Zendaya’s Halle Berry Halloween Look: How to Get the Y2K Lanvin Vibe in India

Most celebrities treat Halloween as an excuse for prosthetics and fake blood. Zendaya treated it like a fitting. Her stylist Law Roach posted photos on Instagram on October 31 of the actor wearing the exact outfit Halle Berry wore to the New York premiere of X-Men in July 2000. Not a copy. The real vintage Lanvin set. Zendaya’s Halle Berry Halloween look has been everywhere since, and the question in our DMs is the obvious one: how do you get it without access to a fashion archive?

Good news. This is one of the easiest celebrity looks to recreate in India, and you probably own half of it already.

What Zendaya actually wore

The set comes from Lanvin’s Fall 2000 collection. ELLE describes it as a butter-yellow, brown and white printed string bikini top with silver accents and matching low-rise, wide-leg trousers. In his caption Roach thanked Lanvin’s artistic director Peter Copping and Alix Long from the house’s team, which is how the original pieces came out of storage.

Zendaya styled it with:

• rectangular brown-tinted sunglasses
• nude pointed-toe heels
• diamond earrings and red nails, as Harper’s Bazaar noted
• her tousled pixie cut, which did a lot of the work

Berry’s 2000 version had two extras Zendaya skipped. According to Harper’s Bazaar, Berry layered a semi-sheer brown button-down shirt over the set and wore a long crystal waist chain. Hold on to those two details. They are your best friends if you want a version you can wear to a party in Delhi in November without freezing or feeling overexposed.

Why this costume landed so well

It was not random. Zendaya debuted her pixie cut at the 2026 Emmys in September, and Roach confirmed then that the haircut was a nod to Berry. Page Six pointed out that her Emmys Prada gown also echoed a Berry look from the 2002 Die Another Day premiere. So the Halloween post felt like the final chapter of a two-month tribute, and Berry played along. Complex reported that she left a string of heart emojis under Roach’s post.

Our view: it is the smartest kind of costume. Recognisable to anyone who knows fashion, wearable to anyone who does not, and no face paint needed.

How to get Zendaya’s Halle Berry look in India

You are not finding Lanvin Fall 2000 on a resale app. You do not need to. The look is really a formula: matching print, cropped top, low wide trousers, tinted glasses, gold or silver at the waist.

1. The print

Search for a geometric or patchwork print in yellow, tan, brown and white. Butter yellow is the key colour, so start there. Ready-made co-ord sets on Indian fashion apps come in plenty of retro prints, and filtering by “co-ord” plus “yellow” or “geometric” is quicker than scrolling.

The better route, if you have a week: buy two to three metres of printed crepe or rayon from your local cloth market and take it to a tailor. Ask for a bralette-style top and high-rise or mid-rise palazzo trousers with a flat front. Every neighbourhood tailor in India knows how to cut a palazzo. You are just asking for a sleeker, longer one that grazes the floor.

2. The top

A string bikini top is a lot for most Indian parties, and that is fine. Three swaps that keep the shape:

• a structured bralette or bandeau in the same fabric
• a halter-neck crop blouse, the kind you would wear with a lehenga, cut a little shorter
• Berry’s own trick: a sheer brown shirt worn open or knotted at the waist over the top

If you already own crop tops, our guide to crop tops covers which cuts sit best with high and low waistlines.

3. The trousers

Low-rise is the Y2K detail. If low-rise does not suit you, go mid-rise and keep the width. The leg should be wide and long enough to cover most of your heel. That length is what makes it look expensive rather than like nightwear.

4. The waist chain

This is where India wins. A kamarbandh or a simple waist chain from your jewellery box, or from any bridal accessories shop, is a direct stand-in for Berry’s crystal chain. A slim silver one keeps it closest to the original. A delicate gold one gives it a desi twist that we would honestly prefer.

5. Sunglasses, shoes, hair

Rectangular sunglasses with brown or amber lenses are easy to find at street markets and on any online store. Nude pointed pumps or block heels complete it. As for hair, nobody is asking you to chop it off. A sleek low bun with flat, side-swept front pieces gives a cropped silhouette from the front. If you want that Y2K bounce on longer hair instead, our bombshell blowout guide is written for Indian humidity.

Where to wear it

Halloween parties in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurugram are getting bigger every year, but this outfit is not stuck in one night. Lose the sunglasses and add a cropped jacket and the same set works for a cocktail evening. Wear just the trousers with a white tank and you have a Saturday brunch outfit. That is the real reason to have one made: you get three looks out of one tailoring bill.

Our take

We love that the most talked-about celebrity costume of the weekend was simply great clothes, worn with a clear reference. If you copy one thing, copy the waist chain. It is the detail that tells people you know exactly who you are channelling, and it is the one most people will forget.

FAQ

Was Zendaya’s outfit a replica?

No. According to ELLE, Law Roach made sure Zendaya wore the original Lanvin Fall 2000 set, the same one Halle Berry wore to the X-Men premiere in New York in July 2000.

Did Halle Berry react to the costume?

Yes. Complex reported that Berry commented with heart emojis on Roach’s Instagram post. She had earlier praised Zendaya’s Emmys look, saying she “murdered the night”, as reported by ELLE and Page Six.

What is the easiest Indian alternative to the bikini top?

A bralette or halter crop blouse in the same print as your trousers, worn under an open sheer brown shirt. It keeps the silhouette, echoes Berry’s original layering and suits most Indian party settings.