The Hollywood Reporter (Weekly)

THE TOP 25

LOOKS THAT MADE THE LIST

DANIELLE GOLDBERG

Clients: Ayo Edebiri, Greta Lee,

Olivia Rodrigo

The New York-based Vogue and T

Magazine alum keeps Hollywood’s fashion “It” girls looking effortless­ly cool, which seems only natural as she used to style Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and The

Row campaigns. Goldberg juggled Past Lives star Lee and The Bear Emmy winner Edebiri for awards season. A standout was Loewe ambassador Lee in a draped white shirtdress at the BAFTA Tea Party in Beverly Hills, a perfect example of Goldberg’s minimalist touch. The stylist is also behind Kaia Gerber’s Celine looks and Rodrigo’s archival Versace.

BRAD GORESKI

Clients: Demi Moore, Kaley Cuoco

The TV personalit­y and stylist got an early start as an assistant on The Rachel Zoe Project, which is where he met Moore.

“I’ve been working with Demi since 2008. I think what we do together is sophistica­ted and sexy. She has an impressive knowledge of fashion history, which makes dressing her fun,” says Goreski. “She’s an icon.” For Moore’s Feud: Capote vs.

The Swans premiere in New York City, the invite called for black-and-white chic inspired by Truman Capote’s 1966 masquerade ball. “The Balmain swan dress was too perfect. I showed it to Demi at the fitting and she fell in love with it,” says

Goreski, who embellishe­d the look with Cartier jewels. “I could tell she felt beautiful and powerful.” Adds Moore, “I think the dress speaks for itself — it was fun, playful and yet elegant.” During the strike, the pair attended fashion shows in Sweden, Milan and Paris. “It was nice to continue creating chic looks with her,” says Goreski. Moore is enthusiast­ic about future impactful looks: “No one does it like Ryan Murphy! For now, I am excited to be stepping into Landman with Taylor Sheridan!”

SAMANTHA McMILLEN

Clients: Charles Melton, Brie Larson The stylist behind the looks that aided the meteoric rise of internet boyfriend Melton, McMillen also created Larson’s press ’fits. “We were trying modern takes on the 1950s and early 1960s silhouette­s, as Lessons in Chemistry was set in that era,” says McMillen. “We did a Grace Kelly with Prada for the Globes, and the Critics Choice look was an updated Audrey Hepburn, also by Prada.” The standout was Larson’s sexy, ab-baring Versace at the SAG Awards, a take on the 1950s sweater set and full-skirt look. “We’d seen a shoot with Claudia Schiffer in a Versace pink sweater and silk full skirt” in a 1984 Vogue, says McMillen, who also works with Elle Fanning. “Donatella and the team reimagined it in a new way for Brie.”

ENRIQUE MELENDEZ

Client: Jenna Ortega

The star of Netflix’s Wednesday tends to lean into her alter ego’s Gothic style, but for the Emmys, Ortega and her longtime stylist ripped up their own playbook. “It was a Dior dress that I’d had my eye on for months, but it was part of an exhibit,” says Melendez of the anti-Wednesday delicate, pastel floral-embroidere­d frock. Luckily, Dior was able to track it down and deliver it days before the show to the comedy lead actress nominee. The ultra-femme dress generated $5.6 million in media impact value on the Dior ambassador, as reported by THR. Up ahead, Melendez can’t wait to delve back into the world of Tim

Burton: “I’m super excited for Beetlejuic­e Beetlejuic­e with Jenna.” The sequel to the 1988 movie is slated for September.

JAMIE MIZRAHI Clients: Jennifer Lawrence, Adele, Jeremy Allen White

The look might be quiet luxe, but the overhaul of Lawrence’s wardrobe in the past year has been anything but shy. A heavy rotation of chic essentials by The Row (white tees, wide-leg trousers, trench coats), coupled with Dior for the carpet and minimal jewelry allowed Lawrence’s effortless style to shine through. “There has been a consciousn­ess to peel back and push forward in ways that feel high-fashion and intentiona­l,” says Mizrahi. “My favorite look was Jen in the red Dior at Cannes,” she says of the crepe silk gown and wrap that the actress wore to the Bread and Roses premiere. “I also loved her gray street style outfit where she was wearing The Row and Elsa Peretti.”

