00:00Zendaya Presents at Emmys in Crystal Prada Gown with New Pixie Cut
00:05Zendaya took the stage at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14th
00:09to present Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
00:13She arrived in a custom Crystal Prada gown and a newly cropped pixie cut,
00:18a look that generated best-dressed mentions and widespread online attention.
00:22The gown featured crystal embellishment, a plunging neckline, sheer elements,
00:27and a slight train, styled by Law Roach with Mikimoto pearls and a Rolex.
00:32Her textured pixie cut was by Cory Moreno,
00:35and makeup by Ernesto Casillas drew on a late 1990s red carpet aesthetic.
00:40The look was a deliberate homage to 1990s Halle Berry,
00:44and Berry had publicly reacted positively to comparison images before the show.
00:49Zendaya attended as both a nominee and presenter.
00:52She was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama series
00:56for the third and final season of HBO's Euphoria,
00:59but the award went to Rhea Sehorne for Pluribus.
01:02It was her third nomination in that category,
01:05following wins in 2020 and 2022,
01:08that made her the youngest two-time acting Emmy winner at the time.
01:11The comedy category she presented was won by Jean Smart for Hacks.
01:16Posts from accounts including Pop Bass and Deadline
01:19accumulated millions of views and tens of thousands of likes on X.
01:23Recurring themes included the gown Sparkle,
01:26the pixie cut, and comparisons to 1990s Halle Berry.
01:30Tom Holland, her partner, attended inside the theater,
01:33but did not walk the blue carpet with her.
01:36The two were photographed together
01:38and seen laughing during another award presentation.
01:42Zendaya's crystal gown and pixie cut
01:43continued her run of high-impact awards appearances.
01:46Her presenting moment drove days of style analysis and brand association.
01:52The moment illustrates how a few seconds of stage time
01:55can outperform longer speeches in shares and comments,
01:59regardless of whether a nominee wins.
02:01and
02:01Zendaya'sço
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