Karla Welch | Creative Director and Stylist

「造型」是一種需要創造力、想像力和執行力的表達形式。對於有「形象建築師」之稱的資深名人造型師 Karla Welch來說,這更是一種畢生的熱情,也使她踏上了一段不可思議的旅程。近 20 多年的造型經驗,Karla Welch 為一眾音樂、電影和時尚界的名人——從 Justin Bieber、Tracee Ellis Ross、Karlie Kloss 等名人紅星創造經典的時尚時刻,讓 Karla Welch 這個名字成為當今世界上最具影響力的明星造型師之一 。

Karla Welch 的星級造型師生涯,其實始於她口裡的一句「Yes」——「我是一個總是說「Yes」的人,我需要錢,但我更需要經驗,這樣我才可以不斷學習。」她說道。由最初從事音樂人、廣告工作,她很快憑獨特而前衛的風格贏得了青睞,並走進了荷李活的名人世界,其造型師職業生涯亦從此掀起了翻天覆地的變化。

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: (L-R) Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber attend the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: (L-R) Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber attend the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Karlie Kloss attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Karlie Kloss attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

由第一天接觸造型師工作開始,Karla 便一直堅持「造型」就是通過時尚方式來講述故事,也為她贏得了一眾名人客戶的信任和尊重。「造型就是去創造形象。」她又喜歡挑戰去創造一些適合客戶的性格或角色的造型,而非僅僅是為他們穿上一些會看起了很棒的設計,或是試圖將他們變成他們本來就不是的模樣。她又強調了忠於自己和願景的重要性,不要讓他人決定你的創作方向,她說道:「造型不只是關於衣服,它是關於講述一個人的自然美和個性的故事。」

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 27: Gal Gadot attends as Tiffany & Co. celebrates the reopening of NYC Flagship store, The Landmark on April 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 27: Gal Gadot attends as Tiffany & Co. celebrates the reopening of NYC Flagship store, The Landmark on April 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Tracee Ellis Ross attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/FilmMagic)

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Tracee Ellis Ross attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/FilmMagic)

從事造型師工作多年,又長期需要同時為不同名人、項目設計造型,Karla 由始至終保持着對身邊事物抱有好奇心,以保持她對時尚的熱誠。她認為任何的成功全在於努力工作和堅持不懈,她說道:「準備好比你想像中更難的工作。無論好壞,這是一個需要付出的行業,在任何有關創造性的行業,都不會是朝九晚五。」

Karla Welch 一直將時尚視為一種發聲渠道,她的 Instagram 帳戶亦就許多社會問題發表意見,包括婦女權利、種族、政治和可持續發展等議題。展望接下來的十年,Karla Welch 則希望堅持以創意來推動自己,並繼續通過自己的工作為對世界帶來積極影響,享受生活——「不論事情大或小,你一樣能獲得同樣的快樂和滿足——因為對我來說,這就是一個旅程。」她總結道。