This summer’s big sequel is loaded with eye candy and has everyone clamoring to find star-quality frames at real-world prices.
This summer’s big sequel is loaded with eye candy and has everyone clamoring to find star-quality frames at real-world prices.
In the Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer, a pair of glasses walks into a room and the room straightens its spine. That's the sequel's whole trick: the eyewear does the acting. Miranda's jet-black frames don't sit on her face, they issue orders. Andy glides into an elevator in shades that arrive before she does. Nigel wears his like a press badge for the fashion gods.
Then the fantasy hits a wall: those frames run up to $1,500 a pair.
You could spend a month's rent to look like you run a magazine, or spend $98 and let everyone assume you do. What the film's stylists leave out is that the “designer look” comes down to one thing: Italian-designed acetate. It's the exact material eyebobs has spent years cutting into loud, self-assured frames. Same drama on your face, none of it on your bank statement.
So grab some popcorn. We paired the sequel's best eyewear moments with eyebobs frames you can actually buy. No corporate expense account required.
As a person who seizes every opportunity to turn heads, we know you’re always keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest style trends. Whether your style is classically Audrey Hepburn or Meryl Streep on steroids, it’s imperative to make sure your choices remain on the cutting-edge of fashion. Gone are the days of glasses being nerdy, dated, or embarrassing. Just like your Gucci watch or silk scarf from East Azarbaijan, your glasses should be treated like a one-of-a-kind statement piece. These are the eyewear trends in 2022 that’ll keep you at the top of your fashion game, even if your glasses are sitting on the top of your head.
The Miranda: Oversized, Authoritative, Non-Negotiable
The Miranda: Oversized, Authoritative, Non-Negotiable
Miranda doesn't wear glasses. She deploys them. So go big.
Overlook stacks thick acetate into an upswept corner, the kind of frame built for sweeping down a hallway while junior editors flatten against the walls. Want your power in right angles instead?
Square Off is chunky, squared, and the facial equivalent of a raised eyebrow.
Miranda doesn't wear glasses. She deploys them. So go big.
Overlook stacks thick acetate into an upswept corner, the kind of frame built for sweeping down a hallway while junior editors flatten against the walls. Want your power in right angles instead?
Square Off is chunky, squared, and the facial equivalent of a raised eyebrow.
Hers cost up to $1,500. These cost $98. Pick the great price? Groundbreaking.
The Andy: The Andy: It-Factor, Owning It
The Andy: The Andy: It-Factor, Owning It
In the first film, Andy said sorry for how she looked. By the sequel she runs Runway's features desk, and her sunglasses got the memo.
Humble Narrator does the work here: an ultra-thick square with soft corners, a keyhole bridge, and bevelled edges that walk you out of the background and into the light. Designer versions of this energy open around $300 and keep climbing. Humble Narrator holds the line at $98.
In the first film, Andy said sorry for how she looked. By the sequel she runs Runway's features desk, and her sunglasses got the memo.
Humble Narrator does the work here: an ultra-thick square with soft corners, a keyhole bridge, and bevelled edges that walk you out of the background and into the light. Designer versions of this energy open around $300 and keep climbing. Humble Narrator holds the line at $98.
Starting at $98. Andy's frames: $300–$500+. Vibes + Value
Humble Narrator
Humble Narrator
An ultra thick square shape with soft corners, a flattering keyhole bridge and beveled edges, takes you out of the shadows and into the show.
Also Consider: Overlook
Overlook
Try the high-contrast tortoise in this dramatic cat-eye when you want Andy's sequel swagger.
The Nigel: Sharp, Classic, Requires No Introduction
The Andy: The Andy: It-Factor, Owning It
Nigel's whole résumé lives on his face. Thick, black, sure of itself.
Polite Society looks well-mannered and behaves like anything but. Buttoned up front, bending the rules everywhere else. Prefer it rounder? Wisecracker goes full circle with just enough oddball detail to get noticed and enjoy it. His frames run fifteen hundred. Ours you already know.
Nigel's whole résumé lives on his face. Thick, black, sure of itself.
Polite Society looks well-mannered and behaves like anything but. Buttoned up front, bending the rules everywhere else. Prefer it rounder? Wisecracker goes full circle with just enough oddball detail to get noticed and enjoy it. His frames run fifteen hundred. Ours you already know.
Starting at $98. Nigel's frames: $1,500. Clear winner.
Polite Society
Polite Society
They may sound well-mannered, but they love to bend the rules with a business-on-the-bottom, party-on-the-top twist.
Also Consider: Wisecracker
Wisecracker
Perfectly round with quirky detailing, this frame garners the same type of attention that wise guys and class clowns would rather die than live without.
The Plot Twist: eyebobs Is Doing Something Designers Can't
The Plot Twist: eyebobs Is Doing Something Designers Can't
The part designers would rather you didn't notice: the frame material is the same. Not similar. The same acetate the big names use.
What's different is everything wrapped around it. eyebobs lenses come scratch-resistant and smudge-proof, in readers, prescription, progressive, blue light, and sun. Every frame is designed in-house. And the whole thing rides on a 90-day return, so going bold costs you nothing if bold turns out not to be your Tuesday.
Get The Look In 4 Steps
Get The Look In 4 Steps
- Pick your character energy — Miranda power, Andy edge, or Nigel classic.
- Choose the matching eyebobs frame above.
- Add your lens: reader strength, prescription, progressive, blue light, or sun.
- Not a showstopper on you? Send it back within 90 days, no drama.
The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line
Devil Wears Prada 2 sells one idea hard: your face talks before you open your mouth. We won't argue. We built a brand on it. We'll just point out that the microphone doesn't cost $1,500.
Grab the look at eyebobs.com, and may your life be as bold as your eyewear.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The designer frames featured run about $250 to $1,500 a pair.
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Oversized, authoritative frames like jet-black Solenes and white styles.eyebobs' Overlook and Square Off land the same look for $98.
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Yes. eyebobs cuts Italian-designed acetate, the same material the luxury names use.
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No. The same frames take readers, prescription, progressive, blue light, and sun lenses.
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Send them back within 90 days for a return or exchange.
Disclaimer: eyebobs is an independent eyewear retailer. We are not officially affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by 20th Century Studios, Disney, or the creators of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'. All movie titles, trailers, and character names remain the intellectual property of their respective owners.