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‘She speaks her mind’: why stylish, steely Sylvie Grateau is the real star of Emily in Paris


She started as the show’s antagonist, but over four seasons the straight-talking, sartorially gifted boss has moved centre stage

‘She’s a strong character, so I guess for a lot of women that can be inspiring.’ Photograph: Stéphanie Branchu/NetflixIt’s not the first time a straight-talking, sartorially gifted boss – terrifying in her authority and delicious in her meanness – has stolen the show. No one quotes The Devil Wears Prada’s aspiring journalist Andy Sachs, but Runway editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly’s withering comments about the predictability of florals for spring, “Get me Patrick” and the “cerulean monologue” have ascended into pop culture legend. The love for these women speaks to the idea that, no matter how much these shows revolve around the romantic entanglements of their central character, nothing a man could say would be more affirming than gaining approval from a cool, more experienced female colleague.

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