17 of Zendaya’s Best Method Dressing Looks over the Years, from “The Odyssey” to “Challengers”
17 of Zendaya’s Best Method Dressing Looks over the Years, from “The Odyssey” to “Challengers”
Caroline BlairSun, July 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC
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Zendaya attends the World Premiere of “Dune: Part Two” in Leicester Square on February 15, 2024 in London; Zendaya attends the world premiere of “The Odyssey” on July 6, 2026; Zendaya attends “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Los Angeles Premiere on December 13, 2021Credit: Joe Maher/Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage; Amy Sussman/Getty -
Zendaya and stylist Law Roach have collaborated for over a decade to create looks inspired by her film roles
Her method dressing includes tributes to Spider-Man, Dune and Challengers
Most recently, Zendaya has embraced her role as a Greek goddess in The Odyssey
It’s no secret that Zendaya has mastered the art of method dressing.
The Emmy Award-winning actress and her go-to stylist and “image architect,” Law Roach, have worked together for over a decade, starting when Zendaya was a rising star teenager. Since then, they have honed in on creating looks that pay homage to the specific roles she’s playing in her various films.
As Zendaya has starred in the four Spider-Man movies alongside her husband, Tom Holland, she’s worn special outfits dedicated to the genre. Meanwhile, she fully embraced “tenniscore” when promoting her 2024 movie Challengers and has matched her warrior character in both Dune movies.
In the spring of 2026, Zendaya and Roach meticulously picked out her outfits for The Drama by following the famous wedding rhyme, “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” Most recently on the red carpet, Zendaya has been paying tribute to her character, the Greek goddess Athena, in The Odyssey.
From Spider-Man to The Odyssey, here are some of the most memorable method dressing looks Zendaya has worn for her films.
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Moschino butterfly gown for The Greatest Showman
Zendaya attends ‘The Greatest Showman’ premiere in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 20, 2017Credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty
Toward the beginning of her film career, Zendaya wore a custom Moschino floor-length, one-shoulder, orange and yellow dress that transformed her into a monarch butterfly for the Sydney, Australia, premiere of her 2017 movie, The Greatest Showman.
The look symbolized her character, trapeze artist Anna Wheeler, who flew through the air, similar to a monarch.
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Balmain wet-look dress for Dune
Zendaya attends the ‘Dune’ premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 3, 2021Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
In September 2021, Zendaya put a twist on the desert setting of Dune: Part One by wearing a Balmain light caramel leather dress, that was created to appear wet and stick to her body.
She completed the effect by styling her hair in sleek wet waves and adding an emerald Bulgari necklace.
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Roberto Cavallai spinal gown for Spider-Man: No Way Home
Zendaya attends the Ballon D’Or on Nov. 29, 2021, in ParisCredit: Aurelien Meunier/Getty
Although Zendaya plays Spider-Man’s love interest Michelle “MJ” Jones-Watson in the franchise, she paid tribute to the villain, Doctor Octopus, while promoting the second film, Spider-Man: No Way Home.
For the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris in November 2021, the actress wore a custom vintage Roberto Cavalli black dress that featured an intricate gold metal spine on her back that resembled Dr. Octopus’ robotic tentacles.
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Valentino Haute Couture spiderweb gown for Spider-Man: No Way Home
Zendaya attends ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ premiere in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2021Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty
Despite giving some credit to one of the villains, Zendaya has mostly supported her husband Holland’s character while promoting the Spider-Man film franchise.
At the Los Angeles premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home in December 2021, Zendaya stunned in a custom Valentino Haute Couture gown that had intricate black crystal spiderwebs sewn across the entire dress.
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Thierry Mugler “Maschinenmensch” robot look for Dune: Part Two
Zendaya attends the ‘Dune: Part Two’ premiere in London on Feb. 15, 2024Credit: Joe Maher/Getty
Zendaya continued her streak of method dressing with Roach for the second movie in the Dune franchise, Dune: Part Two, in 2024.
The actress turned heads when she wore a vintage Thierry Mugler “Machinenmensch” robot suit to embrace her warrior character Chani at the London premiere of the film in February 2024.
Zendaya’s silver suit, which featured cut-outs at various places, was originally created in 1995 and drew inspiration from the 1925 sci-fi novel Metropolis.
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Alexander McQueen cyborg couture for Dune: Part Two
Zendaya attends the ‘Dune: Part Two’ premiere in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2024Credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty
Zendaya and Roach kept their streak of robotic, cyborg dressing going by putting her in a vintage circuit board-esque skirt-suit from Alexander McQueen’s 1999 collection for Givenchy.
