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Be honest — while you were watching The Devil Wears Prada 2 earlier this year, did some small unhinged part of you think, I would give up a limb to dress like Miranda Priestly for one day? No judgment. I thought it too, somewhere between the Dries Van Noten jacket and the Louboutins.
Well. Now you actually can. Sort of.
Christie's is putting original costumes and accessories from the film up for auction — real pieces, worn on screen, not replicas. And yes, that includes the sweater. Remember the cerulean sweater scene? The one where Miranda looks at Andy like she's something scraped off a heel, and delivers that monologue about how a shade of blue trickled all the way down from a runway to a bargain bin, somehow making all of us feel personally attacked for owning a blue sweater we thought was just "nice"? That sweater — reimagined for the sequel — is one of the headline lots.
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| devil wears prada Andy wearing cerulean sweater scene |
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| devil wears prada Miranda looks at Andy wearing cerulean sweater scene |
But once I started digging into this auction, I realized it's not just a fun pop-culture headline. It's genuinely one of the more heartfelt things Hollywood has done with a wardrobe department in a long time. Let me walk you through it.
What's Actually Happening
Starting September 1 and running through September 15, 2026, Christie's is hosting an online auction called "A Million Girls Would Kill for These Things" (yes, that's a real title, and yes, it's exactly as on-the-nose as you're hoping) on christies.com. It features roughly twenty lots of clothing, accessories, and jewelry worn on screen in The Devil Wears Prada 2 by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simone Ashley, and Lady Gaga.
Here's the part that got me: this whole thing was conceived and personally championed by Meryl Streep herself. She actually did something similar after the first film released over twenty years ago, when original costumes were sold on eBay for charity. This time, the proceeds go to two causes close to the film's own storyline — the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), specifically its Vogue Fashion Fund, which supports emerging designers.
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| The devil wears prada 2 Auction |
Bidding officially opens September 1 at 10:00 AM EDT, so if you're planning to actually compete for something, mark that on your calendar now — the early lots tend to move fast on sales like this.
If you're in New York or just want to see the pieces up close before bidding closes, there's a free public exhibition at Christie's Rockefeller Center location from September 8–13. And for the true fashion insiders, there's an invitation-only cocktail party and live auction happening September 10, right in the middle of New York Fashion Week — because of course it is.
The Pieces Everyone's Talking About
Let's get to the good part — what's actually up for grabs.
The cerulean sweater:
The original J.Crew cable-knit that Andy wore in the 2006 film became one of the most quoted, most meme'd pieces of clothing in movie history, mostly because of Miranda's monologue about it. For the sequel, the sweater has been reimagined, and it's one of the headline lots of this auction.
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| Cerulean J Crew jumper worn by Anne Hathaway |
Here's the funny part — despite its legendary status, Christie's has it estimated at just $100 to $200, which tells you everything about how auction value works: cultural weight and provenance count for more than the piece's original price tag ever did. Proof that sometimes a "basic" piece becomes iconic purely because of the scene built around it.
Andy's Gabriela Hearst Niki dress:
This is the dress Andy wears to the Hamptons in the new film — and famously stains while she's there. Christie's is auctioning it exactly as it appears on screen, stain included, which honestly feels very on-brand for a franchise built around fashion imperfection under pressure.
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| Andy's Gabriela Hearst Niki dress. |
Miranda's Dries Van Noten tassel jacket:
If you know, you know. Miranda's wardrobe in this franchise does more storytelling than half the dialogue, and this piece is a strong contender for most-photographed lot once bidding opens.
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Photo: Walt Disney Studio |
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com |
Lady Gaga's feathered gown:
From the "Runway" music video tied to the film, this hooded black velvet-and-feather dress is estimated between $15,000 and $20,000 — making it one of the highest-value lots in the sale.
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| Lady Gaga’s dramatic hooded dress |
Lucy Liu's Elie Saab and Maison Skorpios look:
Playing billionaire philanthropist Sasha Barnes, Liu's all-white ensemble carries a comparatively modest estimate of $2,000 to $3,000 — proof this auction isn't only for people with a Christie's paddle number on speed dial.
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| This white draped cape cocktail dress is designed by Elie Saab |
Miranda's jewelry:
A Vhernier necklace and ring, plus her character's Calla necklace and Abbraccio ring, are also part of the lineup — for anyone who'd rather own something Miranda wore close to her collarbone than her closet.
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| The Devil Wears Prada 2. Meryl Streep wears the Vhernier Calla Necklace and Abbraccio Ring at a fashion runway show in Milan. Some jewels don't accessorise a look. They define it. |
The red Valentino Rockstud pumps:
If you saw the trailer, you saw these — the pair of red Valentino Garavani Rockstud heels Miranda wears that had fans losing their minds the moment the teaser dropped.
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| AN IDENTICAL PAIR OF RED ROCKSTUD PUMPS TO THOSE SCREEN WORN BY MERYL STREEP IN THE FILM'S TRAILER,VALENTINO GARAVANI, Estimate: $500-1,000 |
Emily's Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti bone cuff:
Worn by Emily Blunt's character, this cuff alone retails for a jaw-dropping $107,000, which tells you exactly how seriously the costume department leaned into real luxury pieces rather than costume replicas for this film.
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| Elsa Peretti bone cuff worn by Emily blunt as Emily in the film(retails for $107,000) |
Miranda's Schiaparelli jacket:
A black-and-white piece from the surrealist Parisian house, worn by Streep — one more example of how deliberately the wardrobe department used real high-fashion houses to build Miranda's world.
