Zendaya is known for pulling off some iconic fashion looks – and the London premiere for Dune: Part Two was no different as she shone with her cyborg catsuit.
The futuristic robotic outfit comes from Thierry Mugler’s Fall-Winter 1995 couture collection and is made up of metal plating with the inclusions of cut-outs in the chest area as well as the waist and thighs.
The bodysuit which is aptly known as “Machinenmensch” – or Machine Human – and took six months to create at the time, according to W Magazine.
Fictional character Futura from Thea von Harbou’s dystopian novel Metropolis is said to be the inspiration behind the design.
While the 90s look did originally include a coordinating headpiece, the 27-year-old opted out of wearing this and instead had her hair slicked back and accessorised with a diamond necklace.
Law Roach was the stylist behind the outfits who has regularly worked with Zendaya over the years.
Following Zendaya’s sci-fi-inspired attire on the sandy carpet, the internet quickly reacted with a number of memes where many have compared the look to Star Wars character C-3PO.
While others pointed out the contrast between her outfit and her co-star Timothee Chalamet’s premiere look who wore a black oversized T-shirt with silver patterned trousers.
Later on, Zendaya changed into something less robotic as she wore a black floor-length Mugler gown as her second look at the London premiere.
(Can’t imagine a robot catsuit is the most comfortable thing to sit in at the cinema while watching a film that is 2h 46m long).
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With her upcoming film Challengers and as well as her role as a co-chair at the Met Gala this year, there’s no doubt Zendaya will keep serving with her creative outfits.
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