She received worldwide acclaim for her role as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the ruthless editor-in-chief of a luxury fashion magazine played by Meryl.
Emily previously revealed that she had no idea how successful the film would be before its release, but that her life “changed for the better” as soon as it was released.
“One of the producers on set kept saying, ‘This is going to be a big hit,’ but I never expected it to be this big of a hit,” she said. revealed In 2014.
“It was a movie that everyone loved and everyone saw, so when that happens, even if you were previously unknown, your life will change,” she added. “Every penny changed in my life. I remember going to this bakery in L.A. every day, and one day I walked in and everything changed because a movie came out. .”
Of course, in the movie, Emily’s character repeatedly mocks Andy, played by Anne Hathaway, for her lack of fashion sense.
However, it turned out that in real life Emily herself had no knowledge of fashion at all.
talk to variety This week, Emily admitted she “didn’t know much about the fashion industry” before starring in the hit show.
“I had no idea how intense it was,” she joked. “My friends who work in the fashion industry say that movie captures that very well.”
“But I think it was a bit of a discovery journey for me in many ways, not just about the industry itself, but also about style and the art of it and how important that is,” she continued.
Emily joked about her lack of fashion sense before taking on the role, saying, “I think I just dressed like a teenage boy before that. And I learned a lot.” Ta.
Emily revealed last year that she hasn’t worn the jacket since her first date with John in 2008, but still can’t get rid of it.
“I haven’t worn it. I wore it on my first date with John and I haven’t thrown it away yet,” she said. stephen colbert When appearing on a talk show in December 2022.
“That’s such a bad jacket! I saw it there and I thought, ‘That’s a terrible jacket!'” she added, joking that John had actually asked her not to wear that outfit again. revealed.
“He sent me a note saying, ‘Please don’t wear the jacket. We’ll have another date,'” she laughed.
