The Devil Wears Prada 2 costume designer shares a look inside the wardrobes of fashion’s most iconic characters.
Molly Rogers has worked behind the scenes on some of Hollywood’s most iconic looks. She got her start working for the legendary costume designer Patricia Field in the 1980s, assisting at her buzzy Greenwich Village boutique and then working alongside her on Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada. For the first film, “Pat’s biggest focus was on making the clothes seem timeless,” Molly says. “I wanted to carry that forward into the sequel. It’s a fashion movie, but I didn’t want every piece to feel so recognizable—everything has to feel connected to the story.” Here, she shares a peek into her process. See The Devil Wears Prada 2 only in theaters May 1st.
ANDREA’S CLOSET
We’ve come a long way from the “cerulean” fiasco. “In this film, Andrea is a well-traveled person, she’s educated in the fashion world, and she knows what looks good on her,” Molly says. The process started with a moodboard that Molly titled Feminine Menswear. “When I thought about Andrea’s work as a reporter, I thought of newsrooms in old movies. I wanted to explore that—menswear is so functional, it’s so organic,” she adds. “It’s about rolling your sleeves up.” To build the wardrobe, the costume team perused vintage fairs, stopped by TWP for the perfect blouses, and pulled pinstripe trousers and a vest from the Gaultier archive. “That was such a great summer outfit for a working reporter,” notes Molly. “It looks professional, it’s pulled together, but it’s not out of her wheelhouse.”
