Celebrity Stylist Jared Ellner sat down to discuss the inspiration behind Olivia Rodrigo's NSFD (not safe for daytime) look, the inspiration behind Emma Chamberlain's style, and what clients like Bottoms's Rachel Sennott want in their red carpet styling. Learn that and more in this edition of Behind the Looks. #oliviarodrigo #emmachamberlain #celebritystyle
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00:00 This look actually was not supposed to happen.
00:02 It was a little too risque for a morning show.
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00:08 Hi, I'm Jared Ellner,
00:12 and this is Behind the Looks with Who What Wear.
00:14 This is Emma Chamberlain
00:16 for Jean-Paul Gaultier couture show.
00:20 She is wearing vintage Gaultier.
00:23 It's spring 2004.
00:25 On the runway, it was just a blazer with no pants,
00:27 but she's smaller.
00:29 So this worked out as a dress.
00:31 And then it was a little bit big,
00:33 but because it's like archival vintage,
00:36 we could not tailor it.
00:37 But they happened to have the matching corset
00:40 that we put on top, which was like crazy luck.
00:42 'Cause I love this.
00:44 I love this jacket so much.
00:45 It's beautiful.
00:46 And then the heels are by this Berlin young designer,
00:51 Maude Amorfo, which I'm obsessed with.
00:54 We actually wanted to get boots from them.
00:57 They make like a stunning ballerina boot,
00:59 but they had these instead.
01:01 And I think it worked even better
01:02 because then we tied the whole glam into the ballerina.
01:06 We made her this little fashion ice princess ballerina,
01:11 which is like a blush pink look is everything to me.
01:14 I feel like that could be the source of my love for fashion,
01:18 like a blush pink monochromatic look.
01:20 And it doesn't happen that often.
01:22 So I love this one.
01:23 But I feel like all the pieces really came together.
01:26 It was really nice to pull in a young designer
01:30 whose stuff I had saved for quite some time
01:33 that worked with this
01:33 because it just brought it to a new space.
01:37 What is it like mixing archive with new?
01:39 It is a journey.
01:40 I mean, it's really nice to transform something.
01:44 I think the beauty of archive is that it happened
01:47 and it was a moment,
01:49 but to make it something new is really exciting
01:52 and a privilege.
01:53 So I feel like when it's right
01:55 and it feels blended and like it's one look, it's amazing.
02:00 But I think it's just about finding something
02:03 that feels like the perfect compliment.
02:04 So it's not distracting
02:06 or taking away from the original design.
02:11 This is Rina Sawayama.
02:14 This was the John Wick New York premiere for John Wick 4.
02:18 It was the first time we'd worked together.
02:20 It was her first project where she was an actress.
02:23 She's a musician.
02:24 She's a model.
02:25 She's everything.
02:26 This was one of my favorite looks.
02:29 I love red carpet dressings.
02:31 I think it's such a great opportunity
02:33 to show somebody's personality,
02:36 but elevate and maybe do a character, do something new.
02:40 And Rina just takes it there.
02:42 Each look that we did for that press tour
02:43 was very different,
02:45 but this one specifically I loved.
02:47 I felt like it would have been very hard to pull off
02:50 if you weren't a true fashion girl,
02:52 and she is a fashion girl at heart.
02:55 I think Rina does a fantastic job
02:58 at treating everything like a character.
03:01 So when we're doing music things, like I did her tour,
03:06 she has a very specific vision
03:08 of what that character's story is,
03:11 how it's gonna progress.
03:12 And I think in that same way for red carpet,
03:15 she just wants to tell a story.
03:16 So this one was samurai, princess, fashion warrior.
03:21 We did this right after Jimmy Fallon.
03:25 They told us initially,
03:26 please do not choose a look that is complicated.
03:29 It needs to be easy
03:30 and something that you can slip into in like two seconds.
03:33 And there were like 60 to 100 buttons up the back.
