Jenna Ortega turned heads on the 2025 Emmys red carpet earlier this month, wearing a barely-there jeweled look , pulled from the runway of Sarah Burton’s first collection for Givenchy.

The top was crafted entirely of oversized gems in an abstract construction that gives the illusion of strategically placed strands of jewels hanging from her neck. Instead of the slouchy trousers that the top was styled with on the runway, the 22-year-old actress paired it with a custom high-slit black skirt for the evening.

Ortega’s stylist, Enrique Melendez, recently appeared on Jess Lucero’s Plus One podcast to discuss the bold look, sharing the very specific request she made once the night was over.

Melendez revealed that the top weighed “a good 20, 30 pounds at least,” continuing, “Imagine that

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