Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt revive old-money glamour on press tour

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is being sold as a sequel, but the clothes are doing the heavier lift. With Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt stepping through a global press tour that has already touched Mexico City, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, New York and London, the film has become a traveling argument for old-money glamour: polished, exacting and never desperate to be noticed.

That works because the project itself is loaded with memory. Twenty years after the 2006 original, 20th Century Studios says the new film debuts exclusively in theaters on May 1, 2026, and Disney+ and Hulu said they would live-stream the world premiere on April 20 at Lincoln Center in New York City. The studio’s setup gives the wardrobe real narrative weight. Miranda Priestly is back at Runway, Andy Sachs is now more confident and mature, and Emily Charlton has risen into a major luxury-brand role. In other words, these are not just premiere looks. They are character resumes in fabric.

W Magazine’s April 23 coverage lingered on the trio’s couture-heavy, tightly polished appearances, and that is where the old-money code becomes visible. The best looks did not shout wealth. They signaled control. That means tailoring that sits perfectly at the shoulder, lengths that feel deliberate, and surfaces that catch light without glittering for attention. This is the difference between expensive and aristocratic: one buys impact, the other buys ease.

Anne Hathaway’s presence on the tour has the cleanest modern edge, the kind of finish that makes restraint look newly aspirational. Meryl Streep, playing the fashion-world sovereign who defined a generation of screen glamour, brings authority that can tip theatrical if overworked, which is exactly why the strongest styling keeps the jewelry sparse and the silhouette disciplined. Emily Blunt completes the picture with the sharpest corporate-luxe energy of the three, the kind of look that suggests a woman who knows the room before she enters it.

That is why the press tour has traveled so well. At a moment when fashion often mistakes noise for status, these appearances remind viewers that old-money glamour is built from a neutral palette, excellent construction and visible self-command. The takeaway for evening dressing is simple: choose fabric that falls cleanly, keep shine controlled, and let the line of the garment do what a logo never can.