03:38 We did not listen.
03:39 It was manic, but it was so cute.
03:42 And it was really the right moment for this look.
03:44 It just felt good for like a wintery New York vibe.
03:48 She's a chameleon.
03:50 This is SZA for the cover of Rolling Stone.
03:54 This look was created in collaboration,
03:58 one by this artist, Original Rose,
04:00 who does these gorgeous like moss purses,
04:04 specifically moss Birkins, which I'm obsessed with.
04:07 In this look, you can't see it,
04:08 but on the side there's like a huge moss Birkin
04:11 that didn't make the cut, but she made this bikini.
04:14 It was made by our tailor, Miguel Pena, and he's incredible.
04:19 And then she applied the moss after.
04:22 I love this look.
04:24 SZA is like nature, fairy princess, queen in my eyes.
04:27 That's my favorite version of her.
04:30 So to be able to do something that felt cool and chill,
04:34 but still very whimsical for a cover like this was a dream.
04:39 The boots are by Custom J1.
04:43 I love them.
04:44 They're beautiful.
04:45 And the armband is by Presley Oldham.
04:47 He is a stunning jewelry designer.
04:50 I think these were his grandma's like flowers,
04:53 beaded flowers that she made
04:54 that he turned into this arm cuff.
04:56 So it just felt like a lot of really special pieces
05:00 coming together to create what I hoped for
05:03 would be a simple, but like whimsical look.
05:07 I love this one.
05:08 What is it like seeing my styling on a newsstand?
05:10 I don't see many newsstands, to be honest.
05:12 Like I'm just not walking past newsstands.
05:15 It's incredible to hold it,
05:16 especially the Rolling Stone covers.
05:19 They're everything.
05:20 It's such an exciting feeling.
05:23 This is Rachel Sennett.
05:24 She's going to the Gotham Awards in New York.
05:27 She's wearing Dilara Fendi Coglou,
05:29 who is one of my favorite designers.
05:32 There are very few, especially young designers,
05:35 who I feel like can do things that feel antique
05:40 and like they have character
05:41 and like there's a whole story built in
05:44 in a very fashion way that isn't cheesy.
05:47 So I love this look.
05:49 Rachel's also someone who can hold a lot.
05:52 She can, similar to Rina, fill a character
05:55 and she just owns it.
05:58 I feel like she can wear the craziest things
06:01 and make it feel like herself
06:03 and like she is in charge, but still natural.
06:08 This was a really fun one.
06:09 I was not there in person.
06:11 She was in New York, so I was like FaceTiming her.
06:14 Yeah, I loved it.
06:15 I really enjoy putting her in like a
06:17 corsety, antique-y, vintage vibe
06:20 because I think she carries it very well.
06:23 When working with talent, like Rachel specifically,
06:27 I think for us, we've worked together for so long.
06:31 She was the second client I ever had.
06:33 So we've been on a journey
06:36 from the very beginning of her career to where she is now.
06:39 It's so incredible to watch.
06:41 She has come so far.
06:42 So I think it's about zooming out and then zooming in.
06:46 So like having long goals for her fashion career
06:50 and then each specific time,
06:52 really making sure that it's specific to the event
06:55 that we're going to, the photo shoot, whatever it is.
06:59 I feel like you have to have a balance between
07:02 this like North Star of what she wants to be,
07:06 which for her, I think it's like campy and fun,
07:10 but still very fashion and serious
07:14 and all those things at once.
07:16 So it's a balance.
07:17 I feel like you have to have that in mind
07:19 and then also have some freedom to play
07:21 and experiment along the way.
07:23 I identify new designers by just constantly searching.
07:28 Like I feel like you have to be on the hunt all the time.
07:31 There's always new talent coming out.
07:34 There's new artists, designers, craftsmen
07:37 doing amazing things that you just have to really
07:40 be on the lookout for.
