Do you remember when Blake Lively wore a whopping seven outfits in one day, when she was promoting All I See is You? In my memory, Lively “only” wore five outfits, which is still somewhat excessive. Zendaya stepped up her already amazing fashion game during her promotional duties for The Greatest Showman in New York yesterday, which was surprisingly nominated for two Golden Globes yesterday. It got nominated in the Best Picture – Comedy or Musical category and Hugh Jackman received a nom for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy. I would say that Hugh’s face on the cover of Variety might have helped, but nominations were due at the end of October. It must be a good film, but I guess we’ll see. Hugh has a lot of goodwill in the industry.

Zendaya’s first outfit was this metallic gold Giuseppe di Morabito coat paired with Paul Andrew heels and a Bienen-Davis handbag. (Thanks to People for the fashion IDs for this story as well as the timeline of Zendaya’s outfits.) This look is gorgeous and I love her loose curls and peachy makeup. She wrote on Instagram that it was an “accidental reference” to the Golden Globes. That post is below.

Her second ensemble, which she wore to the Today Show, was this Mary Katrantzou polka dot jacket and cocktail gown complete with Casadei heels. This was my least favorite, but at least she didn’t go with matchy heels. The goofy ruffle at the bottom is just much and I dislike the large polka dots on the top.

On Live with Kelly and Ryan, Zendaya wore this purple and orange high waisted tie-front skirt by Stella Jean paired with a striped shirt from the same designer. I really dislike the deconstructed dress shirt trend, but this isn’t that bad. At least it doesn’t have ruffles or ties hanging off the cuffs of the sleeves. That skirt is incredible though and I love the abstract black and blue pattern across the front.

Later Zendaya stepped out in a sleeveless Chloe bell bottomed jumpsuit and leather vest. Her shoes, which are giving me life, are by Sergio Rossi. (I couldn’t find that exact pair, but look at these black and green geometric patchwork Sergio Rossi boots at Zappos. They’re $1,050, which is supposedly 40% off.) The mom in me is thinking she must be cold in that thin fabric and with her arms bare. The people behind her are wearing full coats and it got down to 27° Fahrenheit in New York City last night. I’m thinking she could have worn a velvet jumpsuit in a solid color with long sleeves, which would have highlighted those killer boots.

Finally here she is in a shiny forest green coat by Marni with a wide black and white print collar. I like that the hem flares out to an a-line, that’s a different kind of silhouette for a jacket. Plus it has an interesting texture to it. The coat is funky without looking like a costume. She was smart to pair it with solid lace-up boots.

Due to the quirkiness of some of these outfits, my favorite is the gold embossed jacket, paired with simple ankle strap heels. That’s just a beautiful holiday outfit, although I’m sure you’d only want to wear it inside when it’s cold. Zendaya pulls everything else off though as well because she’s a fashion chameleon. As People reminds us, she’s said that she studies retro fashion and finds it inspiring. “I think I’m always just very inspired by the fashion of the decades. When you go back in time and kind of explore those silhouettes and kind of find a modern way to do it, everything in fashion just repeats. It’s just the same thing, just repeating.”

I love watching shows set in the past and seeing the fashion and how it’s interpreted by the costume designers. I liked Netflix’s GLOW, which is set in the 80s, for this reason, because the fashion was spot on and not over the top. Zendaya seems to strike that balance with her style as well, she knows how to push boundaries and only very rarely does she go too far. She looks like she’s having fun with it too.

Update There’s a sixth outfit and it involves a sweater with a teddy bear in a tuxedo! This is by Ralph Lauren, as is her puffy coat. Also I forgot to mention the time she wore this velvet gown with a sheer front and horse heads covering her boobs. She definitely got it wrong then.

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Today's accidental reference…Golden Globes✨

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