Jenna Ortega and I are the identical top (5’1″), meaning we experience similar short-girl struggles. Just today, both of us had to roll up our extra-long bottoms, only for the hems to fall minutes later. Luckily for us, cuffed jeans are the Fall 2025 denim trend every label wants us to try.
Ortega jetted to the East Coast on November 11, days after her latest red carpet walk in L.A. She wasted no time rejoining the street style scene: stylist Enrique Melendez dressed her in any New Yorker’s foolproof fall outfit at lightning speed. Ortega was photographed outside the Whitby Hotel wearing a black wool wrap coat with the belt cinched at her waist. It was the perfect amount of oversize—a silhouette only recreated by the city’s locals. (See Jennifer Lawrence’s The Row Beyza Coat for proof.) Since going gloveless wasn’t an option in 40° weather, Ortega chose a black leather pair to match her outerwear.
The rest of Ortega’s set remained hidden, save for the statement hems of her dark-wash jeans. The 23-year-old’s cuffed wide-legs broke her year-long no-jeans streak. They could’ve been plucked straight from Valentino, Isabel Marant, or Moschino’s Fall 2025 runways. It seems Ortega folded them herself to reveal the soles of her platform pumps.
Jenna Ortega was inconceivable to miss in NYC, thanks to her rolled-up denims.
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It’s been a minute since Ortega styled denims, cuffed or not. At the Dior Spring 2026 present, artistic director Jonathan Anderson loaned her an itty-bitty denim skirt, which debuted on that very catwalk. But other than the occasional Dior pull, Ortega stands agency in her anti-jeans stance.
The actor’s most up-to-date denim-clad look got here on the 2024 Venice Film Festival, when she boarded her flight in Gap’s $90 High-Rise Barrel Jeans. Even these ripped bottoms had been cuffed above her ankles. Leather loafers from Tod’s juxtaposed the grunge fringe of Ortega’s pants.
Back in summer time 2024, Jenna gave cuffed Gap denims a go. They’re nonetheless out there now.
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Sure, denims could also be absent from Ortega’s present rotation. However, if the latest runway circuit influenced her in any method, that’ll change quickly. She attended three Spring 2026 exhibits: Ann Demeulemeester, Givenchy, and Dior, every of which spotlighted denim as a signature textile. Givenchy, for one, showcased denims with three-inch cuffs on both hem.
Plus, Ortega’s already worn Givenchy thrice this yr. A fourth choose—ideally of the denim selection—may preserve her streak going.
A mannequin revived the cuffed denims development on Givenchy’s Spring 2026 runway.
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With her sartorial prowess, Ortega may convey again cuffed denims for good. I do know I’m following go well with with the pairs beneath.