her career. But Meryl's performance is not unique. She "lived" Miranda. Looking back at this classic after many years, the book also explores intergenerational conflicts in the workplace. The book's resistance to unreasonable workplace requirements is like a preview of Generation Z's efforts to reorganize the workplace and demand a balance between work and life. "It was a different time... when people were saying 'shut your mouth, pay your dues, suck it up,'" Lauren said. The book
also pointed out the short-sightedness of society at that time towards "beauty". There is an excessive desire to be "thin" at the social level.The protagonist was once humiliated for ordering soup with cream in the cafeteria, and employees were always worried about whether he was "slim." "It all felt normal at the time, but it goes beyond that. It's a cultural thing and the way I was raised. It seemed like being thin was the most important thing. But I think we've made progress on that now. I hope. So. We definitely still value being thin, but at least we are learning to restrain ourselves.”
Reference:
. ‘every minute at vogue felt like an emergency’: devil wears prada author lauren weisberger on igniting a scandalwww.theguardian.com/stage/2024/nov/05/vogue-emergency-devil-wears-prada-lauren-weisberger-elton-john-musical#img-4
.devil wears prada author shares how hit book left her 'traumatised'www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/devil-wears-prada-author-shares-34059244
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