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Anne Hathaway Revives Andy Sachs in Jean Paul Gaultier Look on ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2' Set
Andy Sachs is back, and in designer clothes. Anne Hathaway was seen reprising the iconic role on Monday, while filming 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' in the streets of New York City. The actress was wearing a vintage pinstriped look by Jean Paul Gaultier Femme. The costume featured a cutout stripe vest, paired with matching trousers reminiscent of Gaultier's 1990s collections. The designer, who retired in January 2020, became strongly associated with stripes, especially the classic Breton or sailor stripe (marinière), over the years. His penchant for pinstripes was referenced in the Gaultier Paris Sacai couture fall 2021 collection, which was designed by Sacai creative director Chitose Abe. More from WWD Anne Hathaway's 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Golden Goose Boots Come With a Fashion Warning: The Western Style Trend Is Not Going Anywhere Anne Hathaway Slides Into Character on 'Devil Wears Prada 2' Set With Chanel Quilted Sandals Jonathan Anderson Reunites With Luca Guadagnino as Costume Designer for AI Comedy 'Artificial' Hathaway also carried a vintage Saddle Pouch by Coach, which was first introduced in 1977. Her final look featured a $14,910 gold necklace by Jemma Wynne and leather booties, with block heels. The actress, who first played Andy Sachs in 2006, shared a picture of the Jean Paul Gaultier costume on Instagram. 'Andy Sachs 2025,' she captioned the post, adding a mention to the 20th Century Studios, the studio responsible for the new movie. In another post teasing the film, Hathaway is seen wearing a colorful patchwork dress by Gabriela Hearst while carrying the Basket Forty8 handbag. In addition to the Jemma Wynne necklace from the previous look, she also wore a $26,800 gold choker by Marlo Laz. Based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name, 'The Devil Wears Prada' had a profound impact on fashion by solidifying its status as an iconic style reference point for viewers, designers and fashion creatives. The film's curated wardrobe, styled by Patricia Field, and its depiction of the fashion industry's allure fueled widespread fascination with high fashion, but also led to resurgences in the popularity of luxury brands such as Prada and Versace. Hathaway announced she would reprise her role as Andy Sachs in 2024. She is also confirmed to play Mia Thermopolis in a third film of 'The Princess Diaries' franchise. 'I was so beautifully cared for on both of those films,' Hathaway told WWD, remembering the roles that marked her career. 'I was a baby, like a legal child, when I made 'Princess Diaries' — I turned 18 while we were making it, and I was a very, very young woman when I made 'Devil Wears Prada.' I was so guided and looked after and cared for by the communities that made both of those films in particular, each of their directors, Garry Marshall and David Frankel. I'm so excited that now I can do that for other people, that now I have the knowledge and the experience and the confidence to take care of other people on sets in which I'm looked at as a leader.' Set to release in May, 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' will also see the return of Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton and Stanley Tucci as Nigel. Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, Pauline Chalamet, Simone Ashley, Helen J. Shen and Conrad Ricamora are also joining the cast. The director of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' is Frankel, who also directed the first film. 'The Devil Wears Prada': A Look Back at the Costumes From the Movie [PHOTOS] View Gallery Launch Gallery: 'The Devil Wears Prada 2': All the Costumes on Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep So Far Best of WWD Amanda Anisimova's On-court Tennis Style Through the Years: From Teen Phenom to Wimbledon Finalist A Look Back at Fourth of July Celebrations at the White House Princess Diana's Birthday Looks Through the Years: Her Sleek Black Jacques Azagury Dress, Vibrant Colors and More Solve the daily Crossword
Sky News
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Tony Blair was urged to pay back thousands in discounts on designer clothes, new records show
Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair was urged to pay back thousands of pounds worth of discounts he received on designer clothes, according to newly-released records. According to documents handed over to the National Archives, Downing Street officials advised Sir Tony to repay more than £7,600 for items purchased from designers Nicole Farhi and Paul Smith. The discounts were negotiated by Mrs Blair's style adviser and lifestyle coach Carole Caplin. She claimed she had secured discounts of up to 60% on the designer items as she bought them wholesale, but officials were concerned that the large discounts would not be available to ordinary members of the public. The prime minister and Mrs Blair spent £8,021.50 between July 2001 to December 2002 with Ms Farhi alone, when the retail price would have been £20,855. In total, the couple had received discounts amounting to £12,833.50 more than the total they had spent on the clothes. While Clare Sumner, a No 10 official, wrote in correspondence that "we are not arguing that anything has been done wrong, indeed nothing has," she said: "The issue is one of public perception." It was ultimately agreed by officials that while Mrs Blair did not receive any "preferential or beneficial treatment," the prime minister should pay the full amount. They advised him to write cheques for £1,116 to Mr Smith and £6,532 to Ms Farhi. Ms Sumner also wrote: "For you, we still think the simplest thing is to pay for your clothes in full and that Carole should be made aware of this for the future." The concern over discounts has similarities with Sir Keir Starmer's freebies row last year, where the current prime minister came under fire after Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli gave MPs tens of thousands of pounds to cover clothes, holidays and work events. Other declassified files released to the National Archives showed that the then US ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer warned Sir Tony it would be"politically impossible" to stop George W Bush from invading Iraq.
