Zendaya’s Updo Tricked Me Into Thinking She Got an Undercut for a Second — See Photos

I don’t doubt for one second that most celebrities’ intentions when working with their beauty teams is to craft a look that exudes a certain mood (whether that’s elegance, simplicity, or an avant-garde feel) and complements their ensemble. But sometimes I think they’re also absolutely trying to screw with me, even if it’s for just a moment. Take Zendaya‘s hair at the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2025 show, for example.

The fashion-forward actor arrived at one of the most highly anticipated womenswear shows wearing a black and white blazer with dramatic angles, an asymmetrically gathered cream-colored skirt, fishnet stockings, and black pumps. Her lipstick matched her sculpted, ribbon-like red brooch, and her hair scared the living crap out of me.

Don’t get me wrong: It didn’t startle me because I was seeing anything frightening or bad. It’s just that, for a hot minute, I really thought that Zendaya had chopped off her hair and buzzed the sides, and I wasn’t ready.

In reality, Zendaya is wearing a mid-height bun with an ever-so-slightly messily wrapped look. But from the front, her dark roots create the illusion of a partially buzzed head, and her super deep side part helps suggest a pompadour vibe.