Zoe Saldaña brought her signature elegance to New York City yesterday morning for an appearance on Live With Kelly and Mark, wearing a punchy red three-piece outfit from Gia Studios. Saldaña has worked for nearly 15 years with celebrity stylist Petra Flannery, whose impressive clientele includes Emma Stone, Bridget Jones, and Reese Witherspoon. The monochromatic look she wore lends itself to the duo’s seamless collaboration together.
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On paper, monochrome outfits can skew overly coordinated, but what makes this work in Saldaña’s favor is how well Flannery styles her in one solid color. The candy apple hue complements her skin tone and, yet, the whole ensemble doesn’t err on reading too matchy-matchy. The trick, demonstrated by Saldaña, is the use of different materials and textures, which we see happening throughout. Her high-waisted midi skirt has a bit of a sheen to it that plays up the basic cotton fabric of the tank top and makes the outfit feel a touch dressier overall. She then completes her look with, perhaps, the chicest addition in the book: tying a metallic sweater along her shoulder. This fashion hack is a classic staple, but the way Saldaña wears it feels anything but, and simultaneously giving another meaning to sweater weather just as we transition to summer. The sweater’s metallic reflections also pick up the pop of white from the Patrizia Pepe heels and the skirt’s lining.
Inside the studio, Saldaña let her outfit speak for itself and instead chatted to the hosts about voicing Elio's aunt, Olga Solis, in Pixar’s upcoming animated feature, Elio, which follows an 11-year-old boy navigating a cosmic, heartwarming journey to find belonging and connection, which comes to theaters on June 20, 2025.
