Meryl Streep in Saint Laurent
Meryl Streep’s press‑tour looks for The Devil Wears Prada 2 are landing as a clear Saint Laurent moment, and critics are praising the revival of elegant, classic tailoring on the press circuit. (x.com) That’s notable because star dressing like this often nudges red‑carpet and high‑street edits toward sleeker, more editorial eveningwear for the season. (x.com)
The clothes are becoming part of the plot. As Meryl Streep moves through the April 2026 press tour for The Devil Wears Prada 2, the conversation is not just about Miranda Priestly returning nearly 20 years after the 2006 film, but about how sharply cut, house-coded tailoring has taken over her appearances. (20thcenturystudios.com, goodmorningamerica.com) 20th Century Studios has the sequel opening in theaters on May 1, 2026, with Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci back, so every stop on this tour is being watched like a runway show as much as a movie rollout. (20thcenturystudios.com) That is exactly the kind of setup where one brand can suddenly own a season. Fashion coverage around Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent has spent early 2026 emphasizing “impeccable tailoring,” sharp shoulders, dramatic coats, monochrome dressing, and a sleeker Paris line that has stayed unusually consistent through his decade at the house. (marieclaire.co.uk, hypebeast.com) Vaccarello’s March 2026 winter show pushed that even harder. Coverage of the collection described single- and double-breasted black suits, strong shoulders, a narrowed waist, and a reworked version of le smoking, the tuxedo silhouette Saint Laurent turned into one of fashion’s most durable power signals. (hypebeast.com) Streep’s tour wardrobe has not been only Saint Laurent. Who What Wear tracked a custom J.Crew cerulean sweater for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 1, a Givenchy leopard coat in New York, a red Dolce & Gabbana suit in Mexico City, and a Schiaparelli look on the same Mexico stop. (whowhatwear.com, cbs.com) But the reason people keep reading the tour as a Saint Laurent moment is the silhouette, not just the label. The through line is controlled tailoring, dark polish, and the kind of severe eveningwear Saint Laurent has been selling for years, which makes even non–Saint Laurent looks feel like they are orbiting the same idea. (marieclaire.co.uk, hypebeast.com, whowhatwear.com) The tour’s geography has helped the effect. Streep and Hathaway moved from Mexico City on March 30 to New York on April 1, then to Tokyo on April 6 and Seoul on April 8, so the same visual message kept repeating across multiple markets in less than 10 days. (whowhatwear.com, simplystreep.com, goodmorningamerica.com) That repetition matters because The Devil Wears Prada already comes with its own fashion vocabulary. The original film turned Miranda Priestly into shorthand for authority in a perfectly cut coat, and the sequel’s official rollout is leaning straight back into Runway Magazine, New York offices, and the original cast’s return. (20thcenturystudios.com) So the story here is bigger than one actress wearing expensive clothes on a promo circuit. A film sequel arriving on May 1, a character associated with fashion power since 2006, and a Saint Laurent era built on hard-edged tailoring have all landed in the same month, and together they are making polished suiting look like the cleanest answer to 2026 red-carpet dressing. (20thcenturystudios.com, marieclaire.co.uk, hypebeast.com)
