Zendaya, a vision in white by Carrie Bradshaw

Zdayday she already feels like a splendid future wife. The actress is officially living ihis period bridalin life and on the big screen. After the official engagement with Tom Holland, Zendaya decided to show off a series of looks total whitealso perfect for promoting the film Dramathe story of a marriage in which he stars alongside Robert Pattinson. What can I say? A lucky bride. The white it has become Zendaya’s favorite color. The latest red carpet look, however, has a particular history. After the white designer dress Louis Vuitton shown off in Paris, the actress arrived at the Essence Black Women of Los Angeles with a Archive white minidress which immediately caught attention. A spectacular dress, with open shoulders, side drapes, high slit and a giant flower on the shoulder.

Zendaya’s white floral dress

Many recognized it immediately: it is the dress of Carrie Bradshaw in the movie Sex and the City. One of her most iconic dresses that started the trend oversized floral details from the 2000s. In reality, design was born much earlier. The dress has been created in the 1980s by the American designer Eugene Stutzmanalso known as Eugene Alexanderand became memorable when Whitney Houston he wore it for a promotional shooting of 1986. That image made the rounds in magazines and over the years has become part of the singer’s iconography and pop fashion.

From Whitney Houston to Carrie Bradshaw

When the dress reappeared on the big screen in 2008was the costume designer Patricia Field to reinterpret it for Sarah Jessica Parker in the movie Sex and the City. The original model featured two large applied flowerswhile the version of Carrie Bradshaw he only kept one. A tribute to maxi flower which the actress often sported in her hair and over her clothes in the early 2000s. Zendaya chose Carrie’s dress paired with styling elegant and minimal. The look, curated by the trusted stylist Law Roachwas completed with iconic yet discreet accessories: pumps I know Kate by Christian Louboutin and the bracelet Love by Cartier. The result is a refined and clean outfit, in which the dress remains the true protagonist.

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