Jenna Ortega Wants You to Wear Your Best Silk Dress With Beat-Up Combat Boots
In 2008, Demi Lovato dared to ask: “Who said I couldn’t wear my Converse with my dress?” Nearly a decade later, Jenna Ortega wants to know why more of us don’t pair our silk and lace jumpsuits with battered combat boots.
On November 29, the 23-year-old princess of cool declared a “bad shoe” combination for the ages while serving on the jury at the Marrakech International Film Festival. After breathing new life into the Basque trend in a BEVZA bodysuit and structured skirt combo from the Ukrainian brand’s spring-summer 2026 collection for the event’s opening ceremony, she was a little more relaxed for a press conference the next day.
Ortega’s casual version, of course, involved a soft silk slip dress with a lace bodice and a fitted, single-breasted blazer. However, she amped up the formal suit with a distinct lack of jewelry and a pair of scuffed combat boots. And sure, her bleached brows definitely added to her rebellious aesthetic, but it was the lace-up stompers that offered the unique blend of effortless glamor that Wednesday The star has improved in recent years.
This isn’t the first (and it won’t be the last) time that Jenna Ortega has opted for an unexpected boot to complete her look, although her much-loved platforms tend to have the practical benefit of adding height to her five-foot frame. Take the ultra-tall boots she wore with an oversized wool coat and cuffed jeans during a recent outing in New York.
