If there’s one thing Jenna Ortega has proven during the Wednesday Season 2 press tour, it’s that she knows how to make an entrance. The Netflix star, known for her sharp one-liners on-screen and equally sharp red carpet fashion sense, turned heads in Seoul, South Korea this week — but the reality behind the camera told a slightly less glamorous story.
Ortega arrived for the high-profile fan event wearing a black patent leather, crocodile-embossed dress from Dilara Findikoglu’s autumn/winter 2025 collection. The piece, with its silver lace-up grommet detailing across the corset bust, strong-shouldered sleeves, and ultra-tailored pencil skirt, was dramatic even by couture standards.
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She completed the look with a beauty setup straight from her goth-glam playbook: smoky black eyeliner, understated blush, nude-pink lips, and those bleached brows she’s made her own in recent months.
But if walking in this kind of fashion armor looked effortless on stage, her stylist was quick to reveal the truth.
A Pencil Skirt Struggle in Real Time
On his Instagram Stories, Ortega’s longtime stylist Enrique Melendez posted a behind-the-scenes video with a telling caption:
“As I let her struggle up the stairs in a super slim pencil skirt to take a video.”
The short clip showed Ortega carefully maneuvering up each step, proving that even the most seasoned red carpet stars aren’t immune to the hazards of high fashion.
Melendez, who has been styling Ortega since 2016, recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about how her real-life wardrobe couldn’t be further from these headline-grabbing looks:
“Jenna’s personal style is super simple, super streamlined. She would wear the same thing if she could every single day,” he said. “I tell her thank you, because a lot of times, it’s just for me.”
According to Melendez, Ortega is game for artistic risks but never fakes an interest she doesn’t have.
“She appreciates the arts, a cinephile, music,” he explained. “I think after Wednesday came out, it just became her thing — goth glam — but it wasn’t something that we forced or that we tried to do, it was natural.”
Fashion Tour Highlights So Far
The Seoul outing is just one in a string of statement looks Ortega has worn while promoting Wednesday Season 2. At an August 11 press conference in the city, she swapped leather for a mint green Simone Rocha blouse adorned with abstract painted faces, matched with a tiered skirt from the designer’s fall line.
Her after-hours style doesn’t stray far from the theme. On July 30, Ortega attended the Wednesday Part 1 after-party at The Royal Opera House in London wearing a rare champagne-toned vintage DKNY gown from the 2004 resort collection, accented with chiffon straps, a flared skirt, a black snakeskin clutch by Kurt Geiger, Santoni pumps, and jewelry from Zales.
Part 1 of Wednesday Season 2 premiered in August 2025, with Part 2 set to drop September 3. Netflix has already greenlit Season 3, with filming planned for November 2025 and a tentative debut in early 2027.
But Ortega’s not part of the next Addams Family project — because that one’s coming from an entirely different studio.
The Creators Move On — Without Wednesday
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the creative minds behind Netflix’s Wednesday, are already working on a brand-new Addams Family animated film for Amazon MGM Studios. This won’t be a spinoff, crossover, or sequel — it’s a full-scale reboot, starting from scratch.
“We’re rebooting the animated film franchise,” Gough told the Deadline Crew Call podcast.
The duo is collaborating with producers Gail Berman, John Glickman, and Kevin Miserocchi — the latter being the head of the Addams Foundation and a personal acquaintance of original creator Charles Addams. Miserocchi’s involvement signals a return to the franchise’s darker, satirical roots from the classic New Yorker cartoons.
Why the New Film Won’t Be Wednesday 2.0
Gough has made it clear the magic of Netflix’s Wednesday won’t simply be copied into animation:
“Anytime you reach for a joke with this character, you wind up cutting that line.”
He also pointed out that Wednesday’s motivations make her different from typical teen protagonists:
“She commits to solving the crime because someone has gaslighted her, or because she feels a truth isn’t being told. She also sticks up for the underdog.”
The animated film will have its own tone, pacing, and character dynamics — no direct ties to Netflix’s storyline, no Easter eggs, and no Jenna Ortega.
Two Addams Families, Two Different Audiences
For the first time, the Addams Family brand will live in two separate universes at once — Netflix’s live-action series and Amazon MGM’s animated reboot. While no casting, plot details, or release date have been confirmed for the latter, fans can expect something visually distinct and narratively sharper than recent kid-friendly adaptations.
Until then, Jenna Ortega remains the face of Netflix’s gothic hit, commanding attention whether she’s delivering her signature deadpan on-screen or turning a fashion event into a full-body workout. Seoul might remember the glamour, but her stylist — and that pencil skirt — will remember the stairs.
