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Hi, my name is Jenna Ortega,

Hi my name is Jenna Ortega

and I play Wednesday in Wednesday.

and I play Wednesday in Wednesday

I got to wear some unbelievable costumes

Here are my top five Wednesday looks.

Here are my top five Wednesday looks

Number five, stakeout look.

Number five stakeout look

I really like this one.

I really like this one

I'm actually really bummed

that it only exists in one scene.

that it only exists in one scene

It's this nice leather jacket,

It's this nice leather jacket

and Wednesday and Eugene are about to go into the woods

to hunt the monster.

to hunt the monster

When establishing new looks on the show,

When establishing new looks on the show

I didn't always have the time to have fittings

because I would be filming.

because I would be filming

I remember we all put it on

and it was something that they had put together

and hadn't really anticipated as one of the main looks,

and hadn't really anticipated as one of the main looks

but we all looked in the mirror and just went...

but we all looked in the mirror and just went

because it should have been more important.

because it should have been more important

Number four, my fencing costume.

Number four my fencing costume

I love fencing.

I love fencing

I thought it was so much fun.

I thought it was so much fun

I had never done it before, and you know,

I had never done it before and you know

the sequence that we do it, we spent all day on it.

the sequence that we do it we spent all day on it

It was a lot of fun.

It was a lot of fun

I love any time that I get to do stunts

but also I appreciated the fact

that her fencing costume was all black.

that her fencing costume was all black

My Romanian coach was not too pleased.

My Romanian coach was not too pleased

He's a stickler, he likes tradition.

He's a stickler he likes tradition

So I didn't tell him that I liked it,

So I didn't tell him that I liked it

but this is my coming clean story.

but this is my coming clean story

Women have to wear discs over their chest,

Women have to wear discs over their chest

so they kind of, moves around a bit.

so they kind of moves around a bit

Going to the bathroom took 20 minutes.

Going to the bathroom took 20 minutes

Number three, the dance dress.

Number three the dance dress

It was really cool when we found this dance dress.

It was really cool when we found this dance dress

We weren't even on the episode yet

but I think that the costume designer was

just really excited to start putting dance looks together.

just really excited to start putting dance looks together

We really didn't consider any other dress.

We really didn't consider any other dress

I think that it made a lot of sense.

I think that it made a lot of sense

I like that it looked a little bit torn

and the way that it moves, it's very light and airy

and the way that it moves it's very light and airy

and it kind of stays three seconds behind almost.

and it kind of stays three seconds behind almost

I thought it was really beautiful

and for Wednesday to be into another dress,

and for Wednesday to be into another dress

I knew that it had to be weird in some way.

I knew that it had to be weird in some way

And I also liked that it had

kind of a classic silhouette

because I think a lot of the silhouettes

for the show were '50s, '60s,

for the show were '50s '60s

interrogator, almost Sherlock Holmes-esque.

interrogator almost Sherlock Holmes-esque

You know, with the fringe and everything.

You know with the fringe and everything

It felt very '50s, the cutout and very feminine.

It felt very '50s the cutout and very feminine

It also was very cool

that there was still a collar incorporated.

that there was still a collar incorporated

It was a lot better than the outfits that I wore

to school dances when I was younger.

to school dances when I was younger

Number two is gonna be the OG dress.

Number two is gonna be the OG dress

It was so cool for me.

It was so cool for me

I think that the first time I put on the original dress,

I think that the first time I put on the original dress

it felt like Wednesday,

it felt like Wednesday

and that was kind of my first experience with her.

and that was kind of my first experience with her

I feel like I have some sort of emotional attachment

or connection with that dress.

or connection with that dress

It was the first time that Wednesday and I met,

It was the first time that Wednesday and I met

and it's obviously iconic.

and it's obviously iconic

I don't know, I felt very, very lucky to wear it

I don't know I felt very very lucky to wear it

and I was always so excited when we did

some sort of promo shoot or anything like that,

some sort of promo shoot or anything like that

just to put the dress back on again.

just to put the dress back on again

I wasn't really allowed to wear it the rest of the show,

I wasn't really allowed to wear it the rest of the show

I had to be in uniform.

