Sarah Jessica Parker rocked the dress in the first ‘Sex and the City’ movie, while Whitney Houston wore it for an album promo shoot

Zendaya pays homage to Whitney Houston, Carrie Bradshaw in white floral minidress

Sarah Jessica Parker rocked the dress in the first 'Sex and the City' movie, while Whitney Houston wore it for an album promo shoot

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Whitney Houston in 1987, Zendaya on Thursday, and Sarah Jessica Parker in 2008 wearing the Eugene Stutzman dress. Credit:

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- Zendaya channeled style icons Carrie Bradshaw and Whitney Houston at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards with her dress.

- She paired the white minidress, adorned with sparkling hibiscus flowers, with a golden bracelet and white pumps.

- The actress' stylist Law Roach celebrated the piece of fashion history on Instagram.

Zendaya, Whitney Houston, and Carrie Bradshaw are the new holy trinity.

The *Euphoria* star rocked a stunning off-the-shoulder white minidress adorned with giant silver-and-gold hibiscus appliqués when she stepped out for the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Though the dress — designed by Ohio native Eugene Stutzman (who has also worked under the name Eugene Alexander), per *ELLE* — will be a memorable one for Zendaya's anthology of stunning ensembles, it's not the first time it's been worn by a celebrity.

Zendaya in Los Angeles in March 2026.

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In the opening credits of the 2008 movie *Sex and The City: The Movie*, Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw wore the dress while walking the streets of New York.

Houston, meanwhile, rocked the minidress for a 1987 album promo shoot two decades earlier. An image of her in the outfit wound up on the cover of *LIFE*, commemorating the life and career of the legendary singer, who died in 2012 at 48.

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Stylist Law Roach posted about the fashion moment on Instagram, sharing a video of Zendaya on the red carpet with the *Sex and the City *theme as the clip's soundtrack: "And just like that.... I found it!! @zendaya for @essence wearing on the most iconic dresses in movie history and @cartier jewelry."

"An ICONIC piece of fashion history at Essence Women in Hollywood today," Roach also posted on X.**

Whitney Houston in 1987.

Dirck Halstead/Getty

Less than two weeks before, Law Roach claimed that Zendaya had gotten married to her fiancé Tom Holland.

"The wedding has already happened," he said on the red carpet at the 2026 Actors Awards on March 1. "You missed it!"

When pressed for more information, the stylist simply said, "It's very true. Thank you so much!"

Sarah Jessica Parker in 'Sex and the City: The Movie'.

Craig Blankenhorn/HBO

Representatives for Zendaya and Holland have not responded to **'s request for comment on Roach's statement.

Zendaya previously sported an all-white look at Paris Fashion week at the Louis Vuitton show on Tuesday, March 10. While posing for photos outside of the Louvre Museum, some noticed what appeared to be a thin gold wedding band on *that *finger, while her engagement ring wasn't worn.

The gold band was also spotted on March 5 in promotional photos for *The Drama*, an upcoming wedding-centric movie Zendaya stars in with Robert Pattinson. In these pictures, however, her engagement ring is present.

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