Promoting a film around the world without falling into red carpet classics – you know, strapless dresses that emulate old Hollywood glamor – is something that only the greats know how to do.
But doing so using one of the most influential designs in the history of fashion and showing it off with that grace and poise is something that, currently, only Zendaya does.
The actress has become the absolute queen of the red carpet thanks to original choices whose meaning helps to understand the promotion of her work as one more artistic leg of everything she makes of it.
The 27-year-old Californian does not seem willing to do anything out of inertia or because the contract says so.
Zendaya is one of those people who, if she sets out to do something, she does it well.
Zendaya, with a 1995 Mugler.Samir Hussein (Samir Hussein/WireImage)
In her last public appearance, for the premiere of
Dune: Part Two
in London, the actress rescued a design by Thierry Mugler from 1995. It is a piece that simulates the suit of an android and that the French designer presented at the parade. autumn winter haute couture.
This was a
show
that became part of the great moments in fashion history.
Held at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris, more than a show it was a performance in which the models did not limit themselves to walking down the catwalk, but went one step further by interpreting creatures from the future.
At the time the expectation was so great that it was broadcast live on French television.
Detail of the Mugler design from behind.
Samir Hussein (Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Mugler designed this metallic, see-through jumpsuit thinking about what a female android would look like and dress like.
For this he had the help of the aeronautical engineer Jean-Pierre Delcros.
Zendaya has worn it combined with a spectacular Bulgari necklace, taking this android to a queen's altar.
Zendaya in archive Thierry Mugler FW 1995. pic.twitter.com/LQTWq7AD4f
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Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya during the world premiere of 'Dune Part II'.Gareth Cattermole (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
It wouldn't be fair to give Zendaya all the credit for this choice alone.
The actress has been working with stylist Law Roach for years, who started with a second-hand clothing store in Los Angeles and ended up becoming one of the best stylists in the world.
With him, she has formed a duo that takes advantage of each event to tell a story through clothing.
Roach, obsessed with virality, uses a lot of stock designs with which he ensures millions of
likes and reposts
on social networks.
Detail of the gloves from Thierry Mugler's suit.
Samir Hussein (Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Roach made history by becoming the first black man to be named number one on the prestigious annual list of stylists selected by
The Hollywood Reporter
(an honor he repeated in 2021 and 2022).
Roach and Zendaya met when the actress was just 14 years old.
“She wanted to be a fashion star,” Roach recalled in an interview published in
Vogue
.
Together they have achieved it.
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya.Dave Benett (Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImag)
Dune: part two
will hit theaters throughout Spain on March 1.
Zendaya once again shares the screen with actor Timotheé Chamalet.
The main narrative of the sequel will follow Paul's rise to power among the Fremen and the resulting rebellion against Emperor Padishah Shaddam IV.