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Miranda Priestly explains the history of cerulean

Wretched Villainy · 2 min · 2015 · YouTube title: Devil Wears Prada - Cerulean Top
Why it's here

HN commenters cite it as shorthand for how trends and taste trickle down, and sometimes post it as a reflexive joke.

What it covers

A two-minute clip from The Devil Wears Prada in which Miranda Priestly explains how the cerulean color of a casual sweater traces back through runway designers to the bargain bin. It is a monologue about how high fashion trickles down to mass-market clothing.