With Halloween around the corner, the fashion that surrounds this time of year takes center stage.
A notoriously well-dressed character of this time of the year is the one and only Wednesday Addams.
In 2022, Netflix aired a spinoff series that focused entirely on Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) as she goes through her teenage years in a private school for werewolves, sirens, shape-shifting and everyone in between.
Although her personal style is also notable, Ortega’s Wednesday wardrobe is perfect for this fall, with a bit of a morbid flare.
Colleen Atwood, the lead costume designer for the show, said in an interview for Women’s Wear Daily that she was trying to modernize the character of Wednesday while also paying homage to her roots. And Atwood has done an amazing job, Ortega’s character resembles the original Wednesday, but now elevating her to a more wearable teenage girl style.
The central color of all her outfits is black and although she is never seen in bright colors, she often has pieces that incorporate white as well to create the perfect balance of light and dark.
Exclusively black and white outfits may sound boring to most, but Ortega is seen wearing bold patterns and layering jackets and sweaters in all of her outfits, making for more of a dynamic wardrobe than we are used to for the iconic character.
Chunky sweaters are a staple to many of Wednesday’s looks and can offer perfect inspiration for your fall wardrobe this year too.
Ortega is also often styled with overly conspicuous collars and lace details that emphasize her character’s dramatic personality and draw attention to her melodramatic facial expressions.
In the most famous scene from this series, Wednesday goes to a school dance wearing a billowy, black lace dress, adding a layer of gothic ambiance to the scene. The look quickly became the most popular look from the series after the dance Ortega choreographed went viral.
Atwood said the dress had several versions made due to the fact that immediately following the dancing, a downpour of blood stained the beautiful lace and frills.
“Of course, my work crew wanted to kill me because it had to get blood on it.” said Atwood. “We had to make copies of it and it was a lot of work.” (Women’s Wear Daily)
Ortega not only embodied Wednesday during the filming of the show, but her red carpet looks during the release were right on theme as well. She perfectly captures the same moody, goth-inspired in her wardrobe.
Her styling outside the show is a bit more form-fitting and mature. The outfits are still dominated by dark colors but have corsets, lace and jewelry, meshing Ortega’s style with Wednesday’s perfectly.
This goes to show that Jenna Ortega has proven time and time again that she was meant for this role, truly embodying Wednesday Addams, both on and off-screen.
