Actress, dancer, producer, singer. Most of all, however, fashion icon. Born Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, but now universally alone Zendaya; five feet seven inches of beauty and talent, flaunted on celluloid and the red carpet. “A cultural icon in the making”, defined her by director Denis Villeneuve who wanted her for his Dune. Instead, she was elected among the 100 most influential people of 2022 Time praising the authenticity of someone who manages not to betray his genuine being even in the glossy world of stars. And perhaps this is precisely why she truly is a diva; as unattainable as he is loving, as charming as he is affable and smiling. Global star already in the firmament of cinema, idol (also) of Gen Z courted by a fashion that finds in her a perfect muse; not a mannequin but an interpreter, skilled in making every appearance memorable, among vintage gems and couture works who gain from lying on an infinite body. Phenomenon Zendaya; coming to the cinema soon with Challengers by Luca Guadagnino and already omnipresent on our screens in a coming and going of dream looks that are a reflection of his versatility. Not one, not two, but a thousand styles. From the grand soirée of slits, chiffon and pleats, to the seduction of bustiers and transparencies. From the elegance of dazzling trains and satin micro-blouses, to the authority of tuxedos worn with style.
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Zendaya alla prima di Challengers in Paris she wears a vintage Louis Vuitton suit in iridescent green taffeta, created by Marc Jacobs for Spring Summer 1999
Who’s behind it? She and her magnetic talent in daring and experimenting with aesthetics of yesterday and today, and a Hollywood demiurge now as (or perhaps more) famous as her own VIP client, that is l’image maker Law Roach, deus ex machina in forging diva Zendaya’s transformation from Disney Channel star to fashion icon flash catalyst. With her – and with him – glamor returns, the one that hides the magical etymology, as well as that bewitching charm that brings to mind the great duos of Hollywood, the costume designer-star partnership that shaped the Golden Age by Travis Banton and Marlene Dietrich, Orry-Kelly and Bette Davis or Adrian and Joan Crawford. And the agreement for this seduces; because she crystallizes the myth on the red carpet, because she endorses films with clothes, because she travels casually between fashions and decades, acting as a driving force for that vintage loved by Gen Z also thanks to her, who updates and rereads with extreme class, dribbling brands that are poles apart and perfect for her. Now a shiny robotic armor conceived by the genius of Mugler in ’95, to transform it into a sexy gynoid glam with cyber clothes from nostalgia of a futuristic fashion, now a green and white chessboard signed Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2013, in homage to the refinement of the dress code on clay courtsas well as a fashionable addition to the revival of an aesthetic that will go crazy.
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Zendaya, again at the Parisian premiere of Challengersshows off another piece ofyesteryear by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2013
Since we are already talking about it, thanks to the film which heralds both sporting challenges and tantalizing love triangles, and thanks to Zendaya’s immaculate wardrobe on the red carpets of the premieres, il tenniscore he seems ready to take the field for the most stylish match of the spring. On the other hand – as the actress says to the microphones of Vogue who wanted her to be a double cover star for its English and American editions due out in May, definitively consecrating her as an icon of global fashion –, “We constantly look for inspiration from the plot of the film, or from the essence of the character, from a concept, an idea. That’s why I keep wearing white.” Or green meadow, like at the Australian premiere of Challengerswrapped in a tailor-made one made for her by Jonathan Anderson of Loewe who – also costume designer of Guadagnino’s film – has flirted with the world of tennis so much so that an athletic silhouette equipped with a racket stands out on the shimmering fabric. But in Rome she did more, and the image of the young actress clad in a mini dress all flashing in silver tones, with the vertigo neckline and pleated skirt of a sexy tennis player walking forward bounced from one screen to another. on stiletto heels and designer balls.
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Tennis mania: at the Roman preview of ChallengersZendaya wears a custom Loewe mini dress inspired by the character played on the big screen
Change of clothes to white rigorous and go at the evening photocall in the Eternal City dressed in Calvin Klein, a skirt suit and strictly skin-tight blazer, Bulgari diamonds falling from the décolleté and an impeccability that borders on perfection. Impossible to pigeonhole her and also il tenniscore It’s another world on her; crowned with corsets and impalpable skirts customized by Nicolas Ghesquière chez Louis Vuitton, or by vintage suits (and once again Marc Jacobs for the LV label of ’99) in lime green satin which are a pure athletic and chic vision.
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Suit with tailor-made skirt by Calvin Klein and Bulgari jewels: tennis elegance designed by Zendaya and her stylist Law Roach for the premiere in Rome of Challengers
From Zendaya’s looks to the catwalks: it’s tennis mania in fashion
They will be the victories of the champion Jannik Sinner, they will be the red carpets of the promotional tour of Challengersor perhaps the upcoming Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but the fact remains in fashion it’s tennis mania. To trace the forerunner of the trend, a notable leap in time is needed since it was the divine Suzanne Lenglen – the greatest tennis player of the 20th century – who in 1919, thanks to a veil of lipstick, a cardigan and a short skirt, introduced the sporty style in the wardrobes of millions of women. She was cared for by one of the most revolutionary stylists of the twentieth century, namely that Jean Patou thanks to which the knee-length hems don’t take long to free themselves from the dusty red earth to conquer the city streets. Comfortable, practical but above all chic and not without a certain degree of sensuality, the dress code stolen from tennis – already skilfully transposed onto the big screen in cult films such as Match Point di Woody Allen – fascinated and continues to fascinate todaymaintaining intact that aura of exclusivity that is typical of an elite sport all played between clubs and private fields.
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A look from the Hermès collection designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier for Spring Summer 2010
Over time, more than one creative person has dedicated the catwalk to the cause of rackets and balls; Jean-Paul Gaultier unbuttoned mischievous polo shirts on pleated skirts with a dizzying slit when he was at Hermès in 2010While Miuccia Prada, in 2022, forced us to slave in micro lengths and exposed lingerie for admission to the luxurious Miu Miu club.
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A look from the Miu Miu Spring Summer 2024 collection
Ma il tenniscore also arrives on the platforms for the next Spring Summer 2024 once again starring Jonathan Anderson who gives Loewe appear cardigan, shirt and mini fru fru, and from Miu Miu, faithful to the crotch cuts of skirts that require polo shirts and blazers to access the stands of the next match. The final piece – sexy, bold, elegant; perfect combination between sport and couture – the goddess offers it to us again to analyze vogue Zendaya at the Australian photocall of Challengers she arrived in a short top trimmed with crystals, exposed boxers stolen from him and a very precious see-through net with slit and train which, branded by another myth of the kind like Lacosteera tenniscore squared, side Red carpet.
And we are already here, excited, waiting for the fashion strength that the actress, in tandem with her superstar stylist Law Roach, will show off this evening when she is a guest on the Fazio sul Nove variety show. Stay tuned and prepare your rackets for the match with spring style.
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