Sabrina, along with stylist Jared Ellner tops The Hollywood Reporter’s list of Red Carpet Royalty. The article features 25 styles and their celebrity clients while breaking down the best red carpet looks from the year. Sabrina and Jared’s section of the article can be read below. Photos from the photoshoot and scans from the magazine have been added to the gallery.

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Red Carpet Royalty: Sabrina Carpenter, Connor Storrie, Chase Infiniti, Kate Hudson and the Stylists Who Help Them Rule — Meet the 25 power stylists who conjured up this year’s most magical looks.

Behind every newly minted star ­— Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie, One Battle After Another’s Chase Infiniti and Sentimental Value’s Renate Reinsve number among 2026’s biggest Hollywood breakouts — there is always a stylist working overtime to ensure every Choo and Cartier diamond aligns with what’s now and what’s next. Stylists wield as much power in Hollywood as they do double-sided tape, especially when it comes to marketing a film or TV show even before it hits theaters and streamers. Consider Timothée Chalamet’s “hardcore orange” curated by his stylist, Taylor McNeill, for the Marty Supreme premieres (A24’s highest-grossing worldwide release ever); Margot Robbie’s Cathy-worthy corsets for the Wuthering Heights press juggernaut as styled by Andrew Mukamal (the same mastermind behind Robbie’s Barbiecore for the $1.44 billion-grossing film); or Paul Anthony Kelly’s nod to JFK Jr.’s iconic ’90s style, which his stylist Warren Alfie Baker revisited to promote FX’s Love Story.

And now, The Devil Wears Prada 2 fans wait with bated breath — or “girded loins,” as Stanley Tucci’s Nigel would say — to see what Meryl Streep’s and Anne Hathaway’s stylists, Micaela Erlanger and Erin Walsh, respectively, will dress them in, having already driven a record-smashing 222 million views in 24 hours for the trailer. “There’s a real sense of play on this tour — everyone is in on the reference, but we’re not re-creating the past, we’re evolving it,” says Erlanger, Streep’s stylist. “And yes, there are a few moments coming that fashion people and film lovers alike will instantly recognize, but with just enough of a twist to keep you on your toes.” A-Frame co-founder Alexandra Feldman adds, “The amount of attention a film or TV project can garner from an amazing styling and glam run can dramatically influence views and ticket sales.”

And yet as studios slash glam budgets amid fewer productions and increasing consolidation — with styling fees dipping as low as $500 for a look that can drive up to $3,500 in hard costs for tailoring and shipping — stylists in Hollywood may wonder if their labor is being valued, or if what they do still matters. It may seem bleak when OG stylist Kate Young says she is paid less for press-tour work today than 15 years ago. “The reality is that brands hold the purse strings now. When I started doing this, movie companies paid,” Young has said recently.

With income stemming from the labels themselves — even talent is asked to supplement studio rates out of pocket — a red carpet fatigue can set in as brand endorsements become predictable. (Remember when “Who are you wearing?” could be legitimately surprising?) The shifting landscape has forced stylists to leverage themselves as brands for collaborations, social partnerships and consulting; to dip into the private client sector (with high-net-worth individuals willing to pay a celebrity stylist their full rate); as well as advertising. “If anything, stylists’ influence is expanding,” counters The Only Agency founder and CEO Kent Belden, citing the surge in content across social and legacy media. “As long as talent is front-facing in music, movies, TV shows, red carpets, etc., stylists will always matter. They are not just dressing talent; they’re setting trends for the rest of the world and culture at large.”

In today’s ecosystem of stars and sales (of both the movie ticket and fashion variety), stylists are key tastemakers in the dream factory that is Hollywood. “A stylist’s work can propel talent into becoming a brand’s face. The looks they choose can insert their client into a narrative they’ve never been in and help to position them for what they want next, career-wise,” says With Falcon agency founder Ashley Falcon. You can feel it when that perfect stylist-talent pairing has been achieved, because it “ripples through the zeitgeist.” Or, at the very least, Instagram.

Jared Ellner’s Corset Callback
Clients: Sabrina Carpenter and Emma Chamberlain

Top Look: A series of custom Victoria’s Secret bedazzled corsets under a little white towel were pivotal for Carpenter’s wardrobe reveal on her Short n’ Sweet Tour, which generated $77.4 million by the end of 2025. Ellner says the finale bodysuit — a glitzy ombre number with the MGM-approved “The End” graphic on the front — was the “perfect way to finish out that chapter.” Carpenter appreciates the razzle-dazzle, as evidenced by her inspirations (“I pull a lot of inspo from the great Bob Mackie girls, Jane Birkin, Barbara Bouchet!”) and love of shine: “If I could wear one thing forever, it would have to be diamonds.”

What is the most exciting part about collaborating with Sabrina?
Sabrina has such a strong sense of who she is and what kind of art she wants to create.

What are the three key components of Sabrina’s style?
She’s always feminine, timeless and sexy.

You’ve said that the Short n’ Sweet Tour was life-changing. How so?
It was my first experience styling a tour of this scale; such a culturally significant show.

Sabrina says, “I feel most comfortable wearing some kind of vintage mini-shift dress and most powerful wearing something that moves beautifully when I twirl in it!”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter