Paris Fashion Week attendees were preparing to gird their loins when faced with the terrifying Miranda Priestly – however not all was as it seems.
The French capital is currently flooded with fashionistas attending shows from some of the world’s biggest brands.
However, some were left doing a double take when it appeared the editor of the fictional Runway magazine had turned up to Balenciaga couture presentation on Tuesday.
For the uninitiated, especially those who think florals for spring are a groundbreaking concept, Miranda was played by Meryl Steep in the 2006 movie The Devil Wears Prada, a character said to be based on long-time US Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
Although some might have thought Meryl was reprising her character due to the uncanny resemblance on the streets of Paris today, it turned out to be a SFX artist paying homage to the iconic character.
Donning a grey silk pussy-bow blouse and black pencil skirt with a Burberry trench, Alexis Stone accessorised his look with a classic black bag, gold earrings and large sunglasses.
After being snapped by photographers at the event, Alexis then shared his own on social media, explaining the lengths she’d undergone for the transformation.
The British artist then shared he’d needed the help of a massive team, who made prosthetics, eyebrows, and a wig and even a replica Academy Award, a nod to the movie’s nomination for Best Costume Design at the 2007 ceremony.
Unsurprisingly people were obsessed with what they saw, with many referencing lines from the movie when dishing out their feedback.
‘Groundbreaking,’ one commented.
Many others said they were genuinely fooled and thought it was in fact Meryl.
This isn’t the first public figure Alexis has transformed into, already having done so with 200 other celebrities including Madonna, Jennifer Coolidge, Dolly Parton and even Shrek, delighting his 1.2 million Instagram followers each time.
But, speaking to British Vogue about emulating Miranda, Alexis said it ‘was only a matter of time until we took her to couture week’.
‘Most people at a fashion show are focused on looking their best, but I want to look like someone else,’ he said.
Despite managing to secure Miranda’s original sunglasses from the movie, Alexis said the ‘hardest part of all of this is that I am a six-foot man paying homage to the most beautiful women on earth’.
Speaking about the makeovers, Alexis explained he wasn’t a lookalike and didn’t want to ‘replace these people’ and instead just wanted to highlight ‘what can be done with the best production’.
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