Zendaya pays homage to supermodel history with new Challengers press look

Milan, Italy - Zendaya went into supermodel mode as she wowed in more tennis-inspired fashion at an Italian press event for her new movie, Challengers.

Zendaya rocked a vintage Ralph Lauren mini-dress in her latest iteration of tennis-inspired fashion to promote her new movie, Challengers.
Zendaya rocked a vintage Ralph Lauren mini-dress in her latest iteration of tennis-inspired fashion to promote her new movie, Challengers.  © IMAGO / ABACAPRESS

On Sunday, the 27-year-old actor and her co-stars brought their anticipated flick to Milan, where they posed for a photocall in front of some of the city's most iconic sights.

Zendaya again opted for an all-white look, seemingly taking inspiration from the color's long history in tennis fashion.

As it turns out, her collared mini-dress has quite a storied past of its own, as the vintage Ralph Lauren number was worn by supermodel Cindy Crawford when it made its runway debut in 1992.

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Zendaya's styling matched Crawford's look for the show, as her curled blonde tresses echo the 58-year-old hairstyle for the runway show.

The Euphoria star just may make tennis skirts a staple of the 2024 fashion zeitgeist, as her many "tenniscore" looks worn on the Challengers press tour have gone viral.

Her recent favor of tennis whites was preceded by a few green looks that pulled inspiration from the sport's courts – none quite so literally as Z's custom Loewe gown that featured the silhouette of a player gearing up to serve.

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