Being Anna Wintour’s assistant is not for the faint of heart, at least, that’s what The Devil Wears Prada will tell you. The novel, which was later adapted into a movie, follows Andrea Sachs, who becomes the assistant to the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine, Miranda Priestly. While the material is considered fictional, the book is based on the author Lauren Weisberger’s real-life experience as Wintour’s assistant at Vogue. Now, some of her other former assistants are speaking out and revealing if their experiences were similar to the one recounted in the famed story.
In an interview with Vogue, four of Wintour’s assistants from over the years sat down to answer burning questions like what their job interviews were like, how demanding the job is, and what the famed fashion editor was really like. The assistants, all of whom have high-ranking positions at the fashion magazine now, were honest and open about the expectations of the gig, but were hesitant to compare their experiences to the ones shown in The Devil Wears Prada, even though it’s a question they get a lot. They said:
