Zendaya Channels Cher in 2001 Bob Mackie Couture Dress at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Mar. 15, 2025

Zendaya attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 19, 2024.Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty

Arturo Holmes/Getty

Zendayais paying homage toCher— and an iconic 2001 Bob Mackie collection.On Saturday, Oct. 19, theDuneactress, 28, hit the red carpet in style for the2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.Zendaya didn’t just step out in any designer look, though. According to the actress’ long-time stylist and collaborator,Law Roach, her skin-baring ensemble — featuring a white satin coat and glimmering gold bodysuit adorned with beads — was vintage, pulled from Bob Mackie’s 2001 Fall Fashion collection.Zendaya attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 19, 2024.Arturo Holmes/Getty"Fall 2001 Bob Mackie Couture collection, Foreign Intrigue," Roach, 46, wrote on his Instagram Stories, describing Zendaya’s look for the evening. “White silk satin trench coat, with dramatic collar and cuffs, embroidered in gold and diamond iridescent bugle beads and stones.““Nude illusion halter-gown, entirely hand-beaded in gold, diamond and iridescent bugle beads and aurora-borialus [sic] stones,” he continued.Choosing a Bob Mackie look appeared to be a tribute to Cher, as the “Believe” singer hasworn the designer’s looks for decadesafter Mackie was first tapped to dress her in 1967 when she appeared onThe Carol Burnett Show. Cher is among the music stars being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year.A model wears an outfit from the Bob Mackie Fall Fashion 2001 collection.George De Sota/NewsmakersHer fellow inductees includeMary J. Blige,Dave MatthewsBand, Foreigner,Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang,Ozzy Osbourneand A Tribe Called Quest.The late Alexis Korner, John Mayall and the late Big Mama Thornton will be honored with the musical influence award, whilethe late Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and the late Norman Whitfield will receive the musical excellence award. Suzanne de Passe will be presented with the Ahmet Ertegun award.Cher attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 19, 2024.Kevin Mazur/GettyChallengersstar Zendaya and her stylist Roach have long collaborated on their head-turning red carpet looks. One of the pair’s most notable outfits came in February this year when Zendaya stepped out for the premiere ofDune: Part Twowearing an archival Mugler robot suit.The vintage couture design, which first debuted on the runway at Paris Fashion Week in 1995, was made of silver material arranged to look like robotic armor, and featured PVC-covered cutouts throughout, including on the breasts and butt cheeks.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Speaking withVogueabout how she and Roach came up with the idea for the look, the actress revealed that the stylist warned her about “chickening out” at the last minute.Zendaya at the premiere of ‘Dune: Part Two.’' in February 2024.Mike Marsland/WireImage; Samir Hussein/WireImage"He was like, ‘Are you being serious? Don’t play with me! Don’t get me started on something and make me do this, and you’re going to chicken out at the last minute and be too scared to wear it,’ ” Zendaya recalled during her appearance onVogue’s“Life in Looks” series.The outfit ended up being a success, and one of the men who made the suit in the 1990s even attended the fitting and said that the armor “fit like a glove.” The whole look seemed “meant to be,” Zendaya told the outlet.Roach has also been candid about his collaborations with the former Disney star. In a May interview withThe Cutting Room Floor, Roachcredited Zendaya for helping him find his voiceearly in his own career.Law Roach (left) and Zendaya in 2021.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty“She was always the one advocating for me and making sure I was in these rooms that people thought I didn’t belong in. Even as a young girl, I’m talking about 16, 17 years old,” he said at the time.He continued, “We’ve sat in boardrooms with clients and companies and CEOs and they would try to make me invisible and she would say, ‘Law has something to say,’ or someone [would] try to talk around me and she’s like, ‘Oh, well he just asked you a question,’ and it was like those small, little things that always when someone would try to take the power, she would hand it right back to me.”The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is taking place on Oct. 19 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, and will be available to stream on Disney+ immediately following the broadcast.

