Zendaya’s Ethereal Law Roach Look for “The Odyssey” Premiere Reminds Fans of Her Angel Moment from “Shake It Up”
Zendaya’s Ethereal Law Roach Look for “The Odyssey” Premiere Reminds Fans of Her Angel Moment from “Shake It Up”
Angela AndaloroThu, July 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM UTC
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Zendaya as Rocky Blue in “Shake It Up” (left), Zendaya at “The Odyssey” premiereCredit: TheStewartofNY/WireImage;Eric McCandless/Disney -
Zendaya wore a white Matières Fécales gown with angel wings and a feather-inspired train at The Odyssey premiere in N.Y.C. on Tuesday, July 14
Disney fans noticed the nod to a 2011 moment from Shake It Up, where the actress’ character, Rocky Blue, dresses as an angel for a photo shoot
Zendaya has previously opened up about what her Disney roots mean to her as her star continues to rise
Zendaya has always had an angelic side.
The actress, 29, wore a heavenly floor-length white gown sourced from French fashion house Matières Fécales to the red carpet at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York City on Tuesday, July 14. The gown featured an asymmetrical strapless neckline, feather-inspired train, and large angel wings. Zendaya’s longtime stylist Law Roach put together the look and shared a clip on Instagram.
The beautiful look reminded fans of an early-career moment for the actress, when she was playing Rocky Blue on Disney Channel’s Shake It Up. In the series’s first season in 2010, an episode showed Rocky dressed in a white angel costume during a modeling gig.
The Challengers actress plays Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. Her husband Tom Holland plays Telemachus. Holland, 30, recently confirmed the couple tied the knot.
The Odyssey, composed by the Greek poet Homer, was transcribed circa 750-850 BC, according to the BBC. The story follows the arduous journey of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he makes his way home following 10 years of warfare. The ancient epic also includes appearances from various ancient Greek deities and has been translated into English over 100 times, according to the outlet.
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Zendaya at the New York City premiere of “The Odyssey”Credit: TheStewartofNY/WireImage
Zendaya as Rocky Blue in “Shake It Up” (2010)Credit: Disney Channel. Photo by Eric McCandless/Disney Channel via Getty
Zendaya starred on Disney Channel’s Shake It Up alongside Bella Thorne from 2010 to 2013, later headlining K.C. Undercover from 2015 to 2018. She also appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Frenemies as well as guest-starred on A.N.T. Farm and Good Luck Charlie.
In the past, the actress has been candid about how “grateful” she is for her Disney roots, saying she “learned so much from that experience.”
“It’s just kind of been this slow progression, and I am happy that it’s all been to prove it to myself and not to anybody else, you know?” she said of her career journey during an installment of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series. “I embrace it a little bit. It’s part of my heritage, to a degree.”
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