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Superstar Celebrity Stylist Karla Welch takes us behind the looks of America Ferrera for Barbie, Tracee Ellis Ross, Hailey Bieber, and so many more.
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00:00For me, some people were asking, like,
00:01how do you manage if someone's wearing the same dress?
00:03Like, you just don't care.
00:04Like, there's room for everyone.
00:11Hi, I'm Carla Welch, and today I'm
00:13going behind the looks with who, what, where.
00:15Oh, America Ferreira in Roland Marais
00:19for the London premiere of Barbie.
00:21And sadly, this was our last look before we went on strike.
00:26And we had such an amazing, fun time doing the Barbie press
00:31tour.
00:32And America's been my client for almost a decade.
00:35I was over a decade.
00:36And it was so fun to get to do, like, this blockbuster.
00:40And if you've seen the Barbie movie, of course,
00:42you know what a huge role and amazing piece of it America
00:47has.
00:47And for her to get to shine was so fun.
00:51And it was really fun because we didn't wear pink.
00:53And we, there was all these fan theories why.
00:57And there was actually not that much, like,
01:00we didn't really premeditate it.
01:02But then we kind of ran with it.
01:03And, you know, she did wear pink once.
01:05But this was such a glamorous look.
01:07And she felt like a movie star.
01:08And it was just, there was a whole lot.
01:10I feel very emotional, I think,
01:12because some clients you have are, like, the fashion girls.
01:16And every house wants to dress them.
01:17And then other girls are just, like, these amazing icons
01:21in their own space.
01:22But for America to all of a sudden get all this, like,
01:25credit for, like, how amazing she looked and how amazing she
01:28acts, not that I know looking is, like,
01:30that's not the point of it.
01:31But it felt like a real triumph of a press tour for us.
01:35And I was, like, very, like, I felt very emotional.
01:38I was so proud of it.
01:39And I'm so proud of her.
01:40And we went out with a bang.
01:43Ooh, what was my favorite?
01:44My favorite look for the Barbie tour?
01:47Oh, I loved this, actually, Tonya Taylor look she wore
01:50in Korea.
01:51It was, like, black pleather.
01:54No, I love them all.
01:55That's my rule.
01:56I kind of have to love every look.
01:57It doesn't have to be the gown on the red carpet.
02:00I like the press junket looks, too.
02:02I, like, love every, and actually we had a look in London
02:05that was a real showstopper.
02:06It was this red dress and it had a big heart in the back
02:08by Alex Perry.
02:10Okay, so this is Tracee Ellis Ross
02:12at the Vanity Fair Oscar party wearing Beaumont.
02:16This look was really exciting because we saw it on the runway
02:19and we both were like, ugh, let's wear this look.
02:22But it was also, like, kind of a, not a risky look
02:24because I don't think anything with Tracee is a risk
02:26because she's just fashion.
02:29But, you know, a hat, a pant,
02:31when girls are wearing, like, gowns,
02:33can kind of feel like a bit of an outlier.
02:36But it came in, loved the huge Boucheron earrings,
02:41and it was, like, a real moment.
02:43And it was not an easy outfit to navigate
02:46because this was actually, like, this little capelet
02:49and it had a bodysuit underneath
02:50and then the pants with the sash.
02:53And then, of course, like, the hat in that room
02:56of tons of celebrities was also kind of amazing.
02:59But I went with Tracee.
03:00It was so much fun and I would just look for the hat.
03:03Oh, my gosh, you know, Tracee's just one of my, like,
03:07most fun, wild collaborators
03:08because we both kind of have the same reference points
03:12and the same love of fashion.
03:14But, you know, she is Tracee Ellis Ross.
03:16She's the daughter of Diana Ross,
03:17who's, like, the musical icon of the world.
03:21So, you know, she was born with it.
03:23But I think one of my favorite, favorite,
03:26favorite looks with Tracee,
03:27and I think one of the looks that really kind of changed
03:29a lot of direction on the red carpet was the pink
03:33Valentino Haute Couture we did for the Emmys.
03:36The pink humongous dress was one of my favorite moments.
03:41And it was my favorite moment because also, you know,
03:43we went to that couture show together
03:44and Pierpaolo is a dear friend
03:47and it was just something we hadn't seen before
03:50on the carpet when we, when she wore it,
03:52there weren't the big voluminous dresses.
