Jenna Ortega's Gothic Fashion Will Make You Scream With Delight

Jenna Ortega's Gothic Red Carpet Fashion Will Make You Scream With DelightJenna Ortega knows how to dazzle for winter, spring, summer and fall. From award show red carpets and television appearances to movie premieres and fashion weeks, it's no mystery that the Wednesday star always sends a chill down our spine with her sultry style. Take, for instance, her jaw-dropping Givenchy top adorned with multi-colored jewels at the 2025 Emmy Awards. Although the ensemble weighed at least 30 pounds, Ortega was up for the fashion challenge from her stylist Enrique Melendez. "She was like, 'Enrique, I love you. But can we please do something more practical next time?' Because it was heavy," he said on the Plus One podcast in September 2025. "That thing was digging into her poor collarbone." And her Academy Museum Gala look one month later was just as daring, as the 23-year-old stepped out in a Grace Ling leaf-shaped metallic breastplate. Although the ensemble was a showstopper, Melendez—who has worked with Ortega since 2014—wasn't sure how the look would come together."Even up to the night of the event, we worried it was too similar to the Emmys look, because it was a hardware top and column skirt," he admitted to Marie Claire that December. "I was losing sleep over it, because I didn't want her to feel like she's wearing [the same thing] back to back." He ultimately gave the look two snaps, adding that once she walked onto the carpet, he knew they "made the right decision." Although the Winter Spring Summer or Fall actress is always down to push the envelope when it comes to her look, she has continued to embrace a spooky, ooky color palette.Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesIndeed, she turned heads in her all-black Ann Démérémeester gown—featuring leather panels along the skirt—during a Wednesday screening in New York City last August. She also kept the dark hues alive at the 2026 Golden Globes in January with a daring Dilara Findikoglu gown adorned with beaded shoulder fringes. "I've always respected goth culture," Ortega told Vogue in 2023. "I've always had a darker sense of humor, but I never felt like I was able to express that. Now I feel like I can embrace those qualities in myself." Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesBut that's not to say the Scream actress only opts for dark colors. In fact, she stunned in a lilac Amiri gown and maroon wool shawl at the InStyle Imagemaker Awards 2025 in October. And she kept her look at the 2026 Actor Awards in March light with her cream-colored Christian Cowan lace dress. "I am in a great phase of exploration in my life right now," Ortega explained to Vogue in April 2025. "I don't want to feel married to any one thing. When you have the opportunity to play, why don't you?" Say Ortega's name three times and keep reading to see her best red carpet looks ever. Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAll WhiteIn Christian Cowan at the 2026 Actor AwardsRoy Rochlin/Getty Images for NetflixDark and MoodyIn Ann Démérémeester at the Wednesday season two screening in New York City in 2025.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesGothic ChicIn Dilara Findikoglu at the 2026 Golden Globes.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesA Pop of ColorIn Amiri at the 2025 InStyle Imagemaker Awards.Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesDripping in JewelsIn Givenchy at the 2025 Emmy Awards.Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for SAG AwardsSleek and ChicIn vintage Atelier Versace at the 2023 SAG Awards.Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty ImagesMorticia Addams VibesIn Saint Laurent at 2023 Paris Fashion Week.Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/ShutterstockTwo SnapsIn Saint Laurent at the 2022 Critics Choice Association's Annual Celebration Of Latino Cinema And Television.Eric Charbonneau/ShutterstockSuited UpIn Dzojchen at A24's Beau Is Afraid premiere in 2023.Arnold Jerocki/GC ImagesLady in LaceIn Valentino at Paris Fashion Week in 2023.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty ImagesSilver SirenIn Dolce & Gabbana at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2022.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockHitting the MarkIn Jean Paul Gaultier at the Scream VI New York City premiere in 2023.Michael Tullberg/FilmMagicGoth BrideIn Versace at the Wednesday season one world premiere.InstagramFiery DetailsIn Dion Lee. Rich Polk/Getty Images for MTVAll-Black UniformIn Valentino at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesMonochromatic ModeIn Dolce & Gabbana during a New York City trip in 2022.For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App