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Zendaya stuns with ‘naked dress’ at the Venice Film Festival red carpet Dune premiere

Zendaya has stunned fans with a risqué, statement-making outfit and the designer of the bold gown has shared the unique way they got the fit just right.

Zendaya often cases a stir on the red carpet and her latest look is no exception. Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images.
Zendaya often cases a stir on the red carpet and her latest look is no exception. Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images.

Actor Zendaya has wowed fans at the Venice Film Festival red carpet, wearing a ‘naked’ leather dress in a shade which was a near-match to her own skin tone.

Fronting up to the premier of her latest film Dune, the 25-year-old’s bespoke leather gown was crafted using an “exact model” of her bust, which French fashion house Balmain confirmed via Instagram.

The heels and high slit makes her entrance via Venice’s water taxi all the more impressive. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
The heels and high slit makes her entrance via Venice’s water taxi all the more impressive. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Zendaya paired her look with towering Christian Louboutin heels in the same nude shade, and wore her hair slicked back and styled in a wet-look manner.

The Euphoria actor also wore a diamond and emerald encrusted Bulgari necklace which featured a 93-carat, cabochon-cut Colombian emerald.

Yes, that snake is carrying 93-carats worth of emerald … Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images.
Yes, that snake is carrying 93-carats worth of emerald … Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images.

While Zendaya is no stranger to causing a scene on the red carpet, her daring nude look was a stark contrast to her earlier, ‘business-casual’ outfit. Wearing an outfit from Valentino, she paired a white shirt dress-like gown with a statement pink bow, completing the looks with an oversized black blazer.

The business woman’s special but make it fashion. Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images.
The business woman’s special but make it fashion. Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images.

The Venice Film Festival has seen a host of stars descend on the Italian city, with the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Jessica Chastain, Barbara Palvin, Kristen Stewart and Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao, gracing the red carpet.

Zendaya was also seen with her Dune co-star Timotheé Chalamet, with early reports their film received a six-minute standing ovation at its premier.

The sci-fi film is a 2021 remake of the 1984 classic and novel written by Frank Herbert in 1965. Set in the future, it follows the drama between rival noble families who fight for control of the harsh desert planet of Dune.

The film is set to be released in Australian cinemas on December 2, despite a global release date penned for October. It also stars Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem and was directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Originally published as Zendaya stuns with ‘naked dress’ at the Venice Film Festival red carpet Dune premiere

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