Jenna Ortega Wears Dress Made from Steel Rods to “Klara and the Sun ”Screening, Says It’s ‘Fitting with the Film’ (Exclusive)

Latoya Gayle, Esther LianTue, October 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC

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Jenna Ortega at a special screening of ‘Klara and the Sun’ in New York City on Oct. 19, 2026Credit: Johns PKI / SplashNews.com -

Jenna Ortega wore a “one-of-one” Elias Matso gown made with steel rods and crystal beads to attend a special screening of her new film Klara and the Sun in New York City on Monday, Oct. 19

“It’s handmade, human-made, a lot of effort,” the Wednesday star tells PEOPLE of the ensemble

Klara and the Sun, which arrives in theaters Oct. 23, stars Ortega as a solar-powered artificial companion

Jenna Ortega is embracing the brutalism fashion aesthetic with an edgy metal dress.

While attending a special screening of Klara and the Sun at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City on Monday, Oct. 19, the actress, 24, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about her decision to wear a statement dress custom-made from an unlikely material.

Ortega posed on the carpet wearing an eye-catching ankle-length steel rod dress by designer Elias Matso, which she paired with nude heels.

“I’ve just met the designer, and he’s so special and so cool,” the Wednesday star tells PEOPLE. “His name is Elias. He is incredible. This is a one-of-one dress. It’s made out of steel rods. So it’s handmade, human-made, a lot of effort.”

Jenna Ortega at a special screening of ‘Klara and the Sun’ in New York City on Oct. 19, 2026Credit: Johns PKI / SplashNews.com

“He’s been holding onto this dress for me, and it’s perfect. It’s very fitting with the film, so I’m so grateful,” Ortega adds.

Matso shared a video of a model wearing the unique dress on his Instagram back in April, revealing that it had been made using crystal beads and steel.

“Boning made fluid. Still in process, can’t wait to share more about the process of this dress and all the people involved❤️,” he captioned the clip at the time.

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Ortega, who was joined at the film screening by her co-star Amy Adams and director Taika Waititi, was styled for the event by Enrique Melendez. She completed her look by wearing her brunette hair in a center part and opted for her signature smoky eye makeup.

In the dystopian sci-fi Klara and the Sun, Ortega plays Klara, a solar-powered Artificial Friend, or AF — a humanoid companion designed to help combat loneliness. Klara develops a bond with its teenage owner.

Jenna Ortega at a special screening of ‘Klara and the Sun’ in New York City on Oct. 19, 2026Credit: Johns PKI / SplashNews.com

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Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling 2021 novel also stars Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy (Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy’s son), Steve Buscemi and Natasha Lyonne.

“I’m playing a robot, and it’s a dystopian future where no one knows what the future looks like,” Ortega tells PEOPLE of the role, while speaking at Monday’s event.

“It’s always so funny to watch older films and think, ‘Okay, we thought we were going to have flying cars, and we thought we were going to…’ So it is a dystopian story in a world that doesn’t resemble—it’s a bit uncanny in that way, where it’s slightly off,” she adds.

Klara and the Sun arrives exclusively in theaters on Oct. 23.

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