So how do the Addamses end up at a Venetian period gala? “My character Morticia has helped on the fundraising committee, which she is very proud of,” Catherine Zeta-Jones explains, “so she’s making it an extravaganza like no other extravaganza.” Atwood and Sutherland took note: “The motivation in our design was ‘What would Morticia have done?’” Atwood says. “Obviously, with Tim, we tend to go to the Victorian Era just because it’s a known comfort zone for him.”

Atwood took inspiration from Oscar Wilde—namely, the poet’s humor and wit—for Wednesday’s gala costume. “It’s almost like a men’s tailored waistcoat,” she says of the top, also worn with a romantic silk tulle shirt. But Atwood decided to make the bottom of the dress grander to go tête-à-tête with the other costumes in the room. “She toes a great line of always being feminine but there’s something about her that is occasionally masculine,” Ortega says. “She balances androgyny pretty well.”

Wednesday. Evie Templeton as Agnes in Wednesday. Cr. Sophy Holland/Netflix © 2025SOPHY HOLLAND/NETFLIX

Here, watch on for a behind-the-scenes look at the Wednesday season 2 costumes.

Director: Nikki Petersen
Director of Photography: Tommy Fitzgerald
Editor: Katie Wolford
Senior Producer: Bety Dereje
Producer: Michelle Ryan
Camera Operators: Esme McNamee, Paul O’Connor, Michelle Ryan
Audio: Ross Carew, Ben Meakin
Production Assistants: Anna Hanlon, Alex Madigan Vaughn
Production Coordinator: Ava Kashar
Line Producers: Natasha Soto-Albors, Romeeka Powell
Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Arts & Graphics Lead: Léa Kichler
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Senior Talent Manager: Mica Medoff
Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
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