03:54And it was also a risk.
03:56We're like, are people going to get it?
03:58And then we were like, fuck it.
03:59I don't care if people get it or not.
04:01There is nothing that Tracee Ellis Ross
04:04won't do when it comes to fashion.
04:07Ooh, here's a Gal Gadot in Ferragamo.
04:11And this was one of these looks that
04:12when I saw it on the runway,
04:16I was like, I need to have that look.
04:17And I didn't at the time know who was going to wear it,
04:20but I knew I wanted it.
04:22So I'm a little relentless.
04:23I mean, if you talk to showrooms
04:25and the designers will say I'm very relentless,
04:28respectful, but completely relentless.
04:30Like when I want to look,
04:31I just badger people to get it.
04:36Because I know that I'm going to bring
04:37their creation to life.
04:39Like when a designer,
04:40it's my responsibility as a stylist
04:42to like interpret the looks
04:44of the designer feels really happy.
04:46So Gal was going to Tidum in Brazil.
04:50And it's a humongous showcase for Netflix,
04:55for her movie Heart of Stone.
04:57And I was like, this is the perfect place for this dress.
05:01And we like wore double Tiffany Elsa Peretti cuffs
05:05in the bone cuff, but in black.
05:08Hair was slick because she plays like a superhero secret agent.
05:12And just the shine, the shine was like out of control.
05:15You know, I'm at the point where when I work with someone new
05:19or someone comes to me and wants to work with me,
05:20it's always very flattering.
05:22And you know, Gal and I had a meeting
05:24and we just hit it off.
05:26And I feel like I've known her forever.
05:28And, but it's exciting.
05:29It's exciting to like, I always want to be inspired
05:32and I want to work with women and men who inspire me
05:35and who are doing amazing things in the world.
05:37And she's one of them.
05:37Oh, here we have Vanessa Kirby in Schiaparelli Couture
05:42for the New York premiere of Mission Impossible.
05:44It's kind of perfect.
05:45Like this look is so simple, but not simple.
05:49So actually this bit here on her arms
05:51is this beautiful velvet sort of half cape.
05:55And just the most beautiful silk bias dress,
05:59like a very nineties feeling.
06:02And you know, when I started working with Vanessa,
06:03she wanted to kind of like literally and figuratively
06:06like wear her hair down a little bit
06:07and she's quite sexy.
06:10And I think this really like showed this like classy
06:13kind of reserved, like icy princess,
06:17but very like sexy girl all at the same time.
06:19Talk about sexy.
06:21This is Olivia Wilde in Chloe for the Met Ball
06:26for Karl Lagerfeld as you might all know
06:29that Karl Lagerfeld was the designer of Chloe.
06:31So this is an exact replication of a Chloe dress
06:36that Karl designed.
06:37And it's actually one of the most famous Chloe dresses.
06:39It has the guitar on front.
06:41And you know, we didn't think
06:42we were going to do the arm cuffs, the wrist cuffs.
06:46But when we got there, we were like, it's the Met Ball.
06:49It's a costume ball.
06:50Like you got to add a little bit to it and kind of amazing.
06:54And a funny story is someone else at the Met Ball
06:59wore a vintage version that they had altered a bit.
07:02And people were like, oh my God, the drama.
07:05It's like, no, it just shows like how amazing
07:08one dress can be worn several different ways.
07:10I mean, the other person's was black, but yay.
07:13For me, some people were asking like,
07:15how do you manage if someone's wearing the same dress?
07:17Like you just don't care.
07:18Like there's room for everyone.
07:19And that's, we don't, I don't subscribe to that culture
07:22of like who wore it better or best dressed or worst dress.
07:27Like we're, that's so mean.
07:28Like how about you're there
07:30and you're representing the designer you're with.
07:32You know, Olivia was there with Chloe.
07:35That's the, like the house of Chloe where he worked.
07:38So they sort of, these are the dresses
07:40that they wanted their guests to wear.
07:42So I think we were with the definitive kind of team on it.
07:47And that's, that's what we did.
07:48And they didn't have a problem with it and neither did I.
07:50Oh my God, this was such a moment.
07:55My Lady Paulson and Holland Taylor
07:57at the Louis Vuitton show in Paris.
08:00And this was, I mean, I love these two so much.
08:02I, Sarah Paulson and I go so far back.
