16 Celebrity Stylists to Watch During the 2017 Awards Season
From left to right: Zendaya (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images), Selena Gomez (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images), Felicity Jones (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images), Ruth Negga (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Awards season is the culmination of the very best in entertainment...and they also happen to be a fantastic platform for some seriously amazing fashion moments, too. And in the age of Instagram, we all know there's so much more that goes on behind the scenes of making a best-dressed moment happen. (Stylists! Makeup artists! Hairdressers! Hype squad!)
With that in mind — and with awards season kicking off this weekend with the Golden Globes — we've rounded up 16 top celebrity stylists whose social feeds are not only a goldmine of star-studded premieres and parties, but also an inside look at fittings, sketches and more. Scroll down for stats on our favorite stylists — and their clients to look out for this awards circuit.
Kate Young
Follower count: 132K
Clients: Dakota Johnson, Margot Robbie, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams
Instagram: @kateyoung
Elizabeth Stewart
Follower count: 48K
Clients: Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Julia Roberts, Amanda Seyfried, Freida Pinto, January Jones
Instagram: @elizabethstewart1
Erin Walsh
Follower count: 28.2K
Clients: Amber Heard, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig
Instagram: @erinwalshnyc
Jill Lincoln & Jordan Johnson
Follower count: 12K
Clients: Jennifer Lawrence, Kiernan Shipka, Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Garner
Instagram: @jillandjordan
Joseph Cassell
Follower count: 15.6k
Clients: Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid, Olivia Holt
Instagram: @josephcassell1
Karla Welch
Follower count: 58.3K
Clients: Ruth Negga, Sarah Paulson, Michelle Monaghan, Justin Bieber, Amy Poehler
Instagram: @karlawelchstylist
Kemal Harris
Follower count: 11k
Clients: Alexis Bledel, Kate McKinnon, Idina Menzel, Robin Wright
Instagram: @kemal_harris
Law Roach
Follower count: 192K
Clients: Zendaya, Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Ruby Rose
Instagram: @luxurylaw
Leith Clark
Follower count: 32.2K
Clients: Felicity Jones, Kiera Knightley, Kirsten Dunst
Instagram: @leithclark
Mel Ottenberg
Follower count: 94K
Client: Rihanna
Instagram: @melzy917
Micaela Erlanger
Follower count: 49.9K
Clients: Lupita Nyong'o, Meryl Streep, Naomie Harris, Hilary Swank
Instagram: @micaelaerlanger
Petra Flannery
Follower count: 20.9K
Clients: Emma Stone, Zoe Saldana, Amy Adams, Gwen Stefani, Carey Mulligan
Instagram: @petraflannery
Tara Swennen
Follower count: 38.4K
Clients: Kristen Stewart, Emily Ratajkowski, Lucy Hale, Aja Naomi King
Instagram: @taraswennen
Victoria Sekrier
Follower count: 7,428
Clients: Alicia Vikander
Instagram: @victoriasekrier
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