Jenna Ortega Maintains Gothic Grunge Style in Wednesday Season 2

Jenna Ortega continued to lean into gothic and grunge aesthetics as she resumed promotional appearances for the second season of Netflix's Wednesday, arriving at a string of New York events and a Lady Gaga concert in late August in a succession of shredded gowns, bleached brows and platform boots. The 22 year old, who is midway through a multi city press tour ahead of Wednesday Season 2 Part 2 arriving September 3, presented a tightly curated visual throughwear that critics and fans have read as an extension of her title character's mood and wardrobe.

Ortega's stylist Enrique Melendez and an array of designers helped craft looks that mixed high fashion with DIY and Y2K influences. At a Netflix and Spotify "Graveyard Gala" in New York, she wore a floor length distressed, cutout-heavy gown that multiple reports described as a custom GapStudio piece by Zac Posen. Fashion accounts emphasized its charcoal jersey, knotted halter neck, webbing details and a shredded train. Other accounts described a closely related acid wash gown with knot details, shredded train and a black lace bustier peeking underneath. Despite minor discrepancies about fabric and finishing, coverage agreed on the...