From the Group Chat: “The Devil Wears Prada” Outfit Spoilers, Meg Stalter’s Press Tour, and a “Dawson's Creek” Reunion

EDITOR’S NOTE 

Happy Sunday. The Parent Trap and The Devil Wears Prada (more on that below) aren’t the only formative millennial movies I’ve been thinking about this week. In case you missed it, Clueless recently turned 30 (yes, we’re old). So to mark the milestone, here are a few contemporary trends I firmly believe would make it into the single greatest closet of all time:

• This easy, breezy, cool girl-coded dress — aka “Summer’s Ultimate Wardrobe Hero.”

• The designer bag that defined the 2010s is seemingly on the verge of a very big comeback. (Yes, I still dream of owning it).

• Every item from Margot Robbie’s effortlessly chic, “I summer in Europe” vacation wardrobe, starting with the “miniest mini dress.”

• Forget head-to-toe white — this unexpected shade suddenly has a chokehold on stylish people everywhere (great news for those of us who can’t make it through a meal without spilling).

• Finally, while these intensely frilly nightgowns are selling out left and right (shocked is an understatement), I have a feeling Cher Horowitz would say, “Ugh! As if.”

— Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC

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Gird your loins: Filming for The Devil Wears Prada sequel has commenced. And while the movie won’t hit theaters until May 1, 2026 (conveniently timed three days ahead of the Met Gala, for those keeping track), we can safely expect an And Just Like That-level of outfit spoilers. Because, as we’ve seen this week, the second Anne Hathaway steps out in, well, anything, the internet starts spiraling. So far, we’ve: clocked getups ranging from this ridiculously good vintage Jean Paul Gaultier suit to what looks like a mechanic’s jumpsuit; discerned that Andy swapped those famous Chanel boots for chunky Chanel dad sandals; learned that Andy has cosigned the revival of this beloved Y2K brand; and debated whether this patchwork-dress-and-bucket-hat combo is worse than Carrie Bradshaw’s Strawberry Shortcake-like hat. Oh, and lest we forget: Hathaway also wore that cerulean sweater. 

Of course, we appreciate the occasional cube-of-cheese-sized sneak peek just as much as the next person (especially this first look at the Devil herself), but we’re here to say: Please don’t ruin this for us. After all, if the ensembles were one of the best parts of the original (never forget the most exceptional fashion montage in cinematic history), what else will be worth saving the popcorn for? To answer our own question, a lot. Expect more iconic one-liners, the return of nearly all the original main characters (good riddance, Nate), and some starry additions — including Pauline Chalamet, who, naturally, has to be the new Emily. Plus, there’s the plot. What we know: Miranda’s dealing with the decline of print media, while Emily is now a high-powered exec at a luxury fashion group that holds all the ad dollars (hello, role reversal). But how Andy fits into that is anyone’s guess. Does she write a Substack called “Stuff Miranda Taught Me”? Is Nigel, after being burned by the fashion industry one too many times, farming organic strawberries in the Hudson Valley? Are Miranda’s twins running a Call Her Daddy-esque podcast empire? TBD, but come next spring, you best believe we’ll be seated. That’s all.

First, she wore a Rapunzel-length wig with a statement-making strapless top. Then, she stepped out in a dress made from Diet Coke boxes (your move, Pepsi). And, finally, she donned a bold stripe-on-stripe look for one of the funniest Watch What Happens Live episodes in recent memory (we still can’t believe she found this Girls character most annoying). So, yes, Meg’s press tour is performance art.

Somewhere, a Nokia just lit up — Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson are back together. But Joey-Pacey shippers, it’s not for the reason you think.

Apologies for making you do “math” on the weekend, but take Big Little Lies, subtract the chic coastal California vibes, add a hefty dose of Texas energy — and you get The Hunting Wives. Based on May Cobb’s best-selling novel, the soapy, scandal-filled Netflix series follows Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow), a liberal East Coaster who trades Boston (correction: Cambridge) for small-town East Texas, where her husband’s landed a job working for oil tycoon and aspiring Republican governor, Jed Banks (Dermot Mulroney). When Sophie meets Jed’s wife, Margo (Malin Åkerman), she’s quickly initiated into the titular hunting wives — an elite group of hard-partying, gun-toting, wealthy housewives. At first, it’s all mimosas and flirty secrets, but when a dead body turns up, Sophie’s carefully curated life starts to unravel in what’s been declared “summer’s guiltiest TV pleasure.”

Beyond Yoga Spacedye Refocus Dress

Caroline, senior commerce editor, here. This summer, our team has been — to put it mildly — hyperfixated on practical clothes that make you look instantly polished, yet feel extremely comfortable (see: Abercrombie’s beloved bra-free tops). But perhaps no piece of clothing strikes this balance better than an athletic dress — which might explain why this Beyond Yoga number is at the top of many staffers’ wish lists. For starters, the versatile dress is made with the brand’s Spacedye fabric, which my colleague Margo says is “the perfect activewear material.” It’s ridiculously soft and stretchy, doesn’t cause chafing, and holds you in without feeling overly constrictive. Now, while you could, of course, wear the dress on a hike or to hit the tennis court, I’ll pair it with socks and sneakers to run errands. One enterprising product reviewer even commented that they dressed it up for dinner. Such is the power of the LBD.

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