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Zendaya’s 8 best fashion looks of 2021: the Dune star wowed in daring Valentino and Loewe gowns, Bulgari jewellery and Christian Louboutin heels

Zendaya is always seen wearing head-turning looks – here are just some of her best to date. Photos: AMPAS/DPA, Reuters, AP, Getty Images

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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Actress and singer Zendaya arrives to attend the 93rd Oscars Academy Awards at Union Station in Los Angeles, on April 25. Photo: AMPAS/DPA
Zendaya looked like a ray of sunshine at the 2021 Academy Awards in a bright yellow dress with a midriff cut-out.

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.

Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival for the photo call of the film Dune at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 3. Photo: AP Photo
During a Dune press event at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, Zendaya wore a striking Valentino dress.

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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Zendaya poses on the red carpet before the screening of Dune at the 78th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 3. Photo: Reuters

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 attends a Dune photocall at Le Grand Rex on September 6, in Paris, France. Photo: Getty Images

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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Honoree Zendaya attends the 2021 Women in Film (WIF) Honors celebrating Trailblazers of the New Normal at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on October 6. Photo: AFP

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.

Zendaya poses for photographers at the photo call for the film Dune in a central London hotel, on October 17. Photo: Invision/AP

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 attends the UK special screening of the film Dune at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, Britain, on October 18. Photo: EPA-EFE

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.

Zendaya seen attending the Dune London film premiere after-party at Chiltern Firehouse on October 18, in London, England. Photo: GC Images

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.

This article originally appeared on Insider
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  • 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