In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs
is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated
Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway
fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the
opportunity as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant
Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel
boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the
environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her
private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and
friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices.
The story tells the professional adventure of Andrea, whose greatest dream
is to become a journalist. Andrea gets a job in the fashion industry
through Runway magazine, the most famous of its type, to make ends meet.
But Andrea won't develop her writing skills in the magazine, but her
talents as the editor in chief's assistant, Miranda. The problem is that
Miranda is a merciless, posh and cruel woman, making the experience a
living hell for the girl. The environment in the place will be cold and
extremely critical with the physical appearance. The girl will have to
change her simple and plain style, for a more trendy and elegant one, in
order to gain the acceptance of her ruthless boss and colleagues, specially
Emily, her unpleasant workmate. Despite everything against Andrea in the
office, she will consider the experience as a challenge, drastically
changing her clothes and self-image, with the help of Nigel, the magazine's
art director. Nevertheless, the job becomes extremely demanding, because of
Miranda's tough work rhythm and nearly impossible tasks, leaving Andrea
without a private life with her boyfriend, family and friends. Maybe the
old Andrea has gone, now more preoccupied about her image and her future in
the magazine.
Miranda Priestley, of "Runway" magazine tears up the landscape as a
demanding fashion editor. She is a terror to everyone who is around her as
is quickly depicted in the opening scenes of the movie. Her first assistant
strives to please her and tries to emulate her, but one can sense that she
is not quite as hard as she tries to put on. Into this mix comes a young
woman who knows nothing of the fashion industry, has never read the
magazine, and doesn't know who Miranda Priestley is. She only sees this as
a stepping stone to another journalism position. Showing no fashion sense
and immediately scorned by everyone, Miranda nonetheless hires her as the
second assistant. When Miranda demands that she obtain the next unpublished
Harry Potter manuscript, you can sense that she is trying to force her to
quit, but it makes the young woman dig in to please her boss. With the help
of one of the magazine's fashion editors, she gets a complete makeover and
a new security. However, with her new appearance and the demands placed on
her, she starts to lose her friends, family and her live-in boy friend. As
she is whisked away to Paris with Miranda and faces all of the glamor that
could be hers, including a flashy if not artificial freelance journalist,
she is forced to make the decision of where she wants to be in her life.