STYLIST OF THE YEAR ANDREW MUKAMAL

THR’S

Clients: Margot Robbie,

Billie Eilish, Carey Mulligan

A pink wave dominated last summer when Greta Gerwig’s Barbie pulled in $1.45 billion and Barbiecore emerged as the biggest fashion trend of 2023. For the film’s global media blitz, Robbie and her new stylist drew inspiratio­n from the iconic doll to great acclaim, whether a 2015 “Pink & Fabulous” Barbie (polka-dot Versace) or a 1992 “Totally Hair” Barbie (swirly Pucci). “Margot leaned into all the fun referentia­l Barbie looks,” says Mukamal, THR’s stylist of the year. A surprise was a black sequin Schiaparel­li dress with a voluminous tulle hem, inspired by 1960 “Solo in the Spotlight” Barbie, that the lead actress and producer wore to the film’s Hollywood premiere. “I felt it would be exciting and unexpected for Margot to not wear pink, after we had been embracing Barbie’s signature color for almost all other appearance­s,” says Mukamal, who just feted the

launch of his new Rizzoli book Barbie: The World Tour (co-authored with Robbie). “Manolo Blahnik designed us the perfect Barbie mule, which we then made in a dozen colors.” The stylist also garnered raves for Maestro’s Mulligan, whom he outfitted in elegant looks inspired by her portrayal of Felicia Montealegr­e and the golden age of couture. The Oscar nominee’s re-creation of a 1951 Cristobal Balenciaga Flamencos gown stole the night. “We were so thrilled that Balenciaga agreed to re-create it — truly one of my favorite gowns from fashion history,” says Mukamal. “When I discovered her character married Leonard Bernstein in 1951, I knew it was meant to be.”

JESSICA PASTER

Clients: Emily Blunt, Quinta Brunson The red carpet veteran isn’t averse to risk: “I’ve had three polarizing looks, with three different clients, this awards season,” says Paster. Abbott Elementary’s Brunson in “intentiona­lly wrinkled” Dior velvet and

The White Lotus’ Aubrey Plaza in a yellow “Post-it Note” Loewe dress (it sparked hilarious memes) at the Emmys both landed on love-it-or-hate-it polls, while Oppenheime­r nominee Blunt’s shimmery Schiaparel­li at the Oscars started a lively conversati­on around its elevated straps. “Who would have known levitating shoulder straps would cause such a furor?” says Blunt. “I’ll be honest, it delighted me. We knew when that work of art walked the runway and stopped my heart that we would have some people come swinging, but that’s maybe what I adored so much about it.” Paster and Blunt, who’ve been collaborat­ing for 18 years, also served up attention-grabbing red for the star’s stellar Oppenheime­r run, including a wow moment with crimson Armani Privé sequins and Tiffany & Co. jewels for the Critics Choice Awards. But expect a different look for Blunt’s next venture: “I love for the style on a press tour to have an essence of the movie. If The Fall Guy is our love letter to our incredible stunt performers and crews, then I love the idea of a more casual embrace. Mainly because I’ll get to wear sneakers most of the press tour.”

LAW ROACH Client: Zendaya

The fashion trailblaze­r, THR’s stylist of the year for 2021 and 2022, continues to work with Zendaya despite his decision to retire from red carpet styling last March. “I guess I’m not fully retired,” says Roach, who dressed the Dune: Part Two star in internet-shattering vintage Thierry Mugler at the London premiere: “Zendaya’s

Mugler robot moment made history,” says Roach of the futuristic metallic suit. “We were scared to ask for it and we thought the best way to do it was in Paris, so we flew there to have a meeting with the Mugler team. We pitched them the idea and explained how it would be such an impactful moment. It was validating to see [it] happen.” What’s next? The first

Monday in May is fast approachin­g, and Roach will be dressing Zendaya for her duties as a co-chair of this year’s “Garden of Time”-themed Met Ball.

ELIZABETH STEWART Clients: Cate Blanchett, Julia Roberts, Viola Davis

The Santa Monica-based stylist continues to rewear and repeat looks, a bold sustainabi­lity directive that landed her THR stylist of the year in 2023. “Cate [Blanchett]’s BAFTA look highlighte­d a lot of things we are interested in — her gown was made of deadstock from the Louis Vuitton atelier, and her jewelry was reworked from existing pieces, including the necklace she had worn to win in the year before,” says Stewart. “Not many people do [this] on the carpet … and it illustrate­s that less consumptio­n really works.” Stewart stayed busy during the strike with her longtime client Jessica Chastain, who promoted Memory at the Venice Film Festival (the indie film had an interim agreement). “Jessica truly has that movie star vibe that elevates every look,” says Stewart of the actress, who dazzled in a plunging Gucci gown with gradient sequins at the film’s premiere.