She wore the look, which featured battery-powered lights and crystals in the circuit design, at the Dune: Part Two premiere in February 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Louis Vuitton “tenniscore” checkerboard dress for Challengers
Zendaya attends the ‘Challengers’ photocall in Paris on April 6, 2024Credit: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Later on in 2024, Zendaya and Roach took a hard pivot from the Dune: Part Two press tour by embracing the “tenniscore” aesthetic for her sports drama film Challengers.
For a Paris photo call in April, Zendaya wore a custom, archival Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton light green and white checkerboard mini coat dress.
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Loewe pleated tennis dress with tennis ball stilettos for Challengers
Zendaya attends the ‘Challengers’ photocall in Rome on April 8, 2024Credit: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
In another “tenniscore”-inspired look, Zendaya stepped out in a Loewe custom silver mini dress that featured a plunging neckline and pleated skirt resembling a traditional tennis outfit for a Rome photo call.
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She topped off the method outfit with matching Loewe white stilettos that had green tennis balls sliced through the middle of the heel.
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Thom Browne tennis embroidery for Challengers
Zendaya attends the ‘Challengers’ premiere in London on April 10, 2024Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Among several other green and white tennis looks she sported for the Challengers press tour, Zendaya dressed in a custom Thom Browne Wimbledon-inspired white sequin collared gown that was embroidered with criss-crossed white tennis racquets for the London premiere.
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Vivienne Westwood “Something Old” for The Drama
Zendaya attends ‘The Drama’ premiere in Los Angeles on March 17, 2026Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
While many of Zendaya’s previous method looks symbolized physical characteristics from her movies or characters, she and Roach went with a different way of thinking for The Drama press tour.
Since the movie revolved around Zendaya’s character’s wedding, she and Roach embraced the Victorian rhyme that has been at the center of weddings for centuries: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”
She kicked off the press tour at the L.A. premiere with her “something old,” which was an off-the-shoulder ivory silk Vivienne Westwood wedding gown with a corset bodice that she originally wore to the Oscars in 2015.
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Louis Vuitton “Something New” for The Drama
Zendaya attends ‘The Drama’ premiere on March 24, 2026, in ParisCredit: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Just a few days later, Zendaya and Roach focused on the next phrase, “something new,” with a new custom Louis Vuitton bridal gown for the Paris premiere in March 2026.
The elegant long-sleeve white dress featured an open back with a massive black bow attached.
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Armani Privé “Something Borrowed” for The Drama
Zendaya attends ‘The Drama’ premiere on March 26 in RomeCredit: Ernesto Ruscio/Getty
For the Rome premiere later that month, Zendaya and Roach took on “something borrowed” with an archival black Armani Privé gown that Cate Blanchett previously wore.
The black gown featured a plunging neckline with black onyx stones.
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Schiaparelli “Something Blue” for The Drama
Zendaya attends ‘The Drama’ in New York City on April 2, 2026Credit: Cindy Ord/WireImage
Last but certainly not least, Zendaya and Roach approached “something blue” at the New York City premiere.
Zendaya stunned in a Schiaparelli Haute Couture electric blue and black ombré gown that included thousands of silk feathers.
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Giorgio Armani sheer cobweb gown for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Zendaya attends the ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ premiere in Rome on June 23, 2026Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty
In June 2026, Zendaya and Roach shifted gears, once again, to promote the fourth film in the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
She paid homage to the spider aesthetic by wearing an archival Giorgio Armani sheer black gown with silver beaded cobwebs and small insect embellishments at the Rome premiere.
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Versace vintage red and blue set for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Zendaya attends a photocall for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ in Rome on June 23, 2026Credit: Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty
Zendaya further proved her allegiance to Spider-Man by sporting his signature red and blue suit colors in a sparkly archival Versace red top with matching red and blue color-blocked miniskirt.
She wore the simple yet striking look for the Rome photo call forSpider-Man: Brand New Day.
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Jacquemus goddess gown for The Odyssey
Zendaya attends ‘The Odyssey’ photocall in London on July 5, 2026Credit: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty
For the third time in 2026, Zendaya and Roach put together method looks for her role as the Greek goddess Athena in the Christopher Nolan film The Odyssey.
Zendaya embraced her ethereal character by wearing a custom ivory Jacquemus draped gown with a simple halter neck and low-plunging back for a photo call in London. The bottom part of the back tied to her hair, creating a headscarf.
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Schiaparelli Greek sculpture bodice for The Odyssey
Zendaya attends ‘The Odyssey’ premiere in London on July 6, 2026Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage
Once again, Zendaya turned heads in a Schiaparelli couture gown — that had made its debut at Paris Couture Week just hours before — with a sculpted white breastplate at the center of the design.
The lace-up breastplate, which resembled a Greek sculpture, flowed into a white and ombré grey beaded bottom. She further embraced the Greek sculptural look by accessorizing with diamond jewelry and getting glammed in silver accents across her face.
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