Paris Fashion Week got a dose of Zendaya on Monday.
The actress attended the star-studded Louis Vuitton fashion show in the City of Lights wearing a daring white dress with double zippers. The plunging gown featured a top zipper that was pulled down to her waist, while the bottom was open to mid-thigh. She paired the look with heels to match, minimal Bvlgari jewelry (including small earrings, a gold bracelet, and a ring) and her hair parted down the middle. She attended the Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear show with an entourage that included longtime fashion designer and close friend Lou Roach.
Zendaya made her debut as a Louis Vuitton ambassador in April as part of a campaign to launch the Capucines bag. The fall season was shaping up to be a high-profile career for the actress, who had back-to-back releases set to hit the big screen in Luca Guadagnino’s film. United And Denis Villeneuve Sand dunes sequel. However, due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, these films were postponed to 2024.
The show presented by creative director Nicolas Ghesquière on Monday proved to be a star-studded event filled with Oscar winners, filmmakers, international pop stars and European fashionistas. Those in attendance included Cate Blanchett, Lea Seydoux, Ana de Armas, Regina King, Alicia Vikander, Ava DuVernay, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Cynthia Erivo, Phoebe Dynevor, Gemma Chan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jaden Smith, Venus Williams, and Jurnee. Smollett, Emma Chamberlain, Robyn, Felix, New Jane’s Hein members, and Chaim Esty members Danielle and Alana Haim.
Also making the rounds is Pharrell Williams, who took over as men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton this year. For today’s show, production design was handled by James Chinlund, designed to evoke Louis Vuitton’s “spirit of travel.” Chinlund reimagined the space as a hot air balloon wrapped in sails created by Penique Productions that “invites guests to immerse themselves in the warm summer light cast across the set.”
Watch the full Louis Vuitton show below.