Emily Blunt’s Platinum Pivot: Blonde Makeover on Devil Wears Prada 2 Set Stuns Fans
Maya Rivers here, a poet with lipstick on her sleeve and a notebook full of stilted sonnets, ready to chronicle a hairline crisis that doubles as art. A wannabe poet waxing lyrical about the article, even if it doesn’t quite deserve it.
Emily Blunt was photographed on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 on August 14 with a striking platinum blonde bob, complete with dark roots, red lipstick and black Dior sunglasses, signaling a dramatic departure from the flaming red hair her character Emily Charlton sported only weeks earlier. The 42-year-old appeared in a black-and-red Coach sweater, a silver chainmail tie, a black Maison Margiela skirt, black tights and Gianvito Rossi platform loafers, projecting equal parts runway chic and workplace bite.
Let us be clear: this is not a random summer whim. The blonde moment and the red-hued scenes — separated by roughly two weeks of filming — suggest deliberate character variation rather than a permanent style overhaul. In other words, costume and hair are doing narrative heavy lifting. The sequel will find Emily and Miranda Priestly, played again by Meryl Streep, occupying rival executive perches at different companies; plot descriptions and cast confirmations, which include Anne Hathaway and Tracie Thoms returning, hint at rank, rivalry and wardrobe as weapons.
Emily herself has teased the repeated on-screen conflict with Streep, joking to Entertainment Tonight in June about their cinematic antagonism: why, she wondered, do they always end up at each other’s throats? That quip aligns with what set photos reveal — wardrobes that read like armor and hair choices that function as flags of reinvention. Stanley Tucci, also set to return, has expressed enthusiasm for revisiting the beloved 2006 movie, telling outlets before the sequel was greenlit that returning to that world would be “a fun thing for everybody,” underscoring the ensemble’s fondness for the original material and their willingness to step back into familiar shoes.
Behind the scenes, the original Devil Wears Prada was a studio favorite even before Lauren Weisberger’s novel was widely released. Fox insiders purchased early pages and an outline; screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna later reframed the narrative to emphasize the sacrifices women make to climb magazine ladders, crafting a script that balanced satire with empathy. Production faced real-world friction because of Anna Wintour’s reputation — McKenna found sources reluctant to speak and locations wary, which influenced the film’s tone and logistical choices during production.
All of which matters now because a sequel must honor the style-conscious DNA of its predecessor while nudging characters forward. Hair color choices are never purely cosmetic in this franchise; they signal allegiance, rebellion, reinvention or a game face for the corporate battlefield. Emily’s platinum blonde, then, reads as a punctuation mark: a sharp, luminous pause in a life that once pivoted around Miranda’s shadow.
Whether the blonde is a costume test, a momentary disguise or a full metamorphosis will be revealed in due course. Fans can expect the sequel to explore executive rivalry, personal reinvention and the price of ambition, all wrapped in couture, quips and carefully curated coiffures. The film is slated for release in May 2026, leaving ample time for more transformations, teasers and set revelations.
So I close this brief elegy for a hairdo with the proper dramatic sigh: a new hue, a new beat — and the camera keeps rolling.
And so, the tale pauses on a platinum note, waiting to resume.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News, Entertainment Tonight, Variety, Entertainment Weekly
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