Everything That Happened at Vogue Philippines’ Special Screening of The Devil Wears Prada 2

For three days, creatives, tastemakers, and actors gather for an evening celebrating the film and reflecting on a fashion and publishing landscape that still hits a little too close to home.

Since its 2006 premiere, The Devil Wears Prada has spawned memes and vocal stims from its many quotable scenes, lines that people instinctively slip into (“Is there a reason why my coffee isn’t here? Has she died or something?”). Even KT Tunstall’s “Suddenly I See” became a soundtrack to daily GRWM moments. Two decades later, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return to their roles, now set in a digital era where it operates in a “same but different” energy: fast-moving, self-referential, and constantly being reinterpreted.

Throughout its three-day special screening of The Devil Wears Prada 2, Vogue Philippines plays a bit of reality versus fiction, where fashion, media, and culture insiders gather to see just how much of the film still felt a little too real.

Designers Vania Romoff, Sassa Jimenez, alongside Vogue Philippines editor-in-chief Bea Valdes, and Marga Valdes-Trinidad arrive at SM Aura Premiere in a Range Rover SWB SV and Sport SE.

On the red carpet, guests including Jon Santos, Jaggy Glarino, Ivarluski Aseron, Vogue Philippines May 2026 cover star Maria Isabel Galeria, and Artu and Meg Nepomuceno move through a photo experience anchored by the ‘VOGUE’ letterhead and a photowall featuring partners such as Johnnie Walker, Evian, Huawei, Jewelmer, Lucerne, GAOC, Nustar Resort Cebu, and SM Cinema.

Inside the Directors Club Cinema, cocktails crafted by Johnnie Walker Black Ruby take cues from the first film. Its menu includes The Strawberry Stride, a hibiscus cherry-tea infused drink, and The Devil Keeps Walking, a smoky blend of Rosso Vermouth, Italian red bitter, Crème de Mure. A third, called Black Label. No Notes is concocted with Johnnie Walker Black, lemon juice, and egg white.

For food, Margarita Signature Caterer serves Filipino-inspired canapés, including black squid ink gnocco squares, barquillos cylinders, kesong puti mousse, and ilonggo chorizo, and mini piyayas with pâté di fegato. Nearby, guests step into an elevator-inspired photobooth by Photobooth by DJCoki, a cheeky nod to one of the film’s most memorable settings (or arguably Miranda Priestly’s most reliable co-star).

By early evening, guests settled in their respective cinemas, previewing teaser reels from Seiko, Casio, Jaguar Range Rover, Ford, and Lexus.

The second day follows a similar rhythm, with arrivals once again becoming part of the experience. Shaira Luna and designers Kelvin Morales, Anton and Daniela Medalla arrive via Ford with the Mustang Mach-e and Territory Hybrid, while Vogue Philippines beauty editor Joyce Oreña and DJ Christi McGarry are driven in the Lexus RX F Sport and NX Premier.

Inside, the Directors Club transforms with the Cream Silk Lounge, a reimagining of Runway in a pink palette. Pia Wurtzbach-Jauncey and Chelsea Manalo make appearances within the space with Vogue Philippines beauty editor Joyce Orena and Vogue Philippines art director Jann Pascua.

By the third day, the format moves to the Directors Club at SM Podium. Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski, Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, photographers Archie Geotina and Gab Villareal, and musician Ena Mori were in attendance, bringing together personalities that extend beyond fashion into sport, art, and music. 

For refreshments and light bites, Lazy Suzy serves modern East Asian fare with drinks such as Gochu Gang and Kabukicho High, alongside dishes like tuna kropek, mushroom aji tostada, and whipped tofu focaccia.

The special screening of The Devil Wears Prada 2 unfolds as more than a premiere; it mirrors the fashion and publishing industry that is in constant negotiation between image and reality, aspiration and cost. As Miranda Priestly puts it in the film, “Just put it all in there. Because people should know. They should know there’s a cost. But boy, I love working. I really do. Don’t you?”