Zendaya Is Proving Spring's Feather Trend Has Wings Beyond the Red Carpet
It's her latest "something new."
At last: Zendaya's The Drama press tour has touched down in New York City, along with a new batch of fresh-from-the-runway looks. First, she went on Good Morning America in a floral blazer-turned-dress from Erdem. After her April 1 interview, Z greeted fans in another "something new," featuring Erdem's take on the feather trend.
Stylist Law Roach's latest pull for Zendaya was less "wedding dress" and more "red carpet trend remix." The mini combined a black-and-white tweed funnel jacket up top with a skirt full of coordinating plumage. Their stark white tufts were a perfect shade match to her Christian Louboutin So Kate stilettos—and the other bridal neutrals Zendaya has worn to premieres across Paris, L.A., and Rome.
Zendaya arrived in NYC dressed in a black-and-white take on the feather trend.
See the original feathery 'fit on the Erdem Fall 2026 runway.
Zendaya is usually a minimalist outfit enthusiast while off-duty. With a touch of feathers Roach can make her a maximalist in an instant—and he's been doing it for years. Back in 2018, yellow-and-pink feathers made the Euphoria star's already-vibrant Marc Jacobs gown even more extravagant. More recently, she promoted Challengers in London with a Carrie Bradshaw-inspired feather bustle, courtesy of Vivienne Westwood. Zendaya even attended a 2025 Met Gala after-party with a feather shawl dangling from her elbows.
Zendaya arrived at a 2018 beauty event in Marc Jacobs feathers.
Just a flash of feathers decorated the hem of her Vivienne Westwood skirt in 2024.
It seems Hollywood is finally catching up with Z's affinity for the feather trend. They were all over the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet, thanks to Olivia Rodrigo, Demi Moore, Rita Ora, and more. Moore, for one, wrapped an equally-glamorous feather coat around an off-the-shoulder Balenciaga gown. Each plume was so pronounced, her base look was barely visible. Meanwhile, a feather-trimmed skirt added a "wow factor" to Rodrigo's pink, micro-mini dress from Saint Laurent, and KPop Demon Hunters star EJAE trimmed her Dior Fall 2026 gown with a row of vanilla feathers.
Demi Moore arrived in all-black Balenciaga feathers on Oscars night.
Only the bottom half of Rodrigo's Saint Laurent mini boasted pink feathers.
Feathers dominated the Vanity Fair party's accessories department, too. Rita Ora kept her quills atop a wide-brimmed, Pamela Anderson-inspired hat, which complemented her black-and-teal naked dress.
Rita Ora pulled off a feather-covered hat with ease at the VF affair.
With Chanel, Dior, McQueen, Balenciaga, Mugler, and more designers getting in on the feather craze, Zendaya and Roach could keep the trend alive until her final press tour of 2026, Dune: Part Three in December. Before then, the style muse's "something blue" for The Drama's New York City premiere could even be of the feather variety, too.
