Zendaya presented the best director award at the 2026 Oscars alongside Robert Pattinson, showcasing a custom Louis Vuitton chocolate brown dress and updated beauty look. Her makeup artist Ernesto Casillas and hairstylist Ursula Stephen detailed the monochromatic glam that complements her evolving style. Recent changes include thinner eyebrows and a bixie haircut.
At the 2026 Oscars, Zendaya appeared on stage with co-star Robert Pattinson to present the award for best director. She wore a custom Louis Vuitton chocolate brown dress, styled by Law Roach, paired with jewelry from Cindy Chao and a Rolex timepiece. Casillas described the fashion as a “grown and sexy dress.” The ensemble was matched with a burnished, monochromatic beauty look using Prada Beauty products, including Touch Blush for cheeks and Balm in Noisette for lips. “It’s a smoldering, bronzy, brown eye. Same thing on the cheeks. And keep the lips a little more hydrated looking, but still within that monochromatic color scheme,” Casillas explained to Vogue. His signature style features “beautifully layered skin with dimension, a pop of color, and glow.” Stephen styled Zendaya’s recent bixie haircut—a transition from an Italian bob—for a polished look. “Tonight, we traded her natural texture for a more polished look,” she said, using the ghd Speed Hair Dryer, available in May, with a side part tucked behind her ears. The cut offers versatility with her natural texture, and Zendaya maintains her own thinner eyebrows, lightly filled in. This glam aligns with her “bridal era,” following Roach’s tease at last month’s SAG Awards: “The wedding’s already happened! You missed it!” regarding her partner Tom Holland. Recently, at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, Casillas applied metallics to her eyes and more lash emphasis at her request. Looking ahead, Zendaya has faux bridal content planned for The Drama, releasing April 3, and will reunite with Holland in The Odyssey.
