If It’s Hip It’s Here


Zendaya, the willowy beauty who stars in HBO’s Euphoria and the Dune franchise is in a new movie that opened nationwide this past weekend. In Challengers she plays Tashi, a tennis player turned coach, as we follow three tennis prodigies over more than 15 years. However we’re not here to talk about the movie, per se, but instead about the fabulous tennis-inspired gowns and vintage ensembles the 27 year old actress has been wearing to the movie premieres and press junkets.

Zendaya Challengers Tennis Fashions

poster for the movie Challengers
poster for the movie Challengers

Zendaya is a fashion designer’s dream. She’s tall, thin and wears clothes better than a hanger. She looks equally head-turning in sweats and a tee as she does in a couture gown. For her press tour, the actress wore a gamut of beautiful fashions. But what stood out were the truly original designs that gave new meaning to “Tennis Whites” and those that incorporated elements of the game. Behold.

Zendaya Wearing a custom tennis-themed Thom Browne gown
Wearing a custom tennis-themed Thom Browne gown
Zendaya is a sparkly and sexy tennis dress with tennis ball heels by Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson
In a sparkly and sexy tennis dress with tennis ball heels by Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson
The Tennis Ball heels by Loewe remind us of these
The Tennis Ball heels by Loewe remind us of these great heels by the same brand
Zendaya in a vintage 1992 Ralph Lauren dress
in a vintage 1992 Ralph Lauren dress
Zendaya serves it up in an iconic vintage hooded Alaïa
She served it up in an iconic vintage hooded Alaïa
Her custom Calvin Klein suit transforms tennis whites into evening wear
Her custom Calvin Klein suit transforms tennis whites into evening wear
zendaya in tennis fashions
Her Bruno Cucinelli ensemble combines a drop shoulder knit tennis sweater with a chic skirt
Zendaya Wearing a custom Louis Vuitton version of Tennis Whites
Wearing a custom Wimbledon White Louis Vuitton gown
zendaya at challengers movie premiere
Her breezy white jumpsuit paired with tennis shoes is game, match, set.
zendaya in pink polo and skirt
Although not white, her pale pink dress by Simon Porte and his Jacquemus design team modernized the tennis polo.

When she wasn’t wearing a modernized version of classic tennis wear, she often donned the familiar neon yellow-green color of traditional tennis balls.

Zendaya In a tennis-ball hued gown with actual tennis ball embellishment by Celia Kritharioti
In a tennis-ball hued gown with actual tennis ball embellishment by Celia Kritharioti
During the press for the movie, Zendaya wore vintage Thierry Mugler, vintage Louis Vuitton and a vintage 1930's dress from Sweet Disorder Vintage - all in tennis ball colors.
During the press for the movie, Zendaya wore vintage Thierry Mugler, vintage Louis Vuitton and a vintage 1930’s dress from Sweet Disorder Vintage – all in tennis ball colors.

From director Luca Guadagnino, starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist, the CHALLENGERS movie is in theaters now.

Images courtesy of Getty



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