The Devil Wears Prada premiered fifteen years ago and with it, the words high fashion, marble lobbies, and cerulean quickly entered viewers' vocabularies. While it was once considered to be an empowering movie, modern viewers have a different take on the story that sees Andrea 'Andy' Sachs, played by Anne Hathaway, thrust into the cut-throat world of fashion only to be mistreated and exploited.

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The Devil Wears Prada doesn't deserve to be called a modern classic because it fails the test of time. The truth is, the film was an attempt at glamorizing hustle culture and promoting unrealistic beauty standards that no longer hold up to scrutiny.

Andy's High Brow Attitude

Andy Sachs putting on a sweater in The Devil Wears Prada

Andy is an aspiring journalist who ends up interviewing at Runway out of compulsion. It's clear she has a deep-seated disdain for the fashion industry and much rather be out there doing exposé pieces. In Andy's pre-interview stage with Emily, she's told "an interest in fashion is crucial" for her to be working at Runway. She seems to scoff at this like a highbrow critic.

Andy clearly lacks respect for fashion and for people who take pride in discussing the minutest details in clothes and accessories. This can be jarring for viewers, as today's graduates would be lucky to be even considered at a prestigious publication without experience. Andy's dismissal of the importance of the fashion industry reads as plain ignorant to modern viewers.

Low-Wage And High Demands

Andy Sachs opens an envelope in The Devil Wears Prada

Over the course of the film, Andy grows into a person her boss, Miranda Priestly, is proud of. However, she's not proud enough to reward Andy with adequate wages. Andy's work hours are demanding and her pay is terrible. Her father even lends her money because he doesn't want her to get behind on her rent.

One of the most unsettling aspects of the movie is watching Andy slog away for hours without the guarantee of sufficient pay. The only plus point is that working for Runway opens a lot of doors, but even that doesn't make up for her poor compensation.

Living Beyond Means

Andy and Nate in their apartment in The Devil Wears Prada

Rom-coms may get away with unrealistic tropes but in the long run, they do not age gracefully. The Devil Wears Prada has the viewers believe that two people can afford to co-habit in an NYC apartment when one of them is still job hunting and the other is an entry-level chef.

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While it could be argued that Andy's father covers her rent at least once, the question remains, who covers Nate's? And how does he afford to put $8 worth of Jarlsberg cheese on his toast anyway? The Devil Wears Prada premiered back in 2006 but even then Andy and Nate were shown to be living well beyond their means.

Andy Puts Up With Nate's Casual Sexism

Lilly and Nate seated in a restaurant in The Devil Wears Prada

Andy's boyfriend, Nate, has an unsolicited and uneducated opinion about her line of work. He constantly dismisses the work she does, berating her for turning away from her friends and family to focus on "shoes and shirts and jackets and belts." Nate completely ignores the rest of the hard work that goes into Andy's role, seemingly viewing it as frivolous.

For today's viewers, these improper responses and reactions to Andy's career are jarring. What's equally painful is that Andy never even attempts to correct her boyfriend. At best, she completely ignores these microaggressions and, at worst, she finds them amusing.

Emily's Condescending Behavior

Emily Charlton looks at Andy Sachs in the Runway office in The Devil Wears Prada

Emily sneers at Andy the second she sees her, saying Human Resources played a joke by setting her up for an interview at Runway. It's one thing to think an interviewee cannot be offered the support that they are looking for, but quite another to sabotage their chances by calling them "a complete and utter disaster" in front of the boss.

Andy often becomes a target of her colleague's scorn which obviously leads to her developing self-esteem issues. Such behavior, which should be classed as workplace bullying. has no place in the working world and becomes uncomfortable to watch.

All That Body Shaming

Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada

It's also unfair that Nigel makes Andy feel bad about having corn chowder for lunch. His comments push her to adopt harmful dietary practices, starting with denying herself a grilled cheese sandwich.

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Runway is a dangerous place for Andy's self-image or anyone else's, for that matter. Emily's claims about not eating anything at all and eating a cube of cheese at her weakest are made to seem funny when in reality they are dangerous practices that should not be encouraged. With inclusivity rapidly becoming an important aspect of high fashion, unhealthy eating habits must no longer be glamorized.

An Ineffective HR

Emily Charlton holding her phone in The Devil Wears Prada

With a seemingly ineffective HR department at Runway, Andy and her co-workers are constantly in conflict. Emily and another of their colleagues, Serena, are seen talking behind Andy's back, offensive words such as "dirty, tired, and paunchy" are used for the auditioning models and Emily is dropped from the trip to Paris that she deserves to attend.

The large degrees of unresolved conflict and abuse of power happening behind Runway's closed doors all point to the fact that an effective HR is vitally important for a happy and healthy working environment.

The Catchphrase Itself

Emily Charlton and Andy Sachs talking in the marble lobby in The Devil Wears Prada

The quote, "a million girls would kill for this job" is first uttered by Emily at the end of her two-minute-long speech explaining why working for Miranda was a huge deal. Andy also hears it from Elias-Clark's most powerful man, Irv Ravitz.

The truth of the matter is, these words were meant to justify the exploitation prevalent at Runway. Andy was expected to follow the diktats of the toxic culture to the letter because apparently there were a million others waiting in line to experience the same burnout that she did.

Nate Preventing Andy From Reaching Her Potential

Nate, Andy, Lily, and Doug having dinner in a restaurant in The Devil Wears Prada

The movie may have made it look like Miranda was the devil, when in fact, Nate was the actual villain. Out of incompetence and fear of abandonment, Nate prevented Andy from reaching her true potential. His insecurities were visible the night before Andy joined work, at a dinner date with their friends. He seemed the least happy when Andy announced she'd scored a job at Runway. He chose to mask his jealously behind the words, "Wait, you got a job at a fashion magazine? Was it a phone interview?"

Thereafter, Nate reacted passive-aggressively to every ambition of Andy's by withholding affection and nudging her to quit in the name of freedom. Viewers haven't forgotten how he threw a tantrum when Andy couldn't make it to his birthday party because she was caught up in a work emergency.

Women Gingerly Stepping Around Male Egos

Miranda Priestly sitting on a sofa in The Devil Wears Prada

When fans deep dive into the film, it becomes clear that the men of Elias-Clark, Miranda's ex-husbands, and Andy's unsupportive boyfriend were the real "devils" in the world of Runway. Miranda's harsh demeanor was a front, an outcome of tip-toeing around male egos all her life. Although there's no excuse for the ruthless work culture she created, her type A personality could easily be attributed to her refusal to coddle male egos.

Yes, Miranda says things that cross the line but at the same time, she was tired of being demonized for chasing her dreams and even more tired of a few men concentrating power in their hands. Miranda may not be a likable character but she does not deserve the hate she gets.

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