’90s Vogue Alumni Reveal Their Real Reaction to 'The Devil Wears Prada'
episodePreviously titled “90s Vogue Alumni Reveal Their Real Reaction to The Devil Wears Prada” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What is the significance of the 2026 Met Gala?
Hi, I'm Chloe Mao, head of editorial content for American Vogue and host of The Run-Through. The 2026 Met Gala is just around the corner. And if you're anything like me, you're probably already wondering how guests are going to interpret this year's red carpet dress code, Fashion is Art. Be the first to see every arrival by joining Vogue's Met Gala livestream on Monday, May 4th at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Pacific, streaming live on Vogue.com and YouTube. Don't miss fashion's biggest night. See you on the red carpet.
This is The Run-Through. I'm Chloe Mao. I'm Nicole Phelps. And I'm Gemma Nardi. And I'm here in NYC, which I love being in. I did get a text from Mark Meducci this morning, spotted on C1, Chomanati. Yeah, it's been lovely to be here.
I like that you're our British queen coming to visit on the day that the real British queen is visiting the World Trade Center. So security getting into the building has been challenging. Oh, my God. I didn't understand. I'd forgotten that they were coming down here. Well, I remembered and then I was reading the draft of the summer cover story and missed my stop and went to Rector instead. So then I had to walk, I had to go under. I felt like such a dodo.
So you've missed your breakfast and your stop. I know. This is not a good day for you.
It's been a frenetic morning. It is, as you can hear, a busy week at Vogue. A bit of a manic week. We are in full Met Prep mode. T minus what? Six days? Five days? Five. Five days. And we had our second Vogue Book Club event earlier this week featuring The Devil Wears Prada. It was so fun. We screened the new movie. And afterward, I had a conversation for the podcast, which you will hear today, with Billie Norwich and Kate Young. Billie is an amazing author and former Voguer.
How did Vogue alumni react to The Devil Wears Prada?
And Kate Young is a renowned celebrity stylist. And they were great. It was so much fun to hear them reminiscing about working at Vogue in the early aughts. And what I was most excited about was that we invited 33 former Anna assistants from the last 25 years, and two dozen came. And it was so much fun to see everyone from people who worked at Vogue 20 years ago to people who worked here two years ago, and it was a really fun reunion.
Oh, it must have been nice to see them all catching up.
And Devil Wears Prada 2 is out on Friday. And honestly, I can't believe this movie's not in theaters yet. I'm really feeling we've covered all our bases. Absolutely.
I'm seeing it this weekend with some old Vogue crew. I'm very excited. So fun. We'll be eager to hear your feedback.
Nicole, what were your takeaways from Billy and Kate's conversation?
Well, I thought that the book was not all that insider. And I really like the insider story. So I was very appreciative to hear Billy and Kate and what they said really rang true, which is then and now you have to be a hard worker. Yeah.
Well, you know what I thought was an amazing takeaway was that I feel like a lot of people who write for the Internet now are like, back in the old days of journalism, you just had to write for print once a week. And now I have to write, you know, two blog posts a day. And Billy Norge reminded us that while he was working at Vogue, he was also a daily columnist for the Daily News writing 1,500 words a day.
His side hustle was 1,500 words a day. Can you imagine? I would just be strung out.
I know.
I'm not that person.
1,200 words a day. For some people it comes easy.
It's just easy. It's just like a stream of consciousness.
Hamish is like that. Hamish can write something brilliant in two hours.
It's ridiculous. I remember his obit of The Queen and it just was like a perfect thing.
That's how I feel about the Valentino obit. He didn't have any of his books to reference and he just wrote it in two and a half hours. It was very impressive. But before we get into the Billy and Kate conversation, I want to talk about headlines of the week. Choma, tell us about your trip.
What insights do Kate Young and Billy Norwich share about their time at Vogue?
Oh, it's been so fab so far. Happy birthday. Thank you. Thank you. I had a lovely weekend. And Nicole's birthday. A little bit earlier, yeah.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of the 2026 Met Gala?
0:00–1:55
2
How did Vogue alumni react to The Devil Wears Prada?
1:55–3:58
3
What insights do Kate Young and Billy Norwich share about their time at Vogue?
3:58–5:28
4
What is the meaning of cruise or resort season in fashion?
5:28–8:11
5
What are the latest trends discussed in the Chanel show?
8:11–10:12
6
What are the highlights of Zoe Kravitz and Harry Styles' engagement news?
10:12–11:42
7
How do the guests reflect on the evolution of the Met Gala over the years?
11:42–13:34
8
What advice do Kate and Billy give for aspiring fashion professionals?
13:34–40:01
Speakers
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