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# Can Mortals Tread In Zendaya's Footsteps?
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/can-mortals-tread-in-zendayas-footsteps-07-2017/
- Published: 2017-07-13T17:00:34.000Z
- Updated: 2017-07-13T16:32:30.000Z
- Description: Olivia Culpo is about to find out.
- Author: Heather
- Tags: *You Pick*, Who Fugged It More, Mario Dice, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:55

Oh, Olivia. I do not envy you here, in this Thunderdome, where two will enter... and, honestly, both will leave, but just with one slightly more besmirched than the other. Zendaya is a formidable opponent, and once she's worn something, it's tough to put your own spin on it. But I applaud your for trying. Here we go.

As you may recall, this Mario Dice dress in black was an homage to Coco Chanel, [and Zendaya folded it into an homage to Josephine Baker](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/zendaya-is-essentially-wearing-pearl-sleeves-06-2017/) (which, to me, was a delicious added middle-finger to Coco's reported Nazi sympathies, given Baker's work with the French resistance). One thing I love about Zendaya is her ability to add a narrative to something that already has its own.

Both versions came down the runway:

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2017/07/mario-dice-black-white-Collage-1499935079.jpg "mario-dice-black-white-Collage-1499935079")

There must have been some variations in the back, because I don't see a ton in the front, other than that the bodice in white looks a lot less flattering. And... oh, what the heck, we're here. Let's look at Zendaya and Olivia side by side as well.

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2017/07/zendaya-culpo-2017-1499935453.jpg "Zendaya and Olivia Culpo")

I like Olivia's more minimal shoe better, but overall, I think Zendaya is tough to top. To Olivia's credit, some of that is because the dress itself just looks better with the pearls contrasting it; she herself doesn't look bad, and she's trying, but its inherent potential stuffiness comes through. It just lent itself better to Zendaya's more stylized take on it. So I guess the conclusion is: Other mortals *can* go where Zendaya treads, and make a legit stab at it, but.. don't put yourself in that situation unless it's an unimpeachable gown. And so few are.

\[Photos: Getty, Backgrid\]