I had to be in uniform

We pretty much already knew

what the original dress was gonna be, but in the '90s films,

what the original dress was gonna be but in the '90s films

the one that it was inspired off of,

the one that it was inspired off of

it looks like roses on Christina Ricci's dress

but it's actually little squiggly lines.

but it's actually little squiggly lines

But on this one, it was roses.

But on this one it was roses

Something that was actually tricky, though, was the collar.

Something that was actually tricky though was the collar

There's so many variations of white collars.

There's so many variations of white collars

We had put one on, "That's way too big, that's too white."

We had put one on That's way too big that's too white

It was one of those things that you didn't think

that it was gonna be as complicated as it was.

that it was gonna be as complicated as it was

Number one, I think is going to be the catsuit

Number one I think is going to be the catsuit

from episode two, the Poe Cup.

from episode two the Poe Cup

Enid and Wednesday are on a canoeing team.

Enid and Wednesday are on a canoeing team

They're called the Black Cats.

They're called the Black Cats

All of the Black Cats have whiskers and ears

and in this stitched up suit.

and in this stitched up suit

To me, it kind of reminded me

To me it kind of reminded me

of Edward Scissorhands in a sense,

of Edward Scissorhands in a sense

because a lot of the material looked leather-like

and it was patchwork.

and it was patchwork

I liked Enid's too because she had pink stitching,

I liked Enid's too because she had pink stitching

instead of white stitching like everyone else.

instead of white stitching like everyone else

That was really cool,

That was really cool

and I think I just have good memories attached

to that outfit as well,

to that outfit as well

just because it was really fun getting to work with everyone

and doing another stunt and being out in the water.

and doing another stunt and being out in the water

It was fall in Romania, so the weather was beautiful,

It was fall in Romania so the weather was beautiful

and it felt like we were at summer camp.

and it felt like we were at summer camp

The only thing that kind of sucked about it was just,

The only thing that kind of sucked about it was just

we had to wear a wetsuit underneath it.

we had to wear a wetsuit underneath it

So, I don't know,

So I don't know

I'm really weird about materials sometimes.

I'm really weird about materials sometimes

Something that was actually great about it

was that there seemed to be a hole in the crotch area.

was that there seemed to be a hole in the crotch area

We needed that, because initially we couldn't pee,

We needed that because initially we couldn't pee

and we actually had a thing.

and we actually had a thing

We all had to go to wardrobe collectively, me, Emma,

We all had to go to wardrobe collectively me Emma

and the stunt doubles and say,

and the stunt doubles and say

"This is a really cool outfit.

This is a really cool outfit

We have had to take a piss all day.

We have had to take a piss all day

So then the next day, they put the holes

So then the next day they put the holes

and tried to make it a bit easier.

and tried to make it a bit easier

I think costumes are a really, really important part

I think costumes are a really really important part

of filmmaking, and acting, even, I feel,

of filmmaking and acting even I feel

when costumes are done right,

when costumes are done right

they instantly make you feel like the character

and it's easier to do your job, I think honestly,

and it's easier to do your job I think honestly

or you're more confident when you're going out and doing it.

or you're more confident when you're going out and doing it

And obviously, Colleen Atwood being the legend that she is,

And obviously Colleen Atwood being the legend that she is

she does incredible work.

she does incredible work

It's like witchcraft.

It's like witchcraft

She adds three buttons to something

and it gets that much greater.

and it gets that much greater

We also worked heavily with Mark Sutherland

and they've worked together for years,

and they've worked together for years

and Mark as well was just a sweetheart

and really receptive to what everyone had to say

and they made sure your voice was heard

and that everyone was on the same page.

and that everyone was on the same page

That's just one part of how stylish this show is.

That's just one part of how stylish this show is

Check out Wednesday.

Check out Wednesday

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