Zendaya Resurrects 2015 Oscars Dress At Premiere Of The Drama

Zendaya and her long-time stylist Law Roach dug deep into their archives when it came to dressing her for the premiere of her new movie The Drama.

The Emmy winner stars alongside Robert Pattinson in the new romantic drama, in which they play a seemingly happy engaged couple whose relationship begins to unravel thanks to a shocking revelation about the bride-to-be’s past in the run-up to their big day.

At the movie’s premiere on Tuesday night, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Zendaya was playing up to the film’s wedding theme (and, indeed, ongoing rumours about her own personal life) by wearing bridal couture on the red carpet.

However, upon closer inspection, the Vivienne Westwood dress is one she actually first wore more than a decade earlier at the 2015 Oscars.

“Who remembers this dress and all the headlines that came with it?” Law wrote on X. “Decided to go with SOMETHING OLD tonight.”

The first time Zendaya wore that white dress, she was much earlier in her career, and found herself on the receiving end of unkind comments from Fashion Police presenter Giuliana Rancic, who became embroiled in a racism row when she suggested that the star wearing her hair in locs made it look like she smelled of “patchouli and weed”

Zendaya responded at the time: “There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair.

“My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of colour that our hair is good enough.

“To me, locs are a symbol of strength and beauty, almost like a lion’s mane. I suggest some people should listen to India Arie’s I Am Not My Hair and contemplate a little before opening your mouth so quickly to judge.”

Explaining why she chose to revive the gown, Zendaya told Variety: “I remembered the saying ‘something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue’. So, this is my ‘something old’.

“I thought I’d bring it back and give it new life.”

Last week, Zendaya attended another event sporting a classic dress.

However, in that instance, it was one previously worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in character as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City.