The Independent
22-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Files show Downing Street concern over Blairs' designer clothes deal
Tony Blair was advised by No. 10 officials to repay thousands of pounds in discounts received on designer clothes while prime minister. Newly released official files from the National Archives reveal the recommendation for him to pay back over £7,600 for items from Nicole Farhi and Paul Smith. The significant discounts, up to 60 per cent, were negotiated by Cherie Blair 's style adviser, Carole Caplin, who purchased clothes for both Blairs. Officials expressed concern that such large discounts would not be available to ordinary members of the public and could negatively impact public perception. While Cherie Blair was deemed not to have received preferential treatment, Tony Blair was advised to repay the full amount for his clothes, and future suppliers were to sign confidentiality agreements.
Telegraph
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Tony and Cherie Blair given nearly £50k discount on designer clothes
Sir Tony and Cherie Blair were given nearly £50,000 in discounts on designer clothes during his second term in office, newly-released official files have revealed. Cabinet Office papers from the National Archives show that Sir Tony had to pay thousands of pounds to cover the discount or risk breaking ministerial rules after receiving cut-price Paul Smith and Nicole Farhi garments. Officials feared the discounts could open 'a real can of worms' and Sir Tony was eventually advised to pay the difference of £7,000 in savings he had benefited from. Civil servants advised it was not necessary for Lady Blair, a top barrister, to pay the remaining savings they had identified because she received no preferential treatment. The huge discounts of up to 60 per cent off were negotiated by Carole Caplin, Lady Blair's controversial friend and style adviser, who bought clothes for her at wholesale prices from seven designers. The garments Sir Tony received discounts on are thought to include a striped blue jumper he was mocked for during the 2002 Commonwealth Summit in Coolum, Australia, as well as a Paul Smith suit he wore during the trip. According to the previously confidential papers released on Tuesday, between July 2001 and December 2002, Sir Tony received a 60 per cent discount from Nicole Farhi and a 25 per cent discount from Paul Smith. The files say that the couple bought clothes from Nicole Farhi at £8,021.50, less than half the retail price of £20,855. In a letter to the former prime minister in February 2003, Clare Sumner, a No 10 official, noted that the discount of £12,834, was so large it was 'more than the total amount you actually spent'. 'In terms of public perception the amounts involved are quite large,' she said before detailing discounts given to Sir Tony's wife. After Labour came to power, there were several media reports which quoted friends saying Lady Blair felt she had to spend a fortune on outfits for official engagements and believed the press would criticise her for looking frumpy. The records show that between July 2001 and November 2002, Lady Blair spent thousands on a range of clothes from six top designers. Ms Sumner said she had been through credit card statements and identified she had bought £21,746.50 of clothes from James Lakeland, Paul Smith, Paddy Campbell, Tanner Krolle, Janet Thurston and Barbara Bui. Lady Blair received a range of clothes for less than half the retail price of £55,149.23 and Ms Sumner noted that the £33,402 difference was 'not available to most members of the public' which was the test in the MPs' code. Ms Sumner said that critics could argue that 'this is available to you in part because you are the Prime Minister and this then plays into the spirit of the Ministerial code.' She noted that Ms Caplin was paid a salary to secure deals and this should be taken into account while it could be argued that other people with a public profile could buy clothes with similar arrangements. 'We are not arguing that anything has been done wrong, indeed nothing has been,' she said. 'The issue is one of public perception and what is available generally. No one could argue that these discounts influence policy thinking but people could argue that you get discounts as you are the Prime Minister. They could argue you promote designers' clothes. And that Cherie is benefiting from her role as PM's spouse.' Sir Tony was given four options ranging from 'do nothing' and having 'no defence' for failing to register the benefit to paying everything back. He was advised to take the option where he paid back his discounts in full so there would be 'nothing to declare' or publish the gifts. Lady Blair was advised to divide her purchases 50/50 as she was 'part spouse of the PM, part career woman' and pay the public half. 'The amount payable would be just over £28k (around £10k for you and just over £18k for Cherie),' it was suggested. 'Opening a can of worms' Sir Tony was urged to take the first option despite the 'downside' of the amount of money to pay back, which officials noted they 'would need to take care that this did not generate a story in itself'. The then prime minister was warned that pursuing another option 'opens a real can of worms' and if there was a complaint the 'damage here would be to you as the MP, and PM'. 'Worse case scenario is you may have to give evidence to the committee on clothes – unlikely but still possible,' she added. In April 2003, Ms Sumner suggested the best way forward was for Sir Tony to issue cheques of £1,166 to Paul Smith and £6,532 to Nicole Farhi, which he agreed to pay. Senior civil servants later said they were satisfied that Lady Blair received 'no preferential or beneficial treatment in her role as prime minister's wife' and did not need to pay the discounts back. It was agreed, however, that the suppliers would in future have to sign confidentiality agreements to ensure there was no incentive for them to provide goods cheaply in order to exploit the fact they the prime minister's wife wore their clothes. Ms Sumner wrote: 'For you, we still think the simplest thing is to pay for your clothes in full and that Carole should be made aware of this for the future.' Sir Tony was advised if asked by the press to say that clothes shopping was a 'personal matter' and neither had received 'preferential treatment' from designers. The Blairs' fashion sense has been subject of much discussion over the years with Alastair Campbell, Sir Tony's former adviser, once describing the former prime minister as 'looking like a prat' in a Nicole Farhi suit. Mr Campbell has also previously told how Sir Tony brought a Paul Smith coat to a visit to Putin's dacha in 2002 but chose not to wear it after being advised it would be all the media would talk about. By accepting the civil servants' advice and paying back the discounts for the clothes, Sir Tony managed to avoid a row similar to the questions Sir Keir Starmer faced in 2024 over donations of clothes from Lord Waheed Alli. Sir Keir was given clothes worth £32,000 from the Labour peer while Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, accepted thousands of pounds worth of free clothing. Both Sir Tony and Lady Blair said they had nothing to add and advice was sought and followed at the time.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Blair urged to pay back thousands on discounted designer clothes, files show
Prime minister Tony Blair was advised to repay thousands of pounds in discounts which he received on designer clothes, according to newly-released official files. Papers released to the National Archives show that No 10 officials recommended he should pay back more than £7,600 on items bought from Nicole Farhi and Paul Smith. The discounts were negotiated by his wife Cherie's controversial friend and style adviser, Carole Caplin, who bought clothes for Mrs Blair. Ms Caplin told officials that because she bought the clothes wholesale she was able to to secure discounts of up to 60% – including on items bought for Mr Blair as well. However, officials were concerned that such large discounts would not be available to ordinary members of the public. According to the files, between July 2001 to December 2002 the couple spent £8,021.50 with one designer alone – Nicole Farhi – when the retail price would have been £20,855. It meant the total discount they received came to £12,8343, more than the total amount they spent. Initially, officials advised that Mr Blair should repay the discounts he received in full – around £10,000 – and that Mrs Blair should pay back half the benefits she obtained – £28,000. Clare Sumner, a No 10 official, wrote: 'We are not arguing that anything has been done wrong, indeed nothing has. The issue is one of public perception.' However, after discussions with the cabinet secretary Sir Andrew Turnbull it was agreed that Mrs Blair did not receive any 'preferential or beneficial treatment' in her role as prime minister's wife. It was agreed, however, that the suppliers would in future have to sign confidentiality agreements to ensure there was no incentive for them to provide goods cheaply in order to exploit the fact they the prime minister's wife wore their clothes. But for Mr Blair, however, officials said they believed he still should pay the full amount, advising him to write cheques for to £1,116 to Paul Smith and £6,532 to Nicole Farhi. Ms Sumner wrote: 'For you, we still think the simplest thing is to pay for your clothes in full and that Carole should be made aware of this for the future.'
