She’s back!
After five long years, Zendaya made her long-awaited return to the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday—this time as a first-time co-chair for the annual Met Gala. To honor this year’s dress code, “The Garden of Time,” the superstar teamed up with her longtime stylist and close collaborator, Law Roach, to deliver not one, not two, but three eternally stylish looks that will go down in Met Gala fashion history.
First, the Challengers star went full fairy-tale villain in an incredible Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano creation, which was based on a 1999 Dior dress. The one-shouldered gown featured a long trumpet skirt covered in royal-blue and emerald-green diagonal stripes, as well as fruitlike embellishments adorning one side of the waist. She upped the ante with a net mesh and tulle-feathered fascinator.
Toward the end of the evening, Zendaya surprised fans by reappearing at the bottom of the steps, this time wearing a magnificent black gown, a 1996 piece from John Galliano’s Givenchy era.
It included a corseted lace-up bodice with long, puffy off-the-shoulder sleeves and a structured peplum hemline fitted with pockets, as well as a ginormous skirt that nearly engulfed the length of the Met’s staircase.
As if that weren’t enough, she topped it off with a bouquet-themed fascinator wrapped up in black tulle, as designed by Philip Treacy for Alexander McQueen back in 2006.