Updated
Updated · Vogue · Jul 8
Zendaya Wears Custom Louis Vuitton at Paris Premiere, Reviving Ghesquière’s 2006 Balenciaga Design
Updated
Updated · Vogue · Jul 8

Zendaya Wears Custom Louis Vuitton at Paris Premiere, Reviving Ghesquière’s 2006 Balenciaga Design

3 articles · Updated · Vogue · Jul 8

Summary

  • Zendaya arrived at the Paris premiere of The Odyssey in a custom Louis Vuitton look created by Nicolas Ghesquière for the event.
  • The dress reworked Ghesquière’s spring 2006 Balenciaga ideas into a white-and-ivory empire-waist gown with lace panels, an ab-baring cutout, a thigh-high slit and a train.
  • An operatic bolero with structured ruffles topped the gown, pushing the look toward a Renaissance-inflected silhouette rather than a straightforward Greek reference.
  • The appearance extends Zendaya’s recent high-profile fashion run after her Alexander McQueen-era Givenchy couture look at the Eiffel Tower a day earlier.

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