Fans are in awe of Zendaya’s tennis-themed dress at Challengers premiere

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Fans are in awe of the inexperienced robe Zendaya wore to attend the premiere of her new film, Challengers, in Sydney, Australia.

On 26 March, the 27-year-old actor walked the pink carpet at the occasion alongside her two co-stars in the movie, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor. For the event, she opted for a customized inexperienced, floor-length robe, designed by the inventive director of LOEWE, Jonathan Anderson.

The glittering robe not solely had a plunging neckline and a slit, nevertheless it additionally featured a reference to Challengers, in which Zendaya performs a profitable tennis participant who turns into a coach. The robe featured an embellished black print of a determine holding up a tennis racket, with the determine making ready to serve a gold and black ball.

The Euphoria star paired the outfit with a pair of matching inexperienced heels, inexperienced eyeshadow, and diamong earrings. She additionally had the chance to debut her blonde hair, which was styled in an updo. Following the occasion, Zendaya took to her Instagram Story to point out a detailed up video of her dress, and tagged her signature stylist, Law Roach, in the publish.

On X, previously generally known as Twitter, many followers have gone on to applaud Zendaya’s look, and the dress for the way it pays homage to Challengers.

“The colour on her, her hair, the tennis player on her dress, the face card, Zendaya the fashion icon,” one wrote.

“THE TENNIS PLAYER ON HER DRESS OH ZENDAYA NO ONE DOES A PRESS TOUR QUITE LIKE YOU,” one other added, whereas a 3rd agreed: “THIS DRESS ON ZENDAYA.”

Many folks additionally went on to applaud her longtime partnership with Roach, as one tweeted: “Tennis themed dress oh Law and Zendaya have done it again.”

“Oh the tennis player pattern on the dress???” one other added. “Zendaya and Law Roach, you will always be famous!”

During a video of the premiere shared on X by a fan, the Disney Channel alum even made a quip about her iconic dress, whereas expressing her appreciation for everybody who labored on Challengers.

“When you create a character, it’s not just you. You’re an amalgamation of a bunch of people’s work… Whether that be hair, makeup, our incredible costume designer. Jonathan Anderson,” she mentioned, whereas she pointed at her dress and refered to the outfit’s designer. “Yeah no, I came as a tennis court tonight. A bedazzled tennis court.”

In the film – which comes out in the US on 26 April – Zendaya stars as a tennis coach for her husband, as he’s making ready for a match in opposition to her character’s former associate. The movie was beforehand set to come back out in September 2023, however the launch date was pushed again as a result of SAG-AFTRA strike, which didn’t finish till November 2023.

Leading as much as the discharge of her movie, Zendaya has made her solution to many tennis occasions. On 17 March, she and her boyfriend Tom Holland watched the finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. During the event, the couple was additionally seen mouthing the lyrics to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”.

Once the match was over, the Dune actor met with Poland’s Iga Swiatek after she defeated Greece’s Maria Sakkari. Following the sport, Swiatek shared a photograph of her and Zendaya on her Instagram Story, writing: “What just happened? Thank you @zendaya for being kind, funny and mindful.”