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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 25: Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya attend the red carpet promoting the upcoming film “Dune: Part Two” at the Warner Bros. Pictures Studio presentation during CinemaCon 2023, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 25, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Greg Doherty/WireImage)

The sartorial choices of “zillennials” have been chastised after The White Lotus’ Portia and her gaudy ensembles left a permanent mark on the cultural zeitgeist.

But, if there is any hope for the next generation of style savants, it lies in Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet.

Independent of one other, their red carpet prowess is a sartorial triumph, however, as they proved on the press tour for sci-fi cult-favorite Dune, these multi-hyphenated stars work infallibly better as a pair.

Case in point: their reunion at the 2023 CinemaCon to promote Dune’s interstellar sequel, Dune 2.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 25: (L-R) Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet speak during the State of the Industry and Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 25, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for CinemaCon)

For the occasion, the Hollywood heavyweights both paid homage to avant-garde European-isms by taking two very different approaches to styling a tailored classic: the vest.

For Zendaya, a freshly minted Louis Vuitton ambassador, opted for a backless variation that featured a leather strap accent and contrasting Prince of Wales check detailing from Nicolas Ghesquière’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection.

For the collection, Ghesquière toyed with the notion of French girl essentials, and this playfully oversized woollen-gray look clearly emphasizes that Zendaya has the alluring je ne sais quoi of a supernova.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 25: Zendaya attends the State of the Industry and Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 25, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon)

Though this look is classically understated, it’s a natural fit for her first public appearance since her Capucine campaign was released.

As for Chalamet, he went the vintage route when it came to his vest choice, opting for a leather Helmet Lang piece from the designer’s Spring/Summer 1998 collection.

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Actor Timothee Chalamet speaks on stage during the studio presentation from Warner Bros Pictures during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 25, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Further proof that the late-’90s has more to offer than a melange of social media users gravitating towards discombobulated style choices that resemble a randomized Sims outfit.

While the streets may be full of checkerboard or House of Sunny swan sweater vests à la Portia, Zendaya and Timothée are proving that the future of red carpet dressing is safe in their hands.