The sculpted, wearable art of New York designer Grace Ling has captivated Kylie Jenner, FKA twigs, and now, Jenna Ortega.
Stepping out for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles last night (October 18), Jenna Ortega and stylist Enrique Melendez stayed committed to her well-established gothic glam style codes. The Wednesday actor wore look one from Ling’s spring 2026 collection—the “leaf petal couture dress,” according to Ling—shown just recently at New York Fashion Week: a silver body-ensconcing breastplate that wrapped around Ortega’s neck to form a backless dress, with a chocolate brown silk skirt that clung close to the body. It was ethereal, alluring, and the perfect look for Jenna Ortega.
It was also one of many looks pulled straight from the spring 2026 runways; from Kendall Jenner in The Row to Ayo Edebiri in Chanel, and a succession of celebrities in Balenciaga, fresh off the runway was the evening’s de facto dress code.
Ortega’s glam matched the look’s moody, refined vibe, with her cherry cold red hair crafted into a low ponytail and a sweeping set of thick side bangs by her hairstylist, Cesar Deleon Ramirez. Makeup artist Mélanie Inglessis kept up her bleached brows, with monochromatic but natural-looking skin, carved cheekbones, a smoky eye with sharp liquid eyeliner, and a taupe lip.
Across the last year, Ortega has presented a masterclass in personal style and dressing for the press and promo tour; a reptilian skin-like Ashi Studio gown, a pirate-esque Vivienne Westwood look, a ripped-up GapStudio jersey dress to make any mid aughts emo princess swoon, and an Ann Demeulemeester, avant grade silky griege suit. As fall approaches and gala and awards seasons pick up speed, here’s to many more glamorous goth looks.
