Zendaya went full Y2K for Halloween 2026.
The “Challengers” star, 30, resurrected the geometric yellow Lanvin two-piece that Halle Berry, now 60, made famous at the original “X-Men” premiere back in 2000. Zendaya’s longtime stylist Law Roach, 48, posted the photos to Instagram on Saturday, showing his client in the string bikini top and matching pants alongside Berry’s original red-carpet shots.
Roach made sure to credit the Lanvin team for lending the vintage set. The look landed just weeks after Zendaya turned heads at the 2026 Emmy Awards in a sheer, plunging Prada gown that recalled Berry’s beaded Collette Dinnigan mini from the 2002 “Die Another Day” premiere. Both stars wore matching pixie cuts for that occasion, and Roach confirmed on the red carpet that Zendaya’s short hairstyle was directly inspired by Berry’s iconic cut.
He drove the point home on his Instagram Stories, revealing that the Emmy ensemble was another deliberate pull from Berry’s style archive.
Berry herself caught wind of the Halloween tribute and shared her reaction on Instagram.
“She murdered the night!”
The mutual admiration runs both ways between the two actresses, though the timing of Zendaya’s latest homage overlaps with personal turmoil for Berry. The “Catwoman” star remains locked in a custody battle with ex-husband Olivier Martinez, 60, over their 13-year-old son Maceo.
Martinez filed for a temporary restraining order against Berry earlier this month, accusing her of physically abusing the teenager. A judge granted him primary physical custody initially, with Maceo himself among those testifying during the proceedings.
After days of testimony, the judge dissolved the TRO against Berry on Thursday. The ruling allows Martinez to keep physical custody while the exes share joint legal custody, and it dismisses his request for a domestic violence restraining order.
Zendaya’s Berry fixation has become a recurring motif on recent red carpets. The “Dune” actress has now channeled the Oscar winner twice in under two months, each time with Roach orchestrating the precise historical reference.
Roach’s Saturday Instagram post made clear that the Halloween look was no casual coincidence. The throwback side-by-sides emphasized how closely the recreation hewed to the original, down to the bold yellow print and daring silhouette that Berry wore at the dawn of the superhero-movie era.
Berry’s enthusiastic response suggests she views the tributes as celebration rather than imitation. Her “murdered the night!” comment arrived without additional context, letting the exclamation stand on its own.
The back-to-back homages mark a notable pattern for Zendaya, who has increasingly used fashion to engage with Hollywood history. The Emmy gown and Halloween set represent two distinct eras of Berry’s career—the blockbuster breakthrough and the Bond-girl moment—united by Roach’s curatorial eye.
For Berry, the positive attention from a younger generation of stars arrives amid one of the most difficult stretches of her personal life. The custody dispute has played out in Los Angeles family court with both parents seeking control over their teenage son’s living arrangements.
The dissolved restraining order removes one legal obstacle, though the joint custody arrangement leaves ongoing co-parenting negotiations ahead.
Zendaya’s Halloween weekend otherwise stayed focused on the throwback aesthetic. The Lanvin set, borrowed specifically for the occasion, required no modern reinterpretation—just a faithful restaging of one of the most photographed looks from the summer of 2000.
Berry originally wore the outfit to the Ellis Island premiere of “X-Men,” where she appeared alongside Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart to launch the franchise that would redefine superhero cinema for two decades.