Zendayais paying homage toCher— and an iconic 2001 Bob Mackie collection.

On Saturday, Oct. 19, theDuneactress, 28, hit the red carpet in style for the2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

Zendaya didn’t just step out in any designer look, though. According to the actress’ long-time stylist and collaborator,Law Roach, her skin-baring ensemble — featuring a white satin coat and glimmering gold bodysuit adorned with beads — was vintage, pulled from Bob Mackie’s 2001 Fall Fashion collection.

Zendaya attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 19, 2024.Arturo Holmes/Getty

“Fall 2001 Bob Mackie Couture collection, Foreign Intrigue,” Roach, 46, wrote on his Instagram Stories, describing Zendaya’s look for the evening. “White silk satin trench coat, with dramatic collar and cuffs, embroidered in gold and diamond iridescent bugle beads and stones.”

“Nude illusion halter-gown, entirely hand-beaded in gold, diamond and iridescent bugle beads and aurora-borialus [sic] stones,” he continued.

Choosing a Bob Mackie look appeared to be a tribute to Cher, as the “Believe” singer hasworn the designer’s looks for decadesafter Mackie was first tapped to dress her in 1967 when she appeared onThe Carol Burnett Show. Cher is among the music stars being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year.

A model wears an outfit from the Bob Mackie Fall Fashion 2001 collection.George De Sota/Newsmakers

George De Sota/Newsmakers

Her fellow inductees includeMary J. Blige,Dave MatthewsBand, Foreigner,Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang,Ozzy Osbourneand A Tribe Called Quest.

The late Alexis Korner, John Mayall and the late Big Mama Thornton will be honored with the musical influence award, whilethe late Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and the late Norman Whitfield will receive the musical excellence award. Suzanne de Passe will be presented with the Ahmet Ertegun award.

Cher attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 19, 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

Challengersstar Zendaya and her stylist Roach have long collaborated on their head-turning red carpet looks. One of the pair’s most notable outfits came in February this year when Zendaya stepped out for the premiere ofDune: Part Twowearing an archival Mugler robot suit.

The vintage couture design, which first debuted on the runway at Paris Fashion Week in 1995, was made of silver material arranged to look like robotic armor, and featured PVC-covered cutouts throughout, including on the breasts and butt cheeks.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Speaking withVogueabout how she and Roach came up with the idea for the look, the actress revealed that the stylist warned her about “chickening out” at the last minute.

Zendaya at the premiere of ‘Dune: Part Two.’' in February 2024.Mike Marsland/WireImage; Samir Hussein/WireImage

Mike Marsland/WireImage; Samir Hussein/WireImage

“He was like, ‘Are you being serious? Don’t play with me! Don’t get me started on something and make me do this, and you’re going to chicken out at the last minute and be too scared to wear it,’ ” Zendaya recalled during her appearance onVogue’s“Life in Looks” series.

The outfit ended up being a success, and one of the men who made the suit in the 1990s even attended the fitting and said that the armor “fit like a glove.” The whole look seemed “meant to be,” Zendaya told the outlet.

Roach has also been candid about his collaborations with the former Disney star. In a May interview withThe Cutting Room Floor, Roachcredited Zendaya for helping him find his voiceearly in his own career.

Law Roach (left) and Zendaya in 2021.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty

“She was always the one advocating for me and making sure I was in these rooms that people thought I didn’t belong in. Even as a young girl, I’m talking about 16, 17 years old,” he said at the time.

He continued, “We’ve sat in boardrooms with clients and companies and CEOs and they would try to make me invisible and she would say, ‘Law has something to say,’ or someone [would] try to talk around me and she’s like, ‘Oh, well he just asked you a question,’ and it was like those small, little things that always when someone would try to take the power, she would hand it right back to me.”

The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is taking place on Oct. 19 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, and will be available to stream on Disney+ immediately following the broadcast.

source: people.com