Every time Jenna Ortega channeled her inner goth girl

 When it comes to the realm of method dressing, the first names to cross our minds are Margot Robbie and Cynthia Erivo, thanks to their styling stints during press tours for Barbie and Wicked, respectively. Entering the list of method dressers is a certain 22-year-old actress who has never failed to revive gothic glamour, both on and off-screen. Ever since season 1 of Wednesday premiered, Jenna Ortega has made sure to channel her inner goth, with every chance she has gotten to make sure we know who she is. 

Now that season 2 is back, Ortega is also back at going goth; not that she ever left it. For the Wednesday season 2 premiere in London yesterday, Ortega opted for an Ashi Studio look straight off the runway—a waist corset combined with a tight latex top in a snakeskin embossed back detail laced behind, paired with a long mermaid-cut skirt with raw edges. 

While the dress totally understood the assignment, it was the makeup that got 'oohs' and 'ahhs' out of everyone who got a glimpse of the Wednesday-famous actress. She channelled an otherworldly being, with a mix of vampy goth makeup by makeup artist Melanie Inglessis. Ortega’s beauty look featured radiant skin, dark smoky lids, sculpted cheeks, and a brown-meets-burgundy lip, but it was her bleached brows that caught our eyes. Jenna's bleached brows highlighted the darker elements of her makeup look and created a stark contrast with her eye makeup. Her hair was styled in a low, middle-parted ponytail with a massive knot that gave way to nearly two more feet of very loose waves.

This was hardly the first time Ortega successfully channelled her inner goth in a way that stole everyone else's breath away. From the Met Gala to red carpets to movie premieres, Jenna Ortega carries a piece of Wednesday Addams everywhere she goes. Scroll below to every other time the 22-year-old channelled her inner goth. 

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1. Suit-Up

For her ongoing press tour in London, Jenna opted for a three-piece suit courtesy of Ann Demeulemeester from their Fall 2025 collection. The grey suit included boot-cut pants, a button-up vest, and a jacket with faux bell sleeves made of black sheer fabric. 

2. Return of T-shirt summer 

In a post shared by the actress on her Instagram, the diva was seen posing on a forklift dressed in a white T-shirt dress with a vintage-style “Crumb” comic print. Her quintessential summer look was complete with a pair of sheer black tights, a pair of dark sunglasses framing her face, and a kiss curl stylishly adorning her forehead. 

3. Meet me at the gala

Ortega has a strong sartorial game when it comes to major fashion events. That much has been proven by the actress every time she attends a Met Gala; which has been twice as of now. Her ace fashion looks don't come without an element of goth in the mix. 

Ortega attended her first-ever Met Gala in 2023. At the time, she repped Thom Browne in a black Goth-glam look, which included a black corset bodice, an asymmetrical ruffled miniskirt train, and a cropped tuxedo jacket.

The second time was at this year's Met Gala, where the actress wore a strapless metallic silver dress by Balmain made out of numbered rulers sculpted to her body. Goth with an edge, she proved to be. 

4. Serving Hall-o-ween

Jenna Ortega's New York press tour for Beetlejuice was a study in casual goth style, as every look was edgier than the previous one. One of the outfits included a black lace dress and a cropped tuxedo jacket, paired with platform heels that were on the Halloween moodboard for every goth girl. 

5. Metal-play 

Dressed in a Dolce & Gabbana metal corset, Jenna Ortega's early days of stardom indicated her fondness for goth glamour, especially when she stepped out in this fit for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2022. The Wednesday star styled a black see-through shirt with a white mega collar, matching cuffs, and an oversized black necktie from the house alongside the corset. Her dark, kohled-laden eyes were in sync with the rest of her look, which went on to establish her reign as a goth glam girl. 

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