The Met Gala Scene From The Devil Wears Prada 2 Stars a Filipino Designer’s Clutch

Fashion doesn’t miss a beat, especially when a minaudière by Rafé Totengco waltzes down this fictional Met Gala carpet.

By Sean Castelo III August 05, 2025

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Currently filming outside the Natural History Museum in New York City (a cleverly disguised stand-in for the Met), The Devil Wears Prada 2’s latest scene gives us an early taste of the film’s fashion promises—and one of the first breakout stars is none other than the Rafé New York Azura Asymmetric Minaudière Clutch in Violet at the cerulean carpet.

The clutch was paired with Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Fall/Winter 2011 and Gadebe’s crystallized Logan boots. The bag is carried by new cast member Simone Ashley, whose look toes the line between avant-garde and old-school gala drama.

^{Simone ashley holds the rafé new york clutch}

The scene’s supposed theme is “Spring Florals”, according to the banners lining the set. “Groundbreaking”, but this isn’t your garden-variety gown moment. With costume designer Molly Rogers at the helm (of And Just Like That fame), we’re already seeing nods to archival couture and unexpected accessories—like Totengco’s futuristic clutch—surfacing alongside more familiar red carpet codes.

^{the Rafé New York Azura Asymmetric Minaudière Clutch in Violet}

The moment marks a spotlight on Rafé Totengco, the US-based Filipino designer known for bold, architectural bags that sit at the intersection of sculpture and eveningwear. His inclusion at this scene feels stylishly subversive, and an affirmation of how Asian designers continue to shape the global fashion conversation—even on fictional carpets on fashion’s biggest night.

Meanwhile, Stanley Tucci’s Nigel and Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly were also spotted filming. The latter wore what appeared to be a scarlet taffeta gown that could plausibly be from one of the newer creative directors freshly installed at a legacy house.

^{THE SCENE IS FILMED WITH ORIGINAL STARS STANLEY TUCCI AND MERYL STREEP IN A BLOOMING RED GOWN}

It’s a fleeting moment—a clutch of a second, if you will—but one that captivates. If the bags are already this bold, one can only imagine what the plot has in store. Somewhere between “Spring Florals” and scarlet taffeta, the real bloom might just be who gets the spotlight this time around.

Photos: RAFÉ NEW YORK (via Instagram)