07:41 So it's just about staying aware
07:43 and honestly being on Instagram.
07:46 Like being online is a huge part of it.
07:49 Just always discovering 'cause they're in like
07:51 every area of the world.
07:53 This is Phoebe Bridgers.
07:55 This was actually right before a shoot that we did that day.
07:59 We shot the cover of the Guardian magazine
08:02 and my friend Davis brought me onto this
08:05 and the two of them had been wanting to recreate,
08:07 I think it's like a meme, of this guy wearing a suit
08:11 and then full lingerie in the back.
08:14 And right before the shoot, we did this.
08:17 I had my tailor cut up these vintage pants,
08:20 a shirt, and we had some beautiful,
08:23 I think it was Agent Provocateur lingerie.
08:27 I mean, I think she did the perfect dorky smile
08:31 that just made it all click.
08:33 So it was hot and weird and cute.
08:35 But yeah, this was like for 20 minutes before a photo shoot.
08:40 This was not really supposed to happen,
08:42 but Davis and Phoebe had a vision
08:44 and we brought it to life.
08:46 This is Olivia Rodrigo.
08:47 She's wearing Todd Oldham from Spring 1995.
08:51 It's a very iconic runway moment.
08:53 And it was actually two pieces from different looks.
08:57 The white top went with a white skirt
09:00 and then the yellow skirt went with a yellow top.
09:02 But Todd only had the separate, so we put them together.
09:07 And this look actually was not supposed to happen.
09:10 We did a fitting for the Today Show
09:13 where I wanted this as an option,
09:15 but it was a little too risque for a morning show.
09:18 So we kind of just had it ready to go.
09:21 And then that night it was her album release
09:24 and she was like, "Let's do that."
09:27 And we didn't have the right shoes for it.
09:29 We were planning on performance shoes,
09:31 which were like boots.
09:32 So we ran out and got little clear kitten heels
09:37 in like the 20 minutes that she was doing "Glam."
09:39 And she looked amazing.
09:41 She always looks gorgeous,
09:42 but this felt really, really impactful
09:46 because it's, if you know like deep cut fashion,
09:49 this runway moment is just a viral 90s moment.
09:53 And it was such a privilege to be able to use it
09:57 for her on such a special night.
09:59 So I love this look.
10:01 I feel like there's so much history in it
10:04 that it's, you can't really go wrong.
10:08 I feel like Gen Z celebrity style
10:12 is a lot more excited about
10:16 different facets of people's style.
10:19 I feel like in the past,
10:21 people have had to be very consistent,
10:24 have clear growth from the beginning of their career
10:26 to the end.
10:27 But I do feel like Gen Z appreciates
10:31 when someone can really tap into all the different sides
10:35 of who they are style-wise.
10:37 So that's the most exciting part.
10:39 I feel like it just allows for so much creativity.
10:42 And I think it just makes for a much richer
10:47 portfolio of someone's fashion history
10:50 when you're really celebrated for doing whatever you want.
10:54 Goth, clean, chic, girly, campy,
10:57 all the things.
10:58 As long as it's really good,
11:00 I feel like it's applauded, which is lovely.
11:03 I feel like that's a great space to be in now.
11:05 What made me want to become a stylist?
11:07 Truthfully, I never really imagined being a stylist.
11:11 I went into fashion 'cause I wanted to do design.
11:15 That's what I went to school for.
11:16 That's always been the dream.
11:18 And things just sort of progressed and I followed it
11:21 and I just fell into it.
11:23 This was definitely not the goal, but I love it.
11:27 And it's become everything.
11:30 It's like my whole world now.
11:32 A celebrity that inspires me style-wise is Zendaya.
11:36 She looks fantastic.
11:38 What her and Law have done for years is really, really,
11:41 really beautifully done styling.
11:43 So that's always an inspiration.
11:45 Thank you so much for watching.
11:47 Let me know what your favorite looks are
11:48 in the comments below.
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