‘No Contest’: Michael B. Jordan Admits Defeat to Zendaya After She Wears Exact Same Menswear Suit

In an unexpected edition of Who Wore It Better, actress Zendaya is duking it out with actor Michael B. Jordan after the “Euphoria” star wore the same menswear suit that the “Just Mercy” star wore months earlier.

Zendaya appeared at the Harper’s Baazar Icons party in New York City Friday night, not in a dress, but a suit by Berluti from the fashion house’s winter 2019 collection.

The Disney Channel alum paired the double-breasted suit jacket with a matching shirt, tie and pants as well as Christian Louboutin pointed toe pumps and tights for a monochromatic look, according to Harper’s Bazaar. After she posted a pic to Instagram of the look, which she kept simple by styling her natural wavy brown hair to the side and posed in a pair of black stud earrings, matching watch, ring and a nude lip, smokey eye, fans were left in awe.

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Zendaya attends the 2019 Harper’s Bazaar Icons party on September 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

“Goat.”

“Channeling 90’s Julia and I am sooo here for it you’re Killin 😍✨”

“NO ONE WEARS A SUIT LIKE YOU 😍🔥”

“MY queen 👑❤️ @liviemair”

Many also began realizing that it was the same suit Jordan wore back in February when he attended the Vanity Fair Oscars party following the Academy Awards.

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Michael B. Jordan attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars arty hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Dipasupil/Getty Images)

For his take, Jordan wore the suit closed with Alessandro Demesure shoes, Just Jared reported at the time. He also wore a silver-colored watch and a matching pinky ring.

Daya’s stylist Law Roach posed a question on his Instagram account asking fans who they thought wore the suit better, and the consensus was immediately apparent.

“Now you better stop playing with us. 😂 Ain’t no competition”

“the only person who can wear a suit better then Michael B Jordan is Zendaya 🥵🥵”

“NO ONE IS DOING IT LIKE ZENDAYA”

“Zendaya can take your man and your girl at the same time, si Z”

“The fact that Zendaya pulled off a mens suit means she automatically won”

In a twist, Jordan himself conceded defeat to Zendaya, commenting on Instagram, “@zendaya hands down no contest 😌”

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