The distance between dream and reality are never such twists and turns. Andy just want to be an ordinary reporter, but she had to wait upon a demanding old woman. Thinking of it, comrades, you have a hard work, but at least your boss never asks you to help her find a plane in a stormy night
So, people who work in different positions, when you curse your boss, think about Andy, maybe your heart will have a little bit comfort. And some other people who have a high position, when you were in criticism your subordinates, can also think about Andy's choice, something which you to stick to and pursuit, may not be an indicator of others in their world.
Some people said that Andy is Cinderella, yes, but even humble like Cinderella, they also have their own dreams. And strong as Miranda, of course, she has enough reasons to command all things.
Fashion and the job are basically good, although at the end of the story, Andy back to her normal life, but that doesn't mean fashion is a bad, hypocritical, boring thing, this just shows that every job suitable for the people who has full of love and dreams of that job, even though there are some luck person who get the nice job by some reasons, it still can't change the people to insist on their dreams.
Can only say that Andy's story is a dream fight a dream, rather than the story with an evil stepmother and a Cinderella. In the end of the movie, the two main characters did not compromise, they grasping their dreams.