Jenna Ortega Embraces Spring's Breeziest Color Trends in Pastel Versace Suiting and Satin Platform Sandals

The actor pulled $8,900-worth of vibrant staples for her appearance at CinemaCon.

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Jenna Ortega wearing a purple suit from Versace on the Cinema Con red carpet
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Jenna Ortega clearly got the memo about spring's dopamine-inducing pastel color trends. On April 1, the star headlined a presentation at CinemaCon to promote her forthcoming film Hurry Up Tomorrow, a psychological thriller in which she co-stars alongside The Weeknd and Barry Keoghan. I would've expected the scream queen to wear something a bit more aligned with her glam-goth aesthetic, but her lilac suiting marked a welcome change from many of her recent red carpet looks.

Stylist Enrique Melendez pulled a full Versace ensemble for the Wednesday actor's splashy appearance in Las Vegas. Ortega color-coordinated her lilac double-breasted blazer with a teeny pair of textural suede mini shorts in the same hue.

A photo of Jenna Ortega wearing a full Versace look built around a lilac blazer and matching suede shorts at CinemaCon.

Jenna Ortega wears a full Versace look built around a lilac blazer and matching suede shorts at CinemaCon.

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Once inside the event, she shrugged off her suit jacket to reveal a brown, butter yellow, and lavender paisley print button-down blouse. Earlier this week, fellow actor Sienna Miller paired a pale blue paisley shirt with a belted Canadian tuxedo in a nod to the boho-chic trend revival. In a similar move, Ortega matched the chocolate brown stripe running down the midline of her shirt to a slim brown leather belt with the Versace logo spelled out in gold block letters along the side. She also slipped a gold open collar necklace around her neck for a little extra metallic bling.

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A photo of Jenna Ortega layering a lavender, brown, and butter yellow paisley shirt underneath her lilac suiting.

Jenna Ortega layers a lavender, brown, and butter yellow paisley shirt underneath her lilac suiting.

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The 22-year-old completed her '70s-inspired outfit with pastel purple platform ankle-strap heels, embellished with the Italian fashion house's signature "nastro Gianni" bow and Medusa emblem. Famously, petite queens like Ortega and Ariana Grande love this satin-covered, leg-lengthening style.

A photo of Jenna Ortega accessorizing her pastel purple outfit with matching platform ankle-strap heels, a gold collar necklace, and a brown belt.

Ortega accessorizes her pastel purple outfit with matching platform ankle-strap heels, a gold collar necklace, and a brown belt.

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Drenching yourself in girly floral hues may not be a novel approach to embracing spring fashion trends, but for Ortega—who rarely deviates from shades like black, brown, navy, and red—it really does feel like a departure. Perhaps she'll try azure, tangerine, or sea-foam green next? Here's hoping!

Hanna Lustig
Hanna Lustig
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Hanna Lustig is a staff writer at Marie Claire, where she gets to gab every day about the topics she holds most dear: fashion, beauty, and celebrity. Hanna’s editorial journey began with formative internships at Elle and InStyle, where she was lucky enough to work for some of the smartest women in media while she was still in college at the University of Tennessee. Hanna then accepted a digital culture reporting fellowship at Insider, where she helped carve out a new beat dedicated to covering influencers. Those experiences later served her well as a staff writer at Glamour, where she developed a knack for spinning quick turnaround celebrity news and trend reporting into juicy feature stories. Some of her greatest hits include an earnest ode to the no-pants trend, this meticulously reported feature exploring the rise of endoscopic facelifts, this snappy take on the Chanel-designed fantasy of Sofia Richie’s wedding, this tribute to WAGs past and present, and this timeline of Katie Holmes’s life and career as told through her denim collection.

Diane Keaton once hung up on Hanna during an interview, but thankfully that mishap did not derail what has otherwise been a deeply fulfilling career writing for and about women. As one of Marie Claire's resident experts on style and culture, her current coverage ranges from exploring TikTok's contrast makeup theory and the return of the boat shoe trend to interviews with costume designers for hit shows like Nobody Wants This and The Penguin. When she’s not at work, Hanna can probably be found listening to pop music, talking to her dog, and gossiping with her best friends. For more of Hanna’s perfect opinions on pop culture, you can follow her on Instagram and X.