How Tracee Ellis Ross’s Stylist Prepared For the Met Gala This Year

Karla Welch is one of the biggest stylists in Hollywood. And last night was the Met Gala, one of the biggest nights in fashion. To say Welch was busy would be an understatement.

For the Costume Institute's exhibit, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, Welch was dressing two celebrities for the red carpet, Tracee Ellis Ross and Anna Sawai. The red carpet dress code was 'tailored for you' and as expected, they were both amongst some of the best dressed of the night, in Marc Jacobs and Dior, respectively.

Below, Welch told us how she prepared for the big night and shared some snapshots of her evening, all taken with her Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which was her choice accessory for the evening.

TG: You’ve prepared for the met gala before. How does prepping for the Met Gala differ from any other red carpet?

KW: For the Met, it’s all about the theme and it’s also the energy of NYC and everyone in fashion, arts, sports, culture converging! It’s so much fun!

Do you still get nervous at all, or does it feel like any other styling job you’ve done at this point?

I’m in pursuit of excellence always. So nerves are there but we’re prepared. We’re ready always.