It was fun at first.
Margot Robbie in a Schiaparelli recreation of Solo in the Spotlight Barbie.
Halle Bailey in an iridescent, Ariel-inspired dress forThe Little Mermaidpremiere.

And in 2021, Zendaya nodded toSpider-Man: No Way Homewith a customValentino cobweb dress.
Geena Davis at theA League of Their Ownpremiere, 1992.
Zendaya at theSpider-Man: No Way Homepremiere, 2021.

Geena Davis at theA League of Their Ownpremiere, 1992.
Even the seemingly infallible Zendaya and Law Roach took a rare sartorial stumble with method dressing.
How many neon green dresses and pleated skirts does a womanreallyneed to wear to get the point across?
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya at theDune: Part Twopremiere, 2024.
Zendaya at theSpider-Man: No Way Homepremiere, 2021.
Jenna Ortega was Wednesday Addams.
Since then, the duo has practicedWickeddressing everywhere from CinemaCon to the Met Gala.
But the purity of the intention has been sullied by a desire to turn that creativity into cash.
Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya at theDune: Part Twopremiere, 2024.
Perhaps were all just better off dressing as ourselves.
Michelle Pfeiffer, Angelina Jolie, and Elle Fanning at the premiere ofMaleficent: Mistress of Evil,2019.
Jenna Ortega promotingWednesdayonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,2022.
Michelle Pfeiffer, Angelina Jolie, and Elle Fanning at the premiere ofMaleficent: Mistress of Evil,2019.
Margot Robbie as Day to Night Barbie, 2023.
Halle Bailey at the 2023 premiere ofThe Little Mermaid.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the 2024 Oscars.
Jenna Ortega promotingWednesdayonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,2022.
Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh OConnor at theChallengerspremiere, 2024.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth promotingFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga,2024.

Margot Robbie as “Day to Night” Barbie, 2023.
Halle Bailey at the 2023 premiere ofThe Little Mermaid.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the 2024 Oscars.
Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O’Connor at theChallengerspremiere, 2024.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth promotingFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga,2024.