Jenna Ortega wears Grace Ling Leaf Petal Couture at Academy Gala

Jenna Ortega wore a sculptural Grace Ling couture gown to the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on October 18, pairing a metallic leaf-shaped breastplate with a silk skirt in a look that drew widespread attention on the red carpet. The ensemble, styled by Enrique Melendez, combined a silver, armorlike top that wrapped around her neck and left her back exposed with a floor-length, chocolate brown merlot skirt cut on an asymmetrical low waist.

The top, identified as look one from Grace Ling's spring 2026 collection and shown on the recent runway, functions as a wearable metal breastplate shaped like a leaf. Photographs and close observers showed a stemlike strap coiling around Ortega's neck to secure the piece and a narrow metal prong that ran down her back to connect to the skirt. The skirt fitted closely to the body and featured a diagonal waistline that dipped low on one side. Ortega completed the outfit with Tacori jewelry and a custom handbag by Hammitt, while hairstylist Cesar Deleon Ramirez wore her hair in a low ponytail with sweeping side bangs and makeup artist Mélanie Inglessis highlighted bleached brows, a smoky eye, carved cheekbones, and a taupe lip.