SHIONA TURINI Client: Beyoncé

The multitalen­ted brand consultant, costume designer and stylist, who hails from Bermuda and now resides in L.A., started working with Beyoncé in 2023, timed to her Renaissanc­e World Tour. Only the hottest brands — Loewe, Mugler, Alexander McQueen, Pucci — made up the music megastar’s performanc­e wardrobe, often a reimaginin­g of pieces first spotted on the designer runways. Jonathan Anderson’s “hands-on” bodysuit, inspired by the designer’s Fall 2022 Loewe collection, was an MVP of the tour with nude, silver and crimson versions popping up in Sweden, Beyoncé’s home state of Texas and New Jersey. “So nice we did it thrice,” Turini captioned an Instagram post.

ILARIA URBINATI

Clients: Barry Keoghan, Donald Glover It was the year the stylist behind many of the town’s leading men took a rules-bedamned approach and pushed beyond colorful tailored suits (a signature Urbinati style) in favor of edgy shirtless, sleeveless and cropped ’fits for Saltburn star Barry Keoghan. “What I aim to do with clients is create looks so unique to them that it feels like only that particular person could pull it off,” says Urbinati. She describes the Irish actor’s vibe as “playful, rebellious and completely his own,” noting that they leaned into things that were flirtier this season. For the Academy Museum Gala, the Burberry ambassador suited up in olive green Givenchy, which kicked off a series of influentia­l sleeveless looks. “I had not really seen a sleeveless suit on the

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carpet much or ever before, and he was just the man to do it,” says Urbinati.

ERIN WALSH

Clients: Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway “The response to Selena’s VMAs look was instantly viral,” says Walsh, who started working with Gomez last summer. “It had a ‘wow’ feeling, but also evoked a bit of

Old Hollywood screen siren, while letting Selena’s spirit and beauty shine through,” she says of the hand-beaded Oscar de la Renta scarlet gown that garnered more than 15 million likes on the star’s Instagram. Another viral moment was Hathaway in cerulean blue Versace for the Devil Wears Prada cast reunion at the SAG Awards: “After seeing the Versace show with Anne in Milan the day before, we flew to L.A. that morning and got her ready in about an hour at LAX,” recalls Walsh. Hathaway racked up 8.3 million views for the getting-glam video that she posted on Instagram post-SAGs. Expect more viral moments from the stylist, who says we’re officially in Gomez’s “bombshell era.”

KARLA WELCH Clients: America Ferrera, Greta Gerwig

Oscar nominee Ferrera stunned in sculpted, Barbie-pink Versace chain mail at the Dolby Theatre. “We thought we’d save the pink for last,” Welch captioned a quick first look of the dress on her IG before the star hit the carpet (it has close to a million views). Says Ferrera, who has worked with Welch for the past decade, “The pink chain mail Versace dress for the Oscars was made just for me, and I met two of the women who made it with their own hands. I couldn’t believe the amount of work that went into it. It felt like wearing a piece of art.” Equally slinky and smoldering was the film’s director, Gerwig, in Gucci, also courtesy of Welch, at the Academy Awards. “You know, it was a Barbie bombshell kind of night,” she says.

KATE YOUNG Clients: Julianne Moore, Scarlett Johansson

When Moore stepped out at the 14th annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles, she lit up the carpet in a blindingly reflective silver Valentino caped gown.

The glittering style was something the

May December star, who tends to favor minimal and modern, would usually reserve for Cannes, but the over-the-top gown landed her on many of the evening’s bestdresse­d roundups. Another standout by the Brooklyn-based stylist, who worked on a line of mix-and-match pieces for Splendid during the strike, was a pink

Prada peek-a-boo bra dress on Johansson at the Asteroid City premiere in Cannes. “We were thinking about color and clean, modern lines,” says Young, who started working with Johansson in 2021. “Scarlett’s really luxe and loves the ’90s.”