Let’s go back to November 2023, when Emily Kirkpatrick from the I <3 Mess Substack pointed out that Bradley Cooper had been “totally Gigi-fied” since rumors of his relationship with Gigi Hadid began. In other words, the actor ditched his usual dog-walking jackets and jeans for a more whimsical, craft-table style that matched the model’s aesthetic—think star-spangled camo pants, chunky knit beanies, and striped rugby shirts.

Now, the same might be said for Zendaya. She recently visited the Los Angeles headquarters of Law Roach’s School of Style—an online styling course that named the image architect as its professor in late 2024—to assist as a guest instructor. The actress wore a cashmere polo from Hadid’s brand, Guest in Residence, paired with matching oatmeal slacks. She also swapped her signature red-bottomed Louboutin So Kates for a pair of square-toed Olsen ballet flats in deep oxblood calfskin. (Don’t worry—the pop of red isn’t gone for good.)

A few of those iconic five-inch Louboutins were visible on a shoe rack in the background—just a fraction of the 40+ pairs she and Roach reportedly keep on standby. “You will not take these shoes off,” Roach once said on The Cutting Floor podcast, recalling how he first sent a 14-year-old Zendaya teetering down red carpets in the sky-high heels. “She kept them on, and the next day she put them on again, and the next day she put them on again.” Over a decade later, the So Kates have become such a staple in her wardrobe that even her fashion houses, Louis Vuitton and Valentino, know better than to expect anything less. Clearly, Roach remains one of fashion’s most influential teachers.

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