08:05We have such an amazing relationship.
08:09Lady P, like that's who I dress like.
08:11We dress alike.
08:13And her and Holland were going to the Louis Vuitton show
08:15and for Nicolas Guesquière.
08:18And we had a fitting and I said, look at this amazing jacket.
08:22And she's like, oh, I love it.
08:24And I was like, Holland, what I need you to do
08:26is grab her by the zipper in Paris.
08:29And she did.
08:30And of course it went viral and it was so funny.
08:32And I, it was great.
08:34I mean, they're so lovely and loved and how amazing, how amazing.
08:39They were kind of the stars of the show, to be honest.
08:42Oh, I knew this one was coming.
08:44So this is Justin Bieber and custom Balenciaga for the Grammys.
08:49And might add an ex Carla Beanie.
08:51That's one of my, he wears my beanies like crazy.
08:55But the story behind it is that he was wearing a different look.
08:59He was actually wearing this like Bottega look.
09:01Sorry, Bottega.
09:02Um, and Haley, we styled her in this beautiful, like very 90s silk white slip dress.
09:09Um, and she was like, you can't wear that to Justin.
09:12You've got to be a little dressier.
09:13And he was nominated for so many Grammys.
09:15And he's like, Carla, what do we do?
09:17And I said, well, I have this custom suit ready to go.
09:21And he's like, cool.
09:23And he put it on and I was like, and here are the shoes, these Crocs.
09:26And he's like, right on.
09:28And he put it on and he walked out the door.
09:30You know, we take a lot of hits, but it was so incredible.
09:34I love this look so much.
09:35But like, man, do people like come for you if they don't like it?
09:38And, uh, I'm like, bring it on.
09:41This is like fashion.
09:42And he, he's fashion.
09:44I think like the memes that went around for like her being in her like cute little red dress
09:49and him being in his sweats is like, he was there supporting her.
09:54You know, here's an amazing guy supporting his woman who's, it's her turn to shine.
09:59Like Haley has that road, which is such a great new beauty brand.
10:04And, you know, when you're the star as Justin Bieber is like people fall into support and
10:10he was supporting her and he is who he is.
10:13Let him wear his fucking sweats.
10:14Let him wear a sweat.
10:15Sorry, edit that swear word one.
10:17Let us wear his sweats.
10:18They were going to Krispy Kreme.
10:20This is when we won the Met Ball.
10:22Um, this is Haley in Custom Saint Laurent for the Gilded Age Met Ball.
10:27I love working with Saint Laurent and Anthony Vaccarello because he's very specific.
10:32He has a very like, that's his, that's his, it's his, it's his design.
10:38You're not asking him to make something for you.
10:40He will make you the dress.
10:41And, but we were talking and the Met Ball is fun to prepare for because there's the theme.
10:46And so you can really lean into the theme depending on who you're going with and, and it's always
10:51nice to give a nod to it.
10:52Right?
10:52So we, I read this story about like a young Vanderbilt in the twenties or turn in New York
10:58and descending the staircase in a slip white dress with feathers.
11:03And so I think we said that to maybe to Anthony and he, this is actually a version of a
11:07dress
11:08that, um, Jerry Hall wore in the early nineties in one of, uh, Mr. Saint Laurent, Monsieur Saint Laurent's
11:15last shows, this dress was so beautiful and the cape, she threw it and had a real moment.
11:22And those tights were so hard to get done because we needed a perfect, not too, not too dense,
11:30not too sheer.
11:31Like those were a lot of work, but it's all in the details people.
11:35Ooh.
11:35I think the common denominator between all my clients, and maybe this is the common denominator
11:40of my approach and my styling is that I want my clients just to look like the best version
11:44of themselves.
11:45I actually want to look like I haven't even been there, that it's there.
11:50It's them doing it.
11:52And that they all, I think of, you know, really, if you look at my client list, everyone looks
11:55really different.
11:57I will never pick favorites of any of my clients or any of my looks.
12:02I love them all equally like a parent loves all their child equally.
12:08Although my mom loves me the most, I know what she told me.
12:10Okay.
12:11Thank you so much for watching.
12:13Um, please let me know your favorite and don't send me any Justin Grammy hate.
12:18That look was amazing and you know it.
12:28That look was amazing and you know it.
12:29I love you.
12:30I love you.
12:30I love you.
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