If anyone knows how to dress like a Greek goddess, it’s Zendaya. On Monday evening, the 29-year-old actor stepped out in a white Schiaparelli couture gown plucked fresh from the runway. With a moulded, glazed porcelain bustier, gold fringe skirt that blends into silver, and a high-halter-neckline with a racerback, the gown couldn’t have been more on theme for the occasion: the UK premiere for The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic.
Zendaya plays Athena, the Greek goddess who serves as a guide to Odysseus (played by Matt Damon) on his return home to Ithaca. Known for her wisdom, intelligence, and mentorship, Athena is a powerhouse of a role, one whose authority and commanding presence the actor has been paying homage to through her statement looks that defy time and space in their own right – that Schiaparelli gown was literally flown from Paris to London on a private jet minutes after debuting at Paris Haute Couture Week.
