Wednesday Addams Is Back—And So Is Her Gothic Jewelry

For jewelry lovers, the moody aesthetic channels the hauntingly romantic Victorian era, where every piece told a story of love, loss, and legacy.

Updated August 7, 2025
Written by: Paula Lee

Jenna Ortega gothic jewelry — Jenna Ortega attends Le Beach Club de Mercredi (Wednesday’s Beach Club) opening on July 31, 2025 in Paris, France. (Getty Images)

Netflix’s hit series Wednesday has returned for season two and has garnered record views while catapulting its lead star, Jenna Ortega, into the fashion stratosphere—and revitalizing gothic jewelry and fashion in the mainstream along the way.

Ortega, who plays the titular character Wednesday Addams of the iconic Addams family, and her stylist Enrique Melendez have crafted a string of memorable press tour looks to rival—and dare we say, impress—those of her on-screen alter ego. Head-to-toe black ensembles evoke the famously color-averse child of woe, while the mesmerizing natural diamond gothic jewelry is all Ortega. Glittering gems from the likes of Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, and Delfina Delettrez finished her vampy looks and cemented the “glam” in goth glamour.

Meet the Expert

Wednesday Addams Is Back—And So Is Gothic Jewelry

Nicole Corsini is the Marketing Director at Lang Antiques, a renowned San Francisco jeweler specializing in antique and estate pieces.
She is an expert in Victorian mourning jewelry, symbolism, and the historical significance of gothic design.
She is also a Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).

Below, learn about the origins of gothic jewelry and shop diamond-encrusted picks that are to die for.

Jenna Ortega’s Best Gothic Jewelry Moments

Jenna Ortega is continuing to serve looks throughout the world promotional tour for the sophomore season of Wednesday. The actress headed to Australia for a fan event at Cockatoo Island in Sydney, layering on loads of natural diamond necklaces.

She wore a chocolate and black faux fur and leather coat, with a leather black and pumpkin orange striped Fendi dress and diamond necklaces by Rainbow K, Yvonne Léon, and Martha Calvo.

Ortega went full gothic chic once again for the season two premiere of Wednesday, even bleaching her eyebrows to add extra edge for the occasion. At the red carpet in London, she wore a sheer, snakeskin dress from Ashi Studio’s Fall 2025 Haute Couture collection with a dark lip and bold diamond rings, all from Rainbow K.

Before the premiere, there were plenty of Wednesday-related red carpet moments where Ortega brought the goth glamour, wearing gothic jewelry.

In July 2025, a Wednesday-themed beach club opened along the Seine in Paris, and of course, Ortega attended the grand opening wearing a black diamond cross pendant on a black diamond chain from Loree Rodkin. Le Beach Club de Mercredi (Wednesday’s Beach Club) will be open for the month of August with beachy activities galore, including beach volleyball, deckchairs for lounging, ping pong tables, and more.

At Netflix’s Tudum event in May 2025, a live global fan event where Netflix brings in its biggest stars and announces new projects, Ortega attended wearing a multi-chain necklace with a standout black diamond pavé feature from Sheryl Lowe.

wednesday netflix gothic revival natural diamond jewelry — Delfina Delettrez Domino Dots Ring, $5,831, delfinadelettrez.com

At the Wednesday season 1 premiere in 2022, Ortega wore the Domino Dots ring by Delfina Delettrez, featuring both white and black diamonds, along with a moody black veil topped with a vintage-looking tiara on the red carpet.

During a stop on her press tour the same year, she wore more black diamonds, with statement Scatter earrings from Ananya, a diamond and black enamel pendant from U Los Angeles and Grace Lee’s Link Column ring.

Victorian Mourning Jewelry: The Original Gothic Glamour

The modern-day scream queens may be embracing goth chic, but the aesthetic also calls to mind another queen, the dark days of her reign, and the enduring style of gothic jewelry it bred.

To pay tribute to her husband, Albert, who died in 1861, Queen Victoria led the country in a 40-year-long period of mourning during the second half of the 19th century. She expressed her bereavement for her beloved through fashion, cloaked in black garb to reflect the mood. The restraint of the dark attire proved to be a compelling canvas for spectacular jewels.

“She was the original ‘influencer’ and started the trend for mourning jewelry as fashion,” says Nicole Corsini, Marketing Director of Lang Antiques in San Francisco, which carries a vast selection of original Victorian jewelry.

Symbols and Secrets Behind Gothic Jewelry

wednesday netflix gothic revival natural diamond jewelry lang antique — (Courtesy of Lang Antiques)

Previously a somber statement to commemorate dearly departed individuals, mourning jewelry became a romantic proclamation to preserve one’s love story under the influence of the grieving monarch. The jewelry aficionado commissioned beautifully intricate pieces studded with sparkling natural diamonds and gemstones, and steeped with meaning.

“There were many motifs common to Victorian mourning jewelry,” Corsini elaborates. “Sometimes the elements were chosen for their symbolic names, like ‘weeping’ willows or ‘forget-me-not’ flowers. Pearls and diamonds were used to represent tears. Black enamel was generally used in tribute jewelry for adults, while white enamel symbolized the purity of a child or unmarried person. It was common to use the hair of the deceased, either in braided designs or as the actual art medium.”

Memento Mori: Dark But Hopeful Gothic Jewelry

While Victorian mourning jewelry is decidedly sentimental and for the poetic at heart, Wednesday Addams would certainly be fascinated with a similar style of jewelry known as memento mori. Tracing back to the 16th century and translated from Latin to mean “remember you will die,” the spooky, gothic jewelry pieces are less sinister than they appear.

“Despite the reference to death and the somewhat macabre motifs like skulls and skeletons, the intent of this jewelry was actually more hopeful—as a reminder to live every moment of life fully,” explains Corsini, who also notes that the pieces were typically gold with enamel design and may have incorporated rose, single or old mine cut diamonds.

Why Gothic Jewelry Continues to Inspire Today

Cut to the present. Imbued with history, antique mourning and memento mori jewelry continue to intrigue and inspire. Designers and jewelers are offering reworked or modern iterations to a new crop of jewelry collectors who can’t resist the undeniable romance of natural diamond jewelry—and appreciate that beauty can be found in darkness.