Fashionista Anne Hathaway looked downcast and uncharacteristically casual while out in New York City on Wednesday. 

The Devil Wears Prada star, who is reportedly worth $80M, was a far cry from her typically glamorous self as she opted for an incognito look that kept her under the radar. 

The Oscar winner, 42, was seen sitting along a plant railing with her hands clasped around her knees.

Hathaway has been busy lately filming Verity, the latest Colleen Hoover story to be adapted from a book for the big screen.

The new movie is likely to ignite some controversy with the stars of It Ends With Us – the last film adapted from a Hoover book – Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni currently in legal warfare.  

Hathaway kept a low-profile with the help of sunglᴀsses, a hat, while staying warm with an olive green jacket and coordinating trousers. 

Fashionista Anne Hathaway looked downcast and uncharacteristically casual while out in New York City on Wednesday 

Her outfit also contained a few quirky touches including royal blue socks and burgundy Adidas sneakers. A brown corduroy tote was slung over her shoulder.

Hathaway’s long black hair fell down her back while she appeared to be going for a makeup-free look.

Generally the star is considered a fashion icon with her various show-stopping appearances on and off the red carpet.  

While Hathaway may be worth millions and famously played a character who underwent a fashion makeover in The Devil Wears Prada, in terms of style she prefers keeping it casual when she’s enjoying a day off.

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‘I really seek and crave balance. There are so many aspects of my life that are so full throttle and exaggerated in a certain way that when I’m not at work and when the stakes are not quite that high, I tend to keep it pretty simple, pretty nourishing,’ she recently told Vogue.

‘Very comfortable. But funny enough, I’m not comfortable unless there’s a little bit of edge there. I’m probably never going to walk around the city in my sweatpants, but I will find something as comfortable as sweatpants.

‘I definitely have an off-duty mode, but I do it in my own way.’

Lately, she’s been taking fashion inspiration from Gen Z.

‘I know this sounds like I’m super-pandering, but I’m really switched on by Gen Z,’ she said. ‘It’s a fun generation when it comes to fashion. They really hit it just right where they have a great time with it, but they define themselves by themselves.’

She cut a glum figure whilst taking a breather in New York City

Hathaway’s latest outing comes amid a break in filming her latest film, the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s book Verity.

Hathaway has been seen filming the flick in New York City these last few weeks, including a scene with co-star Josh Hartnett. The film also stars Dakota Johnson.

The Les Mis star was announced as the lead in Verity in November, just a month before the legal drama between Lively and Baldoni (who also directed the film) exploded.

Lively accused Baldoni of Sєxual harᴀssment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her in a lawsuit filed in December while Baldoni accused Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, and publicist Leslie Sloane of defamation and extortion in a $400 million suit filed last month.

Baldoni has denied the allegations from Lively, while Lively, Reynolds and Sloane have denied the accusations made by Baldoni.

The legal drama remains on-going.

One of her most beloved roles was playing an ᴀssistant at a fashion magazine in The Devil Wears Prada

Colleen is now said to be fearing for her future projects after her debut film adaptation found itself at the centre of a bitter legal spat between Blake and Justin, with the saga reportedly threatening the casting for her next film.

The popular author, 45, scrubbed Lively, 37, from her Instagram account earlier this month, including a statement in which she described the actress as ‘honest, kind, supportive and patient,’ after quietly returning to the platform amid the explosive fallout.

The ongoing saga has reportedly left Anne toying with the idea of pulling out of the upcoming adaptation of Hoover’s 2018 psychological thriller, Verity.

Insiders have told DailyMail.com that Hoover is terrified of the impact on current projects and fears it could be detrimental to future deals.

‘The reason that Colleen scrubbed her social media accounts is because she doesn’t want this saga to impact any future film deals that she has in place, or that she is working on,’ an insider told DailyMail.com.

‘Yes, Anne Hathaway was on the fence when the It Ends with Us stuff exploded. Colleen knows how devastating this could be for her deals. This is why you will not see her take any sides.’

Ordinarily she is known for her glamorous appearances; pictured January 

Hathaway stunned at last year’s SAG Awards in this royal blue gown

Verity comes amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal drama, which began during the making of another Hoover film adaptation, It Ends With Us

‘Colleen did support Blake during It Ends with Us and they did strike up a friendship. But she has also been friends with Justin for a very long time.’

Hoover and Baldoni had formed a friendship before he took the lead, and directing duties, on It Ends with Us.

‘It would have never become a movie if it wasn’t for Colleen’s friendship with Justin,’ a second source said. ‘If it were up to Justin, the film would have stayed completely aligned with the book.

‘Yes, Colleen didn’t necessarily agree with the changes but even then, she took a step back and let it play out. Ultimately, she will have nothing to do with this and for good reason. She writes the stories that everyone is interested in telling on the big screen.

‘At the end of the day, Colleen is still friends with Justin. She doesn’t talk to Blake. Some people feel she is a sell out for not taking sides.’

With regards to Hathaway, they added: ‘Colleen would not want any actors to shy away from playing a character in her adaptations because of this ongoing drama. This is another reason she is just not getting involved.’

According to ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, Verity focuses on a character named Lowen Ashleigh, a down-on-her-luck writer who gets an unexpected lifeline with a dream offer.

Lively accused Baldoni of Sєxual harᴀssment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her in a lawsuit filed in December while Baldoni accused Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, and publicist Leslie Sloane of defamation and extortion in a $400 million suit filed last month. They have all denied the allegations

Verity Crawford (played by Hathaway) is a mᴀssively successful thriller writer, but her husband Jeremy asks Lowen to finish the final books in an ongoing series that Verity began after she has a mysterious and seemingly debilitating accident.

But once Lowen begins work at the couple’s opulent estate, she discovers a unfinished manuscript that threatens to reveal dark secrets about Verity and her husband’s pasts.

The young writer is forced to continue her work for Jeremy while trying to determine if Verity’s writings are merely fiction, or a disturbing warning from a dangerous woman.

Verity, which is described as a ‘psychoSєxual thriller,’ was self-published by Hoover in 2018.

The film adaptation also stars Josh as Jeremy and Dakota Johnson as Lowen.

Colleen, who holds the distinction of having the first self-published book to ever top the New York Times Best Seller list (2012’s Hopeless), also self-published Verity in 2018, before it was bought by Grand Central Publishing in 2021 after it had already become its own sensation.