She didn’t walk the red carpet, she slithered onto it.
In Ashi Studio Fall 2025 couture, Jenna Ortega shed every trace of safe styling, revealing a serpentine vision in latex, raw edges, and gothic minimalism that felt more dangerous than any dagger. This wasn’t a dress. It was a transformation.
On the steps of Central Hall Westminster, Jenna Ortega emerged like a serpent mid-transformation, her body wrapped in Ashi Studio Fall 2025 Couture, Look 27. The ensemble was no mere gown; it was a study in texture, metamorphosis, and restraint.
The corseted bodice clung in latex with a snakeskin finish, each scale catching light like a forbidden jewel. Laced tightly at the back, it cinched her waist with surgical precision, flowing into a mermaid-cut skirt whose raw edges whispered of decay, unfinished, untamed, and deliberate. The palette? A haunting nude that refused the expected gothic black, proving that darkness is not always dressed in shadow.
No Accessories, No Apologies
Her stylist, Enrique Melendez, steered clear of over-accessorizing. No statement clutch, no cascade of diamonds, just a pared-back severity that left the silhouette, the skin, and the serpentine sheen to speak for themselves. The effect was both editorial and predatory, as if she had just stepped out of a couture underworld.
Hair fell in a sleek, low ponytail with subtle braided accents, the kind you notice only when you look twice. Makeup artist Mélanie Inglessis bleached Ortega’s brows to a ghostly whisper, amplifying her almond eyes in smoked shadows and mauve lips. The choice made her beauty feel uncanny, familiar yet altered, human yet other.
Minimalism with Fangs
This was not the theatrical goth of lace veils and inky tulle. This was modern gothic minimalism: the elegance of form, the shock of texture, the confidence to let fabric and body carry the narrative.
With this look, Jenna Ortega didn’t just wear couture, she shed the trappings of safe red-carpet styling. She emerged new-skinned, dangerous, and utterly unforgettable.
And if her look wasn’t reason enough to turn heads, consider it the perfect prelude to Wednesday’s long-awaited return. Part 1 (Episodes 1–4) premieres August 6 on Netflix, with Part 2 arriving September 3. Prepare for more darkness, more intrigue, and, if Jenna’s red carpet is any clue, more fashion to obsess over.
