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If there was any doubt that Anne Hathaway is having her moment, she annihilated it the second she stepped onto the Lincoln Center red carpet for the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2.
The actress, 43, arrived in a custom Louis Vuitton red strapless gown that was nothing short of a declaration. The corset top was architectural and uncompromising, sculpting her figure into something that stopped photographers mid-sentence. The shiny satin skirt flared dramatically over her hips, swishing with every confident stride like the dress itself had choreography. Long dark hair cascaded over one shoulder, bold red lips matched the gown beat for beat, and sparkling dangling earrings caught every flash bulb on the carpet. She did not walk the red carpet so much as consume it.
From Red Carpet to Red Cover: Anne Hathaway’s Year of Owning Every Room
Inside the venue, Hathaway moved through the premiere with a martini in hand, chatting easily with co-stars while looking like she had absolutely nowhere else to be and no reason to be anywhere else. Which, honestly, tracks. This is her season.
Just weeks before the premiere, People magazine named Hathaway its World’s Most Beautiful cover star for 2026, a designation that arrives at an interesting cultural moment. The recognition comes as Hathaway has faced an onslaught of plastic surgery speculation online, a tired sport that the actress has handled with characteristic wit and grace. Rather than shrinking from the scrutiny, she has leaned into conversations about aging, beauty standards, and what it actually means to navigate Hollywood at 43 with your dignity intact and your cheekbones looking like that.
It is a cultural reset, really. For years, the internet had a complicated relationship with Hathaway, cycling through phases of adoration and inexplicable backlash. But 2026 feels definitively like the era where all of that noise collapses under the weight of her actual career, her actual presence, and yes, her actual wardrobe choices.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is one of the most anticipated sequels in recent memory, and Hathaway’s return to the franchise feels electric. The original The Devil Wears Prada made her a household name in 2006, and two decades later, she is arriving not as the wide-eyed assistant but as a woman who has fully grown into the universe of the story, and into herself.
The red gown at Lincoln Center was not just a fashion choice. It was a thesis statement. Anne Hathaway is not easing into her 40s. She is dressing for them like a woman who has never had more fun.
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