All Hail Zendaya, the Queen of Fashionable Spider-Man References

Weeks later, we’re still reveling at the Roberto Cavalli stunner Zendaya wore at the 2021 Ballon d’Or football awards in Paris on Nov. 29. Though it wasn’t technically a promotional Spider-Man event, she chose the dress to reference Dr. Octopus from the movie franchise.

The intricate golden spine and reptile heads clearly mimic Doc Ock’s many mechanical limbs.

The green and purple colour combination in Zendaya‘s Valentino suit for her Graham Norton Show appearance is a clear nod to the evil Green Goblin, portrayed by Willem Dafoe.

While attending the Spider-Man: No Way Home premiere in Los Angeles, Zendaya paid not-so-subtle tribute to Spider-Man’s life-saving webs in a plunging embroidered gown custom-designed by Valentino.

She also upped the high-fashion factor by slipping on a black lace masquerade mask for a handful of photo ops.

Zendaya was positively dripping in jewels when she attended a London photo call in an oversize blazer dress and stocking boots from Alexander McQueen’s spring/summer 2022 collection. The pièce de résistance of her look, however, was the spiderweb-shaped earrings by Jacob & Co.

Here’s a close-up of those glamorous web earrings, for your viewing pleasure.

While sitting down with costars Tom Holland and Jacob Batalon for some interviews with the press, Zendaya wore a webbed crochet top and silk wrap skirt by Australian fashion brand Kitx.

Many fans think this gold wool sweater by Valentino – which Zendaya styled with a collared shirt, jeans, and loafers – is a reference to Electro’s villainous lightning bolt powers.