On Tuesday, Zendaya arrived in Mexico City, where she attended the red carpet of “Dune: Part Two” donning an outfit that resembled a desert cloak, possibly something her character Chani would wear during an Arrakis sandstorm.
The Bottega Veneta Fall-Winter 2023 runway look was particularly organized for the starlet. The event mainly featured a chic midriff slash that continues Zendaya’s ongoing trend of wearing ab-framing outfits with a full-length hemline. It is the most recent in a sequence of sci-fi themed press tour looks styled by the Zendaya. It is possible for her long-time stylist Law Roach. During the Fendi show at Haute Couture Week in Paris last month, Zendaya appeared in a meticulously crafted V-shape fringe that hinted at camp, quirky 20th-century retro futurism that once shaped our perception of the future. Paired with subdued brows and a daring lip, the “Dune” co-star’s bangs brought to mind the seriousness of the Star Trek officer, Mr. Spock.
Before that, while seated front-row at the Schiaparelli couture show, Zendaya wowed the audience in a customized gown from the brand’s latest collection. Adorned with an arched satin train that could be mistaken from afar for a horse’s tail, the all-black ensemble felt otherworldly, villainous, and endlessly intriguing. Black horse-braid knots adorned her arms like the tentacles of a cephalopod or spikes of armor.
“The consequence is a profile both familiar and alien,” stated creative director Daniel Roseberry in the show notes. “Part human, part something else.”
