In the dizzying world of New York fashion, where size zero is the new 2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair day can end a career, Runway Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) the most powerful woman in fashion Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore the world, Miranda has let nothing stand in her way Š including a long line of assistants that didnt make the cut. It¹s a job no self-respecting person can survive, yet its an opportunity a million young women in New York would kill for.

A stint as Miranda's assistant could blast-open the doors for recent college graduate Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). More college drab than haute couture, she stands alone among the small army of ³Clackers² on staff at Runway superslim fashion divas clacking their stilettos down the halls of the magazine¹s Manhattan headquarters. But when Andy comes in for the job, it dawns on her that making it in this industry will take more than drive and determination. And her ultimate test stands before her in head-to-toe Prada.

Miranda can spin the fashion world like a basketball but has a devil of a time finding and keeping a good assistant. Andy is completely wrong for the job. But she has something the rest of them dont: she refuses to fail. To become the perfect assistant, Andy will need to make herself over in Miranda¹s image. Soon, much to her boyfriend¹s (Adrian Grenier) dismay, she can talk the talk, walk the walk (in flawless Manolo¹s) and never again confuse Dolce with Gabbana. But the more of life she sees through Miranda¹s eyes, the more she begins to grasp that Miranda¹s world is a fabulous but lonely one and that sometimes great success depends on great sacrificeŠbut at what cost?