Karla Welch Tops List Of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Stylists For 2017
See which stylists landed on The Hollywood Reporter’s 7th annual ranking
Now that awards show season has officially ended, THR unveiled its seventh annual list of The Most Powerful Stylists in Hollywood.
Taking the number one spot this year is Karla Welch, the stylist behind this season’s red carpet breakout star, Ruth Negga. Welch’s ability to turn the Hollywood newcomer into a fashion force on the red carpet (while wearing an ACLU ribbon, nonetheless) helped her jump a whopping eight spots on the list after ranking at number nine in last year’s list. Rounding out the top five of 25 were Petra Flannery, Kate Young, Elizabeth Stewart and Julia von Boehm.
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Also notably making his debut on this year’s list is Law Roach, the stylist behind Celine Dion’s incredible style transformation last year. Along with Dion, Roach also styles Zendaya and is the co-creative director of her fashion line, Daya by Zendaya—making him a rising force in the styling world in itself. Micaela Erlanger (the force behind both Meryl Streep and Lupita Nyong’o’s style) and Jason Bolden (who gave us all those wonderful Taraji P. Henson looks this season) are also among those featured on this year’s list.
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See THR’s full ranking of 2017’s Most Powerful Stylists in Hollywood:
1) Karla Welch (Clients: Ruth Negga, Sarah Paulson, America Ferrera, Busy Philipps, Karlie Kloss, Lorde, Justin Bieber, Pink)
2) Petra Flannery (Clients: Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Saldana, Daisy Ridley, Andrew Garfield)
3) Kate Young (Clients: Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Margot Robbie, Selena Gomez, Dakota Johnson, Sienna Miller)
4) Elizabeth Stewart (Clients: Viola Davis, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain, Gal Gadot, Amanda Seyfried)
5) Julia von Boehm (Client: Nicole Kidman)
6) Ilaria Urbinati (Clients: Tom Hiddleston, Casey Affleck, Donald Glover, James Marsden, Nina Dobrev, Bradley Cooper, Anya Taylor-Joy)
7) Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn (Clients: Lily Collins, Hailee Steinfeld, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Biel, Gwen Stefani)
8) Micaela Erlanger (Clients: Meryl Streep, Lupita Nyong’o, Winona Ryder, John Boyega)
9) Samantha McMillen (Clients: Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, Evan Rachel Wood, Chris Rock)
10) Maeve Reilly (Clients: Janelle Monae, Hailey Baldwin, Halsey)
11) Cristina Ehrlich (Clients: Brie Larson, Priyanka Chopra, Lena Dunham, Tina Fey)
12) Leslie Fremar (Clients: Charlize Theron, Julianne Moore)
13) Erin Walsh (Clients: Kerry Washington, Thandie Newton, Megyn Kelly, Sarah Jessica Parker)
14) Jill Lincoln and Jordan Johnson (Clients: Jennifer Lawrence, Sofia Vergara, Kiernan Shipka)
15) Nola Singer (Clients: Naomie Harris, Ireland Baldwin)
16) Jessica Paster (Clients: Emily Blunt, Ruby Rose, Constance Wu, John Krasinski)
17) Nina and Clare Hallworth (Clients: Kirsten Dunst, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patrick Dempsey)
18) Jason Bolden (Clients: Taraji P. Henson, Ava DuVernay, Mary J. Blige)
19) Rebecca Corbin-Murray (Clients: Emma Watson, Lily James, Sophie Turner, Vanessa Kirby)
20) Wendi and Nicole Ferreira (Clients: Elizabeth Banks, Octavia Spencer, Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, David Oyelowo, Tom Cruise)
21) Law Roach (Clients: Zendaya, Celine Dion, Ariana Grande)
22) Elizabeth Saltzman (Clients: Gwyneth Paltrow, Saoirse Ronan, Uma Thurman)
23) Tara Swennen (Clients: Kristen Stewart, Caitriona Balfe, Aja Naomi King)
24) Penny Lovell (Clients: Anne Hathaway, Bella Heathcote, Kristen Wiig)
25) Leith Clark (Clients: Keira Knightley, Felicity Jones, Zoe Kazan)
Read more plus see the five covers for The Hollywood Reporter’s stylist issue here.
Via Harper’s Bazaar US