Could Zendaya and her stylist, Law Roach, be any more of a dream team?
To officially kick off the Dune: Part Two press tour, the Euphoria star wore a complex look from Torishéju Dumi, styled by Roach, at a promotional event in Mexico City on Monday. The sculptural wrapped piece was custom-made for Zendaya, and was one of the British designer’s first major red carpet moments. Dumi shared her excitement in an Instagram post, writing: “TO WORK WITH ALL YOU ICONS, JUST SIMPLY WONDERMENT THANK YOU.”
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The multicolored design paired well with the ombré step-and-repeat behind Zendaya, as the piece featured layers of fabric in scarlet, navy blue, slate blue, and gray, all tied together to create a stomach-baring sleeveless dress. The skirt featured a high leg slit, through which the Emmy and Golden Globe winner made sure to show off her sleek black Louboutins. As Roach told Bazaar, this was a slight change from how the piece was originally constructed.
“When I saw it after the designer showed it in Paris, I just kept in in the back of my head,” he said. “I tried to see if we could modify it a little bit, and if you’ll notice, the skirt is a little bit different from how it showed on the runway.”
One large strip wrapped around Zendaya’s neck and then draped down her back, where a series of stacked pieces of fabric created a capelike train.
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We would be remiss not to note how the draped fabric recalls the scarf that Zendaya’s character, Chani, wraps around her head in the first Dune film. “I think of it as method dressing, kind of like method acting,” Roach said.
The gown also featured the circles of knotted fabric that are signature to Dumi’s designs, derived from the traditional wrap clothing worn in her family’s native Brazilian and Nigerian cultures. We’re sure it didn’t slip any of the team’s notice that these circles evoke the mouths of the iconic sandworms from the blockbuster movie, too.
Zendaya wore a very different but equally futuristic look last week in L.A., when she and Dune: Part Two costars Florence Pugh, Timothée Chalamet, and Austin Butler sat down for an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
For the first installment of director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, Zendaya wore a number of sci-fi-inspired looks that nearly took attention away from the 2021 film, from her skintight sandy Balmain gown to her chained bodice top from Andreas Kronthaler. Oh, and how could we forget that galactic Rick Owens gown from the movie’s premiere?
Roach noted that the pair have been “waiting two years” to get the opportunity to dress for Dune again, so if one thing’s for sure, it’s that the Dune: Part Two promotional machine will be quite the stylish rollout. “I think it’s gonna be fun for everyone to watch,” Roach teased.
Joel is the editorial and social media assistant for HarpersBAZAAR.com, where he covers all things celebrity news. When he steps away from the keyboard, you can likely find him singing off-key at concerts, scavenging thrift stores for loud wardrobe staples, or perusing bookstores for the next great gay romance novel.
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