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| Photo: Courtesy of Schiaparelli Photo: Walt Disney Studios |
Emily's Dior suit:
Worn during a scene where her character has lunch with Donatella Versace, this is another piece proving the film's costume choices weren't just "fashion-adjacent," they were the genuine article.
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| ig:Donatella Versace. |
The Dolce & Gabbana front-row looks:
This lot is a bit of a package deal — pieces worn by Streep, Stanley Tucci, and Simone Ashley at the actual Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2026 show in Milan, where the film's cast sat front row as part of the story. It's one of the more meta lots in the sale: real designer pieces, worn at a real runway show, blurring the line between the movie's fictional fashion world and the actual one it was filmed inside.
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| The Dolce & Gabbana designers' Spring/Summer 2026 |
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Miranda's tiger-striped Fendi handbag:
This one's for the accessory obsessives. It's the bag Miranda carries during the film's Milan sequence, right as she delivers her deadpan take on Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper — "It was his way of saying we are human, no one is perfect." The bag itself is estimated at $3,000 to $4,000, and honestly, given how much screen time Fendi bags get in this franchise, it feels like the most quietly iconic lot in the entire sale.
tiger-striped Fendi handbag
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tiger-striped Fendi handbag |
This Isn't Streep's First Time Doing This
Here's a detail that made me love this whole thing even more. Streep did essentially the same thing after the very first Devil Wears Prada film released back in 2006 — she organized a charity auction of the original costumes, selling them on eBay to benefit Dress for Success, an organization that helps women access professional attire as they work toward economic independence. That sale included a Valentino silk chiffon blouse, a Bill Blass pinstripe suit, a Calvin Klein coat, a Prada cocktail dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, and a pair of maroon-and-black Azzedine Alaïa pumps that famously earned Miranda Priestly's approval on screen.
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| devil wears prada 2006 |
Not everything from that first film made it to the auction block, though. Anne Hathaway apparently loved the vintage green coat with leopard cuffs that Andy wears during the movie's iconic makeover montage so much that her boyfriend at the time bought it for her at a promotional event before the film even released — reportedly earning him a pass on her next birthday gift. Twenty years later, Streep bringing back the same charitable spirit for the sequel feels less like a marketing move and more like something she's genuinely committed to.
And that's really what makes this sale so special. For a generation of us who quoted this film before we even understood half the fashion references, watching these exact costumes — the ones we've paused, screenshotted, and mood-boarded for two decades — step off the screen and into a real auction room is nothing short of a full-circle moment. Devil Wears Prada didn't just give us a movie. It gave us a permanent seat at the table of fashion culture, and this auction is proof the world still hasn't stopped paying attention.
Why This Actually Matters (Beyond the Nostalgia)
Here's what I keep coming back to. It would've been easy for this to be a straightforward merchandising cash grab riding the sequel's momentum. Instead, Streep tied it to causes that mirror the film's own themes almost too perfectly — journalism and fashion, the two industries the Prada franchise has always quietly been about. CPJ's leadership has spoken about how urgent press freedom protection has become right now, and having a fashion auction fund that work feels like a genuinely clever use of cultural capital.
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CFDA's involvement adds another layer — proceeds there go toward mentoring and funding the next generation of designers, which means bidding on Miranda's jacket isn't just about owning a piece of movie history. It's quietly investing in the person who might design the next iconic movie wardrobe twenty years from now.
There's also something satisfying about watching Christie's — a house typically associated with fine art and heirloom jewelry — lean fully into the bit. Their own press language nodded directly to one of Miranda's most famous lines, calling the partnership "groundbreaking," which is either a very deliberate wink or the most expensive inside joke in fashion right now.
The Lots Worth Watching
Every auction has its trophy pieces, and this one has several. The cerulean sweater carries the weight of an entire cultural moment behind it. Gaga's feathered gown is pure spectacle — the kind of piece that photographs like a museum exhibit as much as a costume. And that Elsa Peretti bone cuff, retailing at $107,000 before it ever touched a film set, is the sort of lot serious collectors circle on their calendars.
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But part of what makes this sale interesting is its range. Beside the six-figure jewelry and the couture gowns sits a more modest lot like the Valentino Rockstud pumps — a Streep-signed prototype estimated at $500 to $1,000 — proof that Christie's built this auction to be watched by far more people than will ever place a paddle number. That's the appeal of a well-curated sale: it's designed to be followed as closely as it's bid on.
The free public exhibition at Rockefeller Center, running September 8–13, is where the real theatre happens. Seeing couture costuming up close — the tailoring, the fabric weight, the sheer craftsmanship that a camera lens flattens out — is a different kind of experience entirely, whether or not you ever intend to bid.
The Bottom Line
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| Anne hathaway in devil wears prada |
The Devil Wears Prada 2 auction at Christie's runs September 1–15, 2026, exclusively online at christies.com, with select pieces on public view in New York from September 8–13. Every dollar raised supports press freedom and the next generation of fashion talent — arguably the most quietly meaningful thing this famously sharp-tongued franchise has ever put its name to.
Whether you're watching from the front row of the exhibition hall or simply refreshing the auction page from your phone, this is one of those rare moments where the fashion world's glamour and its conscience are doing the same thing at once. That's worth paying attention to, paddle number or not.
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