‘It’s not turquoise. It’s not lapis. It’s actually cerulean,’ still lingers as the now-legendary takedown delivered by Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), the moment that crystallized the once-obscure color into a cultural icon.
Aspiring journalist-turned-assistant Andy Sachs, of course, had no idea that Oscar de la Renta had shown cerulean gowns in 2002, or that Yves Saint Laurent sent out military jackets in the same shade. Two decades on, and with the highly anticipated sequel finally here, the color idea is back en vogue – splashed across SS26 runways thanks to houses like Tory Burch, who’s befittingly gone trend-to-table with her Spongeware Collection, hand-painting the bright blue across English 19th-century-inspired stoneware pitchers, dinner plates, and serving bowls.
