Andy Sachs walked into Runway in a lumpy blue sweater and walked out of the film as one of the best-dressed characters of the 2000s. Anne Hathaway’s assistant in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) gets the most satisfying makeover in fashion film: from “that’s all” to thigh-high boots in a single montage. With Andy back on screen in 2026, her wardrobe is being saved, screenshotted and copied all over again. Here are 21 of her best looks.
What made Andy’s style work
Costume designer Patricia Field built Andy’s wardrobe as a story. Before the makeover she wears what a smart graduate would wear: practical knits, a sensible skirt, flat shoes. After it, she wears borrowed designer pieces, and she wears them with a young, slightly playful edge that never copies Miranda. Think Chanel tweed with a sequinned mini, a newsboy cap with a pile of pearls, a bright coat on a grey New York day. The coats deserve their own chapter: green, camel, cream, black, trench, belted, double-breasted.
Her signatures:
- Statement coats in every colour
- Layered necklaces, pearls and gold chains
- Tweed jackets over short skirts
- Knee-high and thigh-high boots
- Black tights, all winter long
- Hats: newsboy caps and beanies
The 21 best Andy Sachs outfits
1. The cerulean sweater
The “before” look, and the one that earned the most famous monologue in fashion film.
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2. Camel coat and a pleated skirt
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3. Black dress, white collar, pearls
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4. The makeover: tweed jacket and thigh-high boots
The look that announced the new Andy, and still the most recreated outfit from the film.
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5. Newsboy cap and layered pearls
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6. The white belted coat
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7. Orange beanie, black coat
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8. Gold chains after dark
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9. The green coat
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10. Camel coat on the coffee run
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11. Cream coat and a plaid scarf
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12. The trench in the doorway
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13. Black double-breasted coat
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14. Little black dress and shopping bags
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15. The olive dress
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16. A Paris trench and sunglasses
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17. Black skirt suit in Paris
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18. The Paris gala gown
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19. Brown coat in the press scrum
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20. Leather jacket and jeans
The Andy who walks away from it all, dressed like herself again, only better.
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21. Andy, twenty years later
A side-by-side of Andy in 2006 and in 2026: the white coat then, white on white now.
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How to dress like Andy today
Start with one great coat in a colour you would not usually pick. Wear a tweed or tailored jacket over a short skirt with black tights and tall boots, and pile on the necklaces, pearls and chains together. Add a newsboy cap or a beanie on cold days. Andy’s lesson is that borrowed luxury looks best when you wear it like it is yours: a little undone, and never too serious.
Frequently asked questions
Who designed Andy Sachs’s costumes?
Patricia Field was the costume designer of The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
What is Andy Sachs’s most famous outfit?
Two compete: the cerulean sweater from her first weeks at Runway, and the post-makeover tweed jacket worn with thigh-high boots.
Who plays Andy Sachs?
Anne Hathaway, in the 2006 film and its 2026 sequel.
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