PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: Zendaya attends the "Challengers" Paris Premiere at UGC Normandie on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireImage)
So, this is the custom look they cooked up for her. I guess we can call it an homage to Tennis Whites, although she already kind of did that. That belt is very '80s -- you can see it mentally on Teen Witch, over a large tunic that is itself ove leggings. Honestly, this partnership feels like one in which both sides are giving the minimum.
Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: (L-R) Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist attend the "Challengers" Paris Premiere at UGC Normandie on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
These two look fine! I am surprised by Josh's stark white tie, but it works. Like lines painted on a tennis court.
Zendaya in 2013 Louis Vuitton
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: Zendaya attends the "Challengers" Paris Photocall at Maison De L'Amerique Latine on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
Let's call this her tribute to grass courts.
Josh O'Connor
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: Josh O’Connor attends the "Challengers" Paris Photocall at Maison de l'Amerique Latine on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
I like the bomber jacket on him, but I'm not feeling the flimsy tank top.
Mike Faist
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: Mike Faist attends the "Challengers" Paris Photocall at Maison de l'Amerique Latine on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
His styling feels less... styled. This is not a dis; to my knowledge, Mike Faist hasn't done as many press tours as the other two and may not have the resources and contacts yet. (If you're wondering what you recognize him from, he was in West Side Story, and his excellent presence underscored that Ansel Elgort does NOT have Period Movie Face.)
in 1999 Louis Vuitton
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: Zendaya attends the "Challengers" Paris Photocall at Hotel Crillon on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
And this is like... a tribute to how Wimbledon's courts look when it's been really sunny and the grass dries out quickly. It's fine? I don't like that material at ALL, so it feels a little dated to me. I am, however, THRILLED to see a different shoe, and weirdly I think they help make the whole thing work a bit better.
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: (L-R) Josh O’Connor, Zendaya and Mike Faist attend the "Challengers" Paris Photocall at Hotel Crillon on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
Mike Faist was like, "Nah, I'm good, don't need to change." Josh appears only to have changed his top half. I like that sweater.
Rachel O’Connor, Mike Faist, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Luca Guadagnino and Amy Pascal
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 06: (L-R) Rachel O’Connor, Mike Faist, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Luca Guadagnino and Amy Pascal attend the "Challengers" Paris Photocall at Maison De L'Amerique Latine on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
