Miranda Priestly

Each individual has a different idea of what being ethical means. For Miranda Priestly, ethics is not a big concern for her. Throughout the movie, Miranda has many opportunities to change her ways, yet she continues to intimidate, degrade, and humiliate everyone around her (Frankel and Finerman, 2006). Miranda’s immorality can be explained using two main ethical theories: the consequentialist and nonconsequentialist theories (Thiroux and Krasemann, 2009). Miranda…

Sparked by a revelation that she does not want to be someone like Miranda, Andy decides to leave Miranda stranded in Paris. Andy did not want to be cold-hearted, or a cheater, and she was unaware that her current job had changed her life in ways she could have never imagined. On the other hand, Andy does not leave Paris for her boyfriend, but to regain herself, and her previous “style.” When Andy walks away from Miranda, she flings her phone into a water fountain, and she is reborn. As Andy…

Meryl Streep’s The Devil Wears Prada, is a very criticized film regarding feminism, fashion, and health. Which are the most important aspects in being editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine (as depicted by the film). The Devil Wears Prada painfully breaks down what it is like to be centerfold and thrusted into the middle of the high-fashion world (as a person with no idea about fashion). Many of these biases are articulated through the book the movie was based off, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren…

I flipped through the pages of the portfolio aimlessly. It was horrible, nobody fit this interview and the worse part was that I knew Miranda Priestly, editor and ceo of VLLE, would hate it. I tossed it abruptly in the trash can and reached for another portfolio. I next meeting was in an hour and I was halfway out of my office and ready to go the the door swung open and Miles, my feckless assistant walked in. I would always think of Miles as a feckless loser, no matter how smart and successful…

As the movie showed, the chief editor of a high fashion magazine Miranda Priestly was a woman of high competence. Her magazine was regarded as a fashion guide and she was known as a fashion authority. However, many people have an ill feeling on her because her life was an opposite to her career. She divorced many times because no men could tolerate her power. At first I thought she was an emotionless working machine. However, the dragon lady showed her soft part at the end of the movie: Miranda…

Anne Hathaway’s character, Andy went to extreme lengths to be on the good side of famous fashion designer, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). When Andy began the job you could see she was genuinely excited for the challenge. She seemed like she had the needed characteristics (trainee readiness) to learn the working of her job. Her first days of training were intimidating to her. She was forced to learn on the fly and was to meet high demands within the tight schedule of Manhattan. A cognitive…

“You have no sense of fashion” That’s how the most powerful fashion magazine editor, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) slights each discussion with her colleagues in The Devil Wears Prada, a motion picture in view of glam and allure of fashion industry. The Devil Wears Prada was released in 2006 by Fox 2000 Pictures, directed by David Frankel who is best known for directing the pilot episode of the comedy series “Entourage” and the movie “Marley and Me”. This film is based on its book adaptation…

Andrea’s inner conflict of character while working for Miranda gives a peek into various aspects of human nature. She ends up compromising her relationships with everyone important to her including her best friend, boyfriend and family and is forced to reconsider her moral values . The progression of character has peen potrayed beautifully. Apart from Andrea, Miranda’s character as the ‘Devil’ has been potrayed so beautifuly and in accordance to her tantrums and whims, some of which instrcuted…

Sylvia Plath; Along with authors such as Virginia Woolf, Simone de Bauvoir and Marguerite Duras, is one of the biggest female authors of 20th century. The Bell Jar shares more characteristics with Sylvia Plath’s life than just a semi-autobiographical novel. The main character of the book, Esther travels to New York to work as an intern in a fashion magazine, just like Sylvia Plath did. They are both poets, who lost their fathers at the age of 8 and both Esther and Sylvia Plath slowly falls into…

Initially Andy felt ambivalent towards the fashion industry as she valued intelligence more than her physical appearance. This can be seen in the beginning scenes where she is shown taking her time to organise through her documents for her interview, while the other women use their time to coordinate their outfits whereas Andy just throws anything on. Her accomplishments, proof of her success and intelligence is what is most important to her. Event #2 (Miranda arrives early and the staff…