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  "path": "/the-devil-wears-prada-too",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T16:58:17.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Arts And Culture",
    "Journalismism",
    "anna wintour",
    "fl",
    "lauren weisberger",
    "media",
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  "textContent": "It’s almost quaint to read now, but author Lauren Weisberger spent the majority of her 2003 press tour for the release of _The Devil Wears Prada_ trying to distance it from its obvious source material. “So much of the book is composed of stories from my friends,” she told _Publishers Weekly_ at the time. “A lot of my girlfriends ended up in publishing and in magazines, or doing fashion PR or advertising. Horror stories are the same the world over.”\n\nWeisberger’s horror stories took place at _Vogue_ , under the watchful eye of then-Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, who was widely considered to be the basis for the fictional tyrant Miranda Priestly of _Runway_ magazine. In the years since, the book, the film, a musical, and the film sequel have become a cultural phenomenon that far outpaced any initial media gossip about its publication—to the point that over the past few weeks, surrounding the May 1 premiere of _The Devil Wears Prada 2_ , _Vogue_ itself has published dozens of stories pegged to it.\n\nBut this embrace by the publication is a sharp shift from when the book first was released. Travel with me, if you will, back to 2003. At the time, Wintour’s party line regarding the book was carefully practiced in its casualness. A piece by David Carr for _The New York Times_ , in which he outlined the moves she had made to keep _Vogue_ ahead of the pack in terms of relevancy—which notably included putting celebrities on the cover at a time when models were the go-to—ends with this vignette:",
  "title": "The Devil Wears Prada, Too"
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