4 Fall Trends Miranda Priestly Would Toss From Your Closet—and What She’d Add

It’s wild to believe, but I had just graduated high school as an
eager fashion-industry hopeful when the film adaption of Lauren
Weisberger’s The
Devil Wears Prada debuted 13 years ago. While I knew it
depicted a Hollywood version of what it’s like to work behind the
pages of a glossy magazine, it did, at the same time, bring me one
of my first (albeit exaggerated) glimpses into the cast of
characters within the fashion world. Its most noteworthy depiction?
Ruthless tastemakers like the infamous Miranda Priestly (played by
the legendary Meryl Streep).

While there are many layers (some icier than others) behind the
character of Miranda Priestly, she is, simply put, a fashion
connoisseur at her core. As a result, despite her fictional nature,
there’s a wealth of style knowledge to learn from her regarding
trends that are in and out. Of course, there’s the obvious—ahem,
the importance of the cerulean trend —but there are more lessons
I learned from Priestly after watching her (along with Nigel and
company) transform Andy Sachs from writer hopeful to magazine
maven.

What’s particularly interesting is that many of the MP-approved
fashion takeaways in question are actually relevant to the
autumn 2019 season. With that in mind, I thought it would
be amusing to highlight the fall
trends I think Priestly would toss and add to our closets
based on style hints from the film. Keep scrolling to build that
Runway-approved fall 2019 wardrobe. That’s all.

“Oh,
I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance”—a stingy
quote from Mrs. Priestly. Clearly, boring sweaters aren’t going to
cut it for MP. Fortunately, the fall runways were filled with
unique knits, featuring everything from asymmetrical designs to
smock detailing. Trust, we (Andy Sachs included) would avoid one
of Priestly’s chilling stares if we tested out one of these more
forward-feeling knits in her presence.

All
of Priestly’s luxurious outfits were accented with an elegant
handbag. While many of Andy Sachs’s satchels were of the slouchy,
more casual variety, Priestly’s were bold and structured. There’s
no doubt she’d accept the range of polished bags labels from Gucci
to Staud displayed in their fall collections.

Priestly
completed many of her ensembles with a range of
third-piece options, including sleek outerwear finds. While she
didn’t steer away from the timeless picks (like this gorgeous
off-white trench), she’d definitely note the offering of reworked
classics (like puff-sleeve overcoats and extra-long dusters)
trending right now.

It’s
pretty safe to assume that Priestly would remove any drab and
dreary pieces from our wardrobes. While she’d mix in a variety of
modern items, we think she’d be especially into the high-shine
trend designers like Rejina Pyo and Alberta Ferretti are endorsing
to bring an eye-catching feel to a fall look. After all, she
clearly has a thing for metallics. Case in point? This bangin’
jacket.