Zendaya attended the Queen & Slim premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 14, 2019, wearing one of her most distinctive red carpet looks.
Rather than relying on a familiar luxury fashion house, she and longtime stylist Law Roach chose a head-to-toe ensemble by Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi, anchored by matching knee-high boots created in collaboration with Paris footwear label Goya Paris.
Zendaya and Jodie Turner-Smith attend the Queen & Slim premiere at AFI FEST 2019, with Zendaya embracing sculptural minimalism in Imane Ayissi while Turner-Smith stuns in a shimmering pleated ensemble on November 14, 2019, in Hollywood, California (Credit: WENN / Instar)
The monochromatic outfit worked because the textured dress and boots were designed as a single statement. Instead of contrasting footwear, the matching boots extended the silhouette while highlighting the artisanal fabrics and sculptural construction that define Imane Ayissi’s work.
The exclusive collaboration has never been released as a mass-market style, making the boots an archival runway piece that remains one of Zendaya’s most memorable footwear moments.
The heavily textured caftan dress came from Imane Ayissi’s Fall 2019 collection, while the coordinating knee-high boots were created through the designer’s collaboration with Goya Paris.
Produced in the same richly crinkled textile as the dress, the boots extended the silhouette from the hem to the pointed toe, making the footwear an integral part of the garment rather than a contrasting accessory—a runway approach more often associated with couture presentations than with traditional red-carpet styling.
Zendaya paired an oversized textured Imane Ayissi caftan with matching Goya Paris collaboration boots, creating a seamless monochromatic silhouette
Law Roach kept the styling intentionally restrained, allowing the textured Imane Ayissi ensemble and matching Goya Paris boots to remain the visual focus.
Zendaya completed the look with Kendra Scott’s $68 Myles hoop earrings, whose sculptural spiral silhouette echoed the collection’s architectural lines without distracting from the monochromatic composition.
Zendaya completed the artistic look with Kendra Scott’s Myles hoop earrings, whose sculptural spiral design echoed the modern, architectural feel of her Imane Ayissi ensemble
How Zendaya Uses Boots to Shape an Entire Outfit
From runway-exclusive collaboration boots to sleek ankle styles and thigh-high leather designs, Zendaya consistently treats boots as a defining element of her styling, using color, texture, and proportion to build cohesive looks from the ground up.
👢 Explore More of Zendaya’s Standout Boot Moments:
- 📏 Standing at 5’10” (178 cm) and wearing a US shoe size 10, Zendaya confidently embraces towering heels and dramatic footwear from Christian Louboutin, Casadei, Louis Vuitton, Le Silla, and Giuseppe Zanotti.
- 🖤 Her black Giuseppe Zanotti “Yvette” over-the-knee boots brought a sharp, leg-lengthening finish to a belted white Giuseppe di Morabito trench coat during a 2017 appearance in London.
- ❤️ Zendaya’s red Tabitha Simmons “Harmony” ankle boots echoed the color and lace texture of her Dolce & Gabbana dress, turning a monochromatic 2013 gala outfit into an early example of her fearless red-carpet styling.
- 🧥 Her lace-up Louis Vuitton ankle boots at Paris Fashion Week combined tan and black leather, pointed toes, and slim stiletto heels beneath a monogrammed leather dress layered over vivid red sleeves.
- 🎭 Zendaya’s eyelet-embellished Alaïa ankle boots added polish to a relaxed Broadway-night outfit of Acne Studios jeans, a gray T-shirt, and a Saint Laurent motorcycle jacket.
- 💜 Her purple Giuseppe Zanotti peep-toe booties created a vivid color contrast with a marigold Prada dress, while gold zippers, towering stilettos, and open toes gave the youthful 2013 look a bolder fashion edge.