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Nobody in the Fashion World Wanted To Help Make ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Because They Feared Anna Wintour’s Wrath

Even though The Devil Wears Prada was a huge success commercially and critically, the film’s production team had a very hard time getting information about the inner workings of Vogue. Many of the fashion industry professionals they reached out to refused to consult with them for the project out of fear of being blackballed by Wintour. In fact, many of the locations that the crew had in mind for filming were also off-limits, as property owners didn’t want to be associated with the movie.
by Johnell Gipson
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‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Star Salma Hayek Recalls Intense Racism She Experienced Early in Her Career — ‘You Were Born on the Wrong Side of the Border’

Even though Salma Hayek’s experienced sustained success in recent years, her road to the top has not been easy. As a Mexican-American woman actor, she’s faced a ton of discrimination within the movie business and had to fight for every opportunity she’s gotten. In fact, much earlier in her career, Hayek was told by studio executives that she was “born on the wrong side of the border,” and informed that she’d never be able to get a role that didn’t portray her as a maid or a drug dealer’s love interest.
by Johnell Gipson
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Why Anna Wintour Completely Redecorated Her ‘Vogue’ Office After ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Came Out

Even though the Devil Wears Prada production team never explicitly states that the movie is based on Anna Wintour, there are many clues that make it clear where the inspiration came from. In fact, the office that Streep’s character, Miranda Priestly, works in was decorated to look exactly like Wintour’s. When The Devil Wears Prada was released back in 2006, Miranda’s office so much like Wintours that she had her entire office redecorated.
by Johnell Gipson