Zendaya showed up in dazzling blue at Thursday’s New York premiere of The Drama after teasing the bridal theme for weeks by wearing something old, then something new, then something borrowed.
Her strapless Schiaparelli Haute Couture ball gown, accompanied by sapphire earrings, completed the sartorial series just in time for the opening of her movie.
The film has attracted considerable controversy and mixed reviews. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple whose wedding plans go seriously awry following a dark revelation.
The high-fashion appearances have also echoed the bridal theme of Zendaya’s own life, with unconfirmed speculation flying — fed in part by rings she’s been wearing — that she’s already married to partner Tom Holland.
The actor and her stylist, Law Roach, saved the most spectacular outfit for last.
Schiaparelli posted on its own Instagram that the gown, which took some 8,000 hours of work, was made of blue and black raw silk “feathers” in satin stitch embroidery, and contained 27 shades of blue.
“Something old” came in Los Angeles on March 17, where Zendaya wore the same white, off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood Bridal gown that she’d worn to the 2015 Oscars.
She transitioned to “something new” at the March 24 Paris premiere — a white custom Louis Vuitton gown with a huge black bow and train.
“Something borrowed” came two days later in Rome, a black Armani Privé dress previously worn by Cate Blanchett, with a plunging neckline framed with stones.
Finally on Thursday, Zendaya completed the circle. “SomethingBlue,” posted Roach.
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During a recent appearance on The New York Times’s Modern Love podcast with her The Drama co-star Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, 29, explained why she’s avoided giving a definitive answer about the marriage rumors.
“I just feel like for me, there is a level of parasocial investment in my personal relationship, which I understand,” the Emmy-winning Euphoria star said.
“I’m aware that I’m a public person and so is he, and I’m also aware that we’ve grown up in front of people and we’ve done movies where we fall in love with each other, so I really do understand that, and I don’t want to dismiss that like, ‘Stay out of my business’ or whatever.”
Zendaya, who has been spotted wearing what appears to be a wedding band on multiple occasions, continued: “But in a lot of ways, I’m also a very private person, and I try my best to be able to have things for myself and for him as well.”