“Now, Chanel.
You’re in desperate need of Chanel.”
“At the beginning, she’s not at all clued into fashion,” Field says of Andy.
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Crew kind of look.
Her first outfit post-makeover (thank you,Runwaycloset!)
is entirely Chanel, including those standout boots.
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So when she’s walking in these streets that are gray and gritty, she popped."
That coat is part of a montage showcasing Andy’s new wardrobe.
“I did not want to copyAnna Wintouror anybody,” Field says.
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“I wanted to create Miranda Priestly, a unique style for her.”
“I didn’t want to use anything recognizable.
I thought that time had maybe erased the recognition of the new generation.
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Her clothes were so classic, [but] they didn’t have a vintage look about them.
It helped me to create her own style.”
Handle it, she did.
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“The person has to wear the clothes.
The clothes cannot wear the character.
Otherwise, it doesn’t work.
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It has to be believable.”
Case in point, “[She] went from a regular girl to a fashion girl.”
The brown, fringed accessory was somewhere between a bag and a tote.
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As for what Field wanted to convey through the purse?
“I’m very happy to say that I think her style holds up,” Field says.
“I think that the style of the whole movie holds up.”
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It’s not a copy from a magazine or trends.
Time is going to kill it very quickly if you go that route."
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