The most daring looks Zendaya wore in 2021, from bold cutouts to gowns with thigh-high slits
In 2021, Zendaya continued to prove she's a fashion icon.
She stunned in a tan dress at the Venice Film Festival, and turned heads in a sheer look at a "Dune" after-party.
Here's a look at the most daring outfits the actress wore this year.
Zendaya attended Essence's Black Women in Hollywood Awards looking like an '80s dream girl in this Yves Saint Laurent dress.
Her longtime stylist, Law Roach, shared on Instagram that the dress was a vintage piece from 1982 that he had picked from his own personal archive for Zendaya to wear.
The top was designed with a plunging neckline and the skirt had a thigh-high slit. She paired the look with Roger Vivier heels and minimal jewelry.
Zendaya looked like a ray of sunshine at the 2021 Academy Awards in a bright-yellow dress with a midriff cutout.
The actress walked the red carpet in a custom Valentino dress that she paired with Bulgari jewelry and Jimmy Choo heels. According to Elle, she wore over $6 million worth of diamonds.
In a recent interview with InStyle, Zendaya shared that all of her custom Valentino looks have a hidden tag with her name stitched onto it.
"I'll tell you what the coolest thing is," Zendaya said to InStyle's Laura Brown. "When Pierpaolo comes up with these beautiful silhouettes for me to wear, he has my name stitched on a little tag inside. So all my custom Valentino pieces have a little 'Zendaya' on them."
Pierpaolo Piccioli is currently the creative director for Valentino.
During a "Dune" press event at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, Zendaya wore a striking Valentino dress.
The dress was designed with a deep neckline, thigh-high slit, and a pink bow attached to the waistline.
Law Roach styled Zendaya's look with a black blazer over the top and matching heels.
She attended the Venice Film Festival in a custom Balmain dress with a daring thigh-high slit.
Zendaya's dress also had a ruched bodice and a floor-length skirt with a small train. She paired the look with Louboutin heels in the same tan color of the dress and Bulgari jewelry.
Zendaya attended a "Dune" photo-call in Paris wearing a crop top with a matching skirt.
The two-piece set was designed by Alaïa. The long-sleeve crop top had small cutouts throughout, while the statement skirt had them across the top.
At the Women in Film Honors event, Zendaya wore a metallic breastplate similar to one she wore at the Critics' Choice Awards in 2020.
The "Dune" star wore a gray Loewe dress with a striking gold asymmetrical breastplate. Loewe shared on Instagram that the breastplate was handmade in France by metal sculptors.
Roach styled the look with earrings that looked like bent pieces of metal and gold Louboutin heels.
This look was similar to the pink Tom Ford breastplate Zendaya wore as a crop top at the 2020 Critics' Choice Awards. She wore it with a floor-length, pink skirt.
At a "Dune" photo-call in London, Zendaya turned heads in a top that looked like it was made of interwoven chains.
The 25-year-old star wore the showstopping crop top with a checkered skirt from Vivienne Westwood and tan heels.
Zendaya changed out of that bold Vivienne Westwood look into a more laid-back outfit for a cocktail party.
She wore an oversized Peter Do button-down shirt with black pants and Bulgari jewelry.
Zendaya arrived at the London premiere of "Dune" in a stunning Rick Owens gown.
The floor-length asymmetrical dress had a three-dimensional open back and a skirt that flowed into a train.
At a "Dune" premiere after-party, Zendaya wore a custom Nensi Dojaka dress with sheer paneling and a thigh-high slit.
Zendaya was photographed outside London's Chiltern Firehouse in a custom Nensi Dojaka dress that was designed with a heart cutout, sheer paneling, and a thigh-high slit.
She paired the look with Bulgari jewelry and brown Christian Louboutin heels.
Zendaya accepted the CFDA's Fashion Icon Award in a striking Vera Wang two-piece look.
In November, the 25-year-old actress wore a custom outfit that was made up of a bandeau bra and a hand-draped, bubble-waist skirt. She paired the look with Bulgari jewelry and a cropped jacket.
As Insider's Mikhaila Friel reported, the Fashion Icon Award is given to people who take risks and experiment with their looks on the red carpet. Past winners include Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Naomi Campbell.
At the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" premiere in LA, Zendaya wore a custom Valentino dress with a sparkly spiderweb print.
Zendaya'a dress was designed with a plunging neckline and a thigh-high slit. Law Roach styled the movie star in a black mask that coordinated with the print of her dress. She paired it with Christian Louboutin shoes and Bulgari earrings.
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