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# Zendaya Fronts the Cover of the InStyle Best Dressed Issue
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/zendaya-fronts-the-cover-of-the-instyle-best-dressed-issue-10-2021/
- Published: 2021-10-13T14:00:01.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-12T19:52:17.000Z
- Description: That seems right!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fug The Cover, InStyle, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:18

Well! This seems like an obvious choice for a Best Dressed Issue but not in a way that makes it boring, in a way that makes it *correct*. There are VERY few women who could pull off a quasi-Dorothy Hamill haircut and this giant Richard Quinn frock and not be overwhelmed -- but she's one of them. (I was just looking at [the massive red carpet retrospective we wrote about Zendaya last year](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/its-the-zendaya-fashion-retrospective-05-2020/) and truly, she IS Best Dressed. There are very very few misses therein.) This is also a fairly bold newsstand cover for this magazine, which does tend to veer "wearable" and "relatable," neither of which are a bad thing, but also neither of which are Richard Quinn.

[The interview, with InStyle's EIC Laura Brown, is, as always, an interesting read.](https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/zendaya/zendaya-november-2022-cover?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Zendaya seems, honestly, a little stressed -- which is very relatable -- but she's also so smart. This part is, of course, highly relevant to our interests:

> **Z:** I think about red carpets as having their own characters and narratives. We build a little story for all the looks. It's like an extension of my acting career in a weird way — you just pop this wig on or whatever it is. Clothes sometimes are very emotional, so I get to embody these different facets — maybe they're of myself, or maybe they're alter egos. But I get to meet these different women through clothes.  
>  
> **LB:** What are your favorite red carpet looks so far?  
>  
> **Z:** Joan of Arc \[[at the 2018 Met Gala](https://www.gofugyourself.com/photos/the-zendaya-red-carpet-fashion-retrospective/2018-met-museum-costume-institute-benefit-gala-new-york-usa-07-may-2018-50?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)\]. The pink Tom Ford breastplate \[[at the 2020 Critics' Choice Awards](https://www.gofugyourself.com/photos/the-zendaya-red-carpet-fashion-retrospective/critics-choice-awards-2019-15?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)\] was one of my favorites. Nothing could hurt me — I was like a warrior. Oh,[ and the Moschino butterfly dress](https://www.gofugyourself.com/photos/the-zendaya-red-carpet-fashion-retrospective/the-greatest-showman-australian-premiere-arrivals?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[at the Australian premiere of *The Greatest Showman* in 2017\].

Let's look at the other covers, which are also great:

I technically might like both of these more than the actual newsstand cover. The Schiaparelli cover above is truly glorious. And, as noted, the light on this one is beautiful:

In case you were wondering, it appears that eye makeup is BACK.

###### \[Cover photo by AB+DM. The interview will be featured in InStyle’s November issue hitting newsstands on October 22nd.\]