She wore a sheer dress, and no eyebrows.
Jenna Ortega’s red carpet outfit to promote the second season of Wednesday is generating a buzz, in part because she suffered what some are calling a slight wardrobe malfunction.
But also because of her choice in eyebrow color. Bleach blonde.
Ortega was joined on the red carpet by fellow actors Catherine Zeta Jones and others in London for the premiere.
Highlights
- The internet is talking about Jenna Ortega’s red carpet appearance for the premiere of the second season of the Netflix series, 'Wednesday.'
- Ortega wore a translucent dress that was reminiscent of a snake losing its skin, and had bleached eyebrows.
- Most people say Ortega’s dress looked stunning, but that her bleached brows did not.
Jenna Ortega wore a form-fitting sheer dress that was giving 'snake'
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Ortega’s fashion choice for the evening was bold and unforgettable, seeming to merge high fashion with her character’s eerie persona.
The 22-year-old reprises her role as the iconic Wednesday in the hit Netflix series of the same name, the first episodes of which drop August 6th.
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In a serpentine-inspired gown designed by Ashi Studio, Ortega evoked a sense of dark elegance and transformation.
The gown seemed to be crafted from a sheer, flesh-toned latex, featuring a snakeskin motif etched across its surface, creating a second-skin effect.
There was just one problem.
A wardrobe malfunction included a hole in front of the garment
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A small hole became apparent in the dress, roughly at knee-length. Some media are reporting that the “delicate fabric had snagged before the event.”
According to photos in Harper’s Bazaar, the original runway version of the dress was intended to be worn without undergarments. But Ortega’s look was slightly modified for the red carpet and included cups to maintain coverage.
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The gown featured a high neckline and sculpted waist peplum that flared slightly at the hips, with a train adding further drama, as it flowed behind her on the red carpet.
The dress clearly made a statement. But there was one other thing people were talking about.
Netizens feel Ortega’s bleached brows did not suit her
Besides the dress, and perhaps even more apparent than the small hole in the front of it, were Ortega’s bleached blond eyebrows.
The stark contrast to her usual dark features gave her face a sculptural, almost otherworldly quality.
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Some people said she looked strange, and others said they preferred her natural brown eyebrows. “Not a good look for her,” someone said, which was the general consensus.
“Though I understand the high fashion look, I miss her eyebrows,” said another.
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Earlier this year, Ortega lightened her eyebrows, not completely, but to a lighter shade of brown.
In lilac Versace shorts and a paisley print silk top with brown accents, Ortega channeled '70s glam.
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Her dark brown-black hair was stick-straight, parted down the middle, and her eyebrows were a shade of bronze that matched her glowing skin.
At the time, fans said the look aged her significantly.
British Vogue said that lightening your brows could be going mainstream
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Ortega certainly wasn’t the first celebrity to lighten or completely bleach their eyebrows. Madonna started doing it back in the '90s.
Every few years, there seems to be a resurgence.
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Lady Gaga did it during her Born This Way era. And then there was Chloë Sevigny, Miley Cyrus, and at least two of the Kardashian-Jenner tribe who, at one time, bleached their eyebrows.
Whether or not it's a resurging trend is up for debate.
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According to a story in British Vogue from November last year, yes. It is.
“While barely-there brows have been popular with Gen-Z for a while, Miller is a millennial – and still wields enormous influence over her fellow millennial women – suggesting markedly lighter brows may break free of a more youthful, experimental realm to become altogether more mainstream.”
The second season of Wednesday debuts, fittingly, on a Wednesday
Season 2 of Tim Burton’s hit dark comedy Wednesday is fast approaching.
The new footage offers an intense preview of what’s to come.
In the first season, Wednesday Addams uncovered the identity of the Hyde and brought the monstrous threat to an end, ultimately saving Nevermore Academy.
Now hailed as a “savior” by those around her, Wednesday remains unfazed.
True to her defiant nature, she brushes off the title of defender—and with new threats looming, she has far more pressing matters to deal with.
Netizens love Ortega but say her choice of eyebrow color was not befitting
