Zendaya’s 8 best fashion looks of 2021: the Dune star wowed in daring Valentino and Loewe gowns, Bulgari jewellery and Christian Louboutin heels
In 2021, Zendaya has continued to prove she’s a fashion icon, popping up on multiple best-dressed lists that STYLE has published throughout the year.
Here’s a look at eight of the most daring outfits the actress has recently worn to red carpets, photo-calls and after-parties …
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The actress walked the red carpet in a custom Valentino dress that she paired with Bulgari jewellery and Jimmy Choo heels. According to Elle, she wore over US$6 million worth of diamonds.
In a recent interview with InStyle, Zendaya shared that all of her custom Valentino looks have a hidden tag with her name stitched onto it.
“I’ll tell you what the coolest thing is,” Zendaya said to InStyle. “When Pierpaolo comes up with these beautiful silhouettes for me to wear, he has my name stitched on a little tag inside. So all my custom Valentino pieces have a little ‘Zendaya’ on them.”
Pierpaolo Piccioli is currently the creative director for Valentino.
The dress was designed with a deep neckline, thigh-high slit and a pink bow attached to the waistline.
Law Roach styled Zendaya’s look with a black blazer over the top and matching heels.
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She attended the Venice Film Festival in a custom Balmain dress with a daring thigh-high slit.
Zendaya’s dress also had a ruched bodice and a floor-length skirt with a small train. She paired the look with Louboutin heels in the same tan colour of the dress and Bulgari jewellery.
Zendaya attended a Dune photo-call in Paris wearing a crop top with a matching skirt. The two-piece set was designed by Alaïa. The long-sleeve crop top had small cut-outs throughout, while the statement skirt had them across the top.
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At the Women in Film Honors event, Zendaya wore a metallic breastplate similar to one she wore at the Critics’ Choice Awards in 2020.
The Dune star wore a grey Loewe dress with a striking gold asymmetrical breastplate. Loewe shared on Instagram that the breastplate was handmade in France by metal sculptors.
Roach styled the look with earrings that looked like bent pieces of metal and gold Louboutin heels.
This look was similar to the pink Tom Ford breastplate Zendaya wore as a crop top at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards. She wore it with a floor-length, pink skirt.
At a Dune photo call in London, Zendaya turned heads in a top that looked like it was made of interwoven chains.
The 25-year-old star wore the showstopping crop top with a checkered skirt from Vivienne Westwood and tan heels.
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Zendaya arrived at the London premiere of Dune in a stunning Rick Owens gown. The floor-length asymmetrical dress had a three-dimensional open back and a skirt that flowed into a train.
At a Dune premiere after-party, Zendaya was photographed outside London’s Chiltern Firehouse in a custom Nensi Dojaka dress that was designed with a heart cut-out, sheer panelling and a thigh-high slit.
She paired the look with Bulgari jewellery and brown Christian Louboutin heels.
- The Gen Z actress is a style icon known for her avant-garde looks, from donning Tom Ford breastplates to pairing chain crop tops with Vivienne Westwood skirts
- She turned heads on the Venice Film Festival red carpet in a custom Balmain number with a thigh-high slit and doesn’t shy away from cut-outs either