Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist Promote CHALLENGERS in New York

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Challengers star Zendaya took her backup dancers Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor along for a few surprise theater appearances and then ditched them to do the work herself.

AT AMC KIPS BAY SCREENING
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They’re fine for where they are. We wouldn’t dream of offering a fashion critique, although we will note that Mike is dressed pretty much the same as he has for the photo calls on this tour.

AT ADVANCED IMAX SCREENING
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Again, they’re both okay. Mike’s jacket is nice. Sweater vests are one of the least flattering garments any man can wear. There. We said it.

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This is chic and we love the sneakers with it. In our minds, this is how most of her promotional wardrobe should have looked: fashionable, stylish, and only hinting at the actual topic of the film.

IN MIDTOWN, NEW YORK IN ALAÏA
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This is also very sharp although we think we might have liked a repeat of the kicks with this one.

LEAVING HER HOTEL IN LONGCHAMP
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There’s no denying she looks very cute in this and we certainly wouldn’t suggest she should have worn something dressier, but it really is bizarre to see an actress in a sports-themed movie promote it by cosplaying as an actual athlete. The only reason the fashion press and the public don’t think it’s weirder is because tenniswear is a form of activewear that doubles as sportswear. If she’d played a track star and promoted it in running shorts and a tank top, everyone would think it a little gimmicky if not downright weird.

ON THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW IN CHRISTIAN SIRIANO
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This is spectacular; possibly the best she’s looked on this entire tour. If she’d just stuck to sporty tennis whites throughout the tour, you’d never have heard us bitching and whining so much.

[Photo Credit: Dave Allocca/Starpix/INSTARimages, Roger Wong/INSTARimages, Darla Khazei/INSTARimages, Weiss Eubanks/SYNDICATION]

• Alaïa
• Amazon Studios
• Azzedine Alaïa
• Challengers
• Christian Siriano
• Josh O’Connor
• Longchamp
• MGM
• Mike Faist
• Movie Premiere
• Red Carpet
• Red Carpet Rundown
• Zendaya