After a five year hiatus from the Met Gala, Challengers-star Zendaya made a long awaited return to the steps of the Met Museum, as a first-time co-chair of the event. And to mark the occasion, the actress staged a fashion coup, delivering not one but two awe-inspiring red carpet looks.
Fans were glued to their screens, impatiently awaiting the 26-year-old’s arrival - and rightfully so. After the hugely successful Dune and Challengers promo tour over the last couple of months, featuring many blockbuster looks, it was out of question that she wouldn't step out on the first Monday of May, all guns blazing. Together with her longterm stylist and collaborator, Law Roach, Zendaya cooked up two exquisitely dramatic looks in an unexpected move.
First up, a custom haute couture look by John Galliano for Maison Margiela (who also dressed Kim Kardashian, Gwendoline Christie and Bad Bunny), made up of a sage lamé and organza bias-cut dress worn over a duchess satin corset, topped with a headpiece created by Stephen Jones.
And while her first outing would have been satisfactory enough, no one could have expected a second outing towards the end of the evening in an equally as impressive get-up, designed, too, by Galliano. This time Zendaya opted for a gargantuan black gown from the designer’s tenure at Givenchy from 1996. Another corseted dress, this archival creation also featured puffy off-the-shoulder sleeves and a structured peplum hemline, as well as floral fascinator designed by Philip Treacy for Alexander McQueen back in 2006.
We didn’t expect to be disappointed by Zendaya but her double outing certainly exceeded expectations, and rightfully earned the actress a spot in the Met Gala hall of fame.
