Zendaya’s Dune Red Carpet Outfits Are Worth Talking About

The actress is leaning into technique dressing on the ‘Dune: Half Two’ crimson carpet, and it is a massive slay.

It’s Zendaya’s world and we’re all simply residing in it. And nowhere has that been extra clear than on the crimson carpet. With the assistance of her longtime stylist Law Roach, Zendaya has change into a style icon, typically donning up-and-coming designers, and rocking silhouettes that few dare to attempt. However she at all times, at all times pulls them off. And the Zendaya Dune crimson carpet outfits we’re seeing on the press tour for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two that’s at the moment underway is not any exception.

With two appears to be like underneath her belt already, it’s clear that the secret is method dressing, with Z carrying outfits that might not solely be straight out of Arrakis (the fictional desert planet on which the film is ready), but additionally emulate the appear and feel of the post-apocalyptic planet itself. And to say we adore it can be the understatement of the yr.

Kicking off the tour in Mexico Metropolis on February 5, Zendaya stepped out in an asymmetrical look from rising British designer Torishéju Dumi. A customized piece, primarily based on the “Fire on the Mountain” look from the designer’s Spring 2024 assortment, the two-piece set, in greys, black, navy and a vibrant crimson, appeared to be a direct nod to her character Chani and the Fremen she’s proudly part of.

Followers of the movie will know that the Fremen — the individuals indigenous to the planet of Arrakis — have a really particular aesthetic to them, carrying Stillsuits as a form of armour that protects them from the weather. Whereas Zendaya isn’t strolling the Dune: Half Two crimson carpet in a literal recreation of the frankly very heavy wanting Stillsuit, Dumi’s design offers the vibe of an up to date Stillsuit, with the intricate wrapping, texture and padding mirroring that of a desert-friendly swimsuit of armour. (It’s additionally low-key giving Sandworm vibes?! Sandworm, however make it style, that’s.)

Only a day later, Zendaya walked the crimson carpet as soon as once more, this time in a structured brown wool ensemble from Bottega Veneta. Whereas not a direct nod to her character within the construction or texture (now we have a sense wool would do terribly within the warmth of Arrakis), it’s the hue of this tradition look, iterated in an deep brown, that seems like a callback to the earth and sand that the fictional planet is so well-known for.

And any such dressing could not really feel like a giant deal, nevertheless it form of is. At its core, technique dressing is when actors take features of a movie — say, the plot, surroundings, or characters — and translate them onto the crimson carpet. As FASHION author Natalie Michie wrote in a Could 2023 article about technique dressing: “Merely put, it’s sartorial storytelling at its best.”

In some ways, any such dressing acts as additional promo for the undertaking that actors are strolling the carpet for, however as Michie notes, it additionally acts as a excessive style and non-cheesy approach to mark distinct eras in a celeb’s profession; creating standout sartorial moments followers can simply recall.

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We’ve seen this tactic earlier than. From Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie’s promotion for Maleficent and Jenna Ortega’s commitment to black after her position in Netflix’s Wednesday, to Halle Bailey’s frothy, sea-like confections on the 2023 press tour for The Little Mermaid. And, can we even have to say Margot Robbie and Barbie?

However most likely some of the identifiable was 2018’s A Simple Favor press tour, when lead Blake Energetic leaned into the thought of technique dressing exhausting, not solely wiping her whole Instagram feed in anticipation of the press tour, however by selling the film carrying a parade of tailor-made males’s fits — and staple of her character Emily within the movie.

The pattern isn’t something new for Zendaya and former FASHION cover star Roach, too, who’ve utilized the best way of dressing many instances all through her profession; most not too long ago on the press tour for 2021’s Spider-Man: No Means House. Zendaya wore a custom Valentino gown with spiderweb embroidery and a superhero masks to the movie’s premiere — to a lot acclaim.

Trend has at all times been a approach to have conversations past simply garments, and we love that Zendaya is utilizing her time on the crimson carpet to have enjoyable along with her type and pay homage to her Dune character. One thing tells us that is going to be an A+ press tour.