Zendaya just paid tribute to not one, but two of the world’s most iconic women — one of whom just so happens to be fictional — with her latest red-carpet look, previously worn by Whitney Houston and Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sex and the City character, Carrie Bradshaw.
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At the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday (March 12), the singer-actress sported a white Eugene Stutzman frock with gold detailing. The most eye-catching part, however, is definitely a large flower made of fabric that sprouts out of the shoulder. Zendaya looked model-esque and confident in the dress while striking poses and laughing in front of the event’s photographers, as captured in videos.
The Spider-Man star’s longtime stylist, Law Roach, posted about the look on both X and Instagram, writing on the former, “An ICONIC piece of fashion history at Essence Women in Hollywood today.”
On the latter, he gushed, “And just like that…. I found it!!”
As Law pointed out on X, a photo of Houston wearing the design in 1987 was used for the cover of Life after the vocal legend died in 2012. Parker added to the dress’ history by wearing it in the opening credits of Sex and The City: The Movie in 2008.
The fashion innovator and Zendaya’s latest partnership comes shortly after Law made headlines by seemingly confirming that his longtime client had already married Tom Holland without the public knowing. “The wedding has already happened,” he told a reporter in a now-viral video. “You missed it.”
Zendaya has a number of projects coming up this year, from starring opposite Robert Pattinson in The Drama to closing out her time as Rue Bennett in HBO’s Euphoria, which will soon end on its long-awaited third season. Both premiere in April.
Euphoria has some folks wondering, though, as Labrinth — who has scored every season and worked with Zendaya on one of the soundtrack’s biggest songs, “I’m Tired” — recently shared a scathing post on Instagram involving the series. “I’M DONE WITH THIS INDUSTRY,” he wrote Friday (March 13). “F–K COLUMBIA. DOUBLE F–K EUPHORIA.”
