Miranda Priestly Would Approve: All The Best Red Carpet Looks From The Lagos Premiere Of The Devil Wears Prada 2

May 1, 2026

The Lagos premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 was a Miranda Priestly–approved spectacle. Twenty years after the original film made us all quietly terrified of fashion editors and inexplicably obsessed with cerulean blue, the sequel arrived in Nigeria with the kind of energy that makes you straighten your posture just by being in the room. Filmhouse IMAX in Lekki set the stage on April 29, and Lagos, true to form, did not come to play.

The moment you stepped into that red-draped space, cameras flashing, the right people in the right rooms, you understood the assignment. This wasn’t a casual watch party. It felt as though someone had lifted Runway Magazine off the page and dropped it somewhere on Lagos Island.

Miranda Priestly Would Not Have Sent This Back

There’s an unspoken pressure that comes with anything attached to this franchise. The bar is set before you even arrive. What stood out about the Lagos premiere, however, was that it didn’t seem to be chasing a global standard. The confidence in the room came from people who dress like this anyway.

For context, the sequel brings back Meryl Streep as Miranda, Anne Hathaway as Andy, Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton, and Stanley Tucci as Nigel. David Frankel returns to direct, with Aline Brosh McKenna again on writing duties. The DNA of the original remains intact, but the film is clearly interested in where fashion, ambition, and identity have taken its characters since 2006. That tension, between legacy and evolution, played out on the carpet as well.

The Carpet Itself

Lagos celebrities arrived in looks that felt personal rather than performative. Nicole Chikwe delivered a polished aesthetic that read effortlessly editorial. Angel Anosike embraced bold silhouettes that took up space, deliberately and confidently. Mai Atafo reminded everyone why sharp tailoring never goes out of style, while others made a compelling case for Nigerian celebrities receiving their proper recognition on nights like this. Stephanie Coker, as host, held it all together, as she tends to do.

What stood out most was the collective intention. No one seemed dressed purely for the cameras. They dressed for themselves, which is exactly what made it worth photographing.

The Trends, If You Were Paying Attention

Power tailoring dominated: structured blazers, cinched waists, silhouettes that quietly communicate, I have somewhere more important to be. Monochrome looks appeared repeatedly in strong, deliberate shades. Dramatic texture, such as satin, layered fabrics, and materials with presence, broke up cleaner lines.

Underlying all of it was an elevated minimalism, the kind that’s far more difficult to execute than it appears. Everything felt in conversation with the film itself, the idea that presentation is never just about clothes.

Lagos Didn’t Try To Be New York, And That’s The Point

The world premiere took place in New York first, where Hollywood glamour does what it always does. Lagos didn’t attempt to replicate that. It responded to it. Where New York leaned classic, Lagos leaned expressive. There was more personality on this carpet, more willingness to take risks, which feels entirely aligned with a story about surviving a rigid industry by refusing to disappear within it.

This premiere also carries meaning beyond fashion. Lagos hosting a sequel premiere to one of the most culturally enduring films of the 2000s is no small moment. It’s the city asserting, once again, that it belongs in those rooms, and increasingly, that it is one of the rooms everyone else wants to be in.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens in cinemas worldwide from May 1.