{"id":522017,"date":"2026-03-13T22:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/522017\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:47:17","slug":"hudson-williams-ethan-hawke-rose-byrne-stylists-on-awards-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/522017\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson Williams, Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne Stylists on Awards Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tStar stylist Kate Young is quick to correct when asked about the challenges of dressing clients for the awards<\/a> season that runs from January through March. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPeople think about awards season as five or six events that kick off in January, but it\u2019s more like 20 events that start months before,\u201d explains Young, whose clients include Rose Byrne, Dakota Johnson and Michelle Williams. \u201cAn awards season run can start with the film festivals in Venice and Toronto in September, and then in December you have the Gotham Awards, as well as L.A. and New York Film Critics. It\u2019s so many award events and carpets, it can blow your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThat plethora of red carpet events leading up to Sunday\u2019s 2026 Oscars<\/a> isn\u2019t only about the quantity and quality of designer looks for high-profile stars. The job likewise can be rooted in a gradual succession of style notes that not only create an overall statement, they also play into the star\u2019s personal preferences while feeling event-appropriate. And make no mistake: The Oscars isn\u2019t only the climax of the awards season, it\u2019s also the finale of the star-stylist dressing season, the ultimate style moment.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith that in mind, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with three top stylists, whose clients indeed will be on the red carpet Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at L.A.\u2019s Ovation Hollywood, about navigating the season and the desire (or not) to create a style arc that will reach its crescendo at Oscars 2026<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\t\tKate Young\t<\/p>\n

\n\tClient: Rose Byrne, best actress nominee for If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tRose Byrne at the 2026 Actor Awards.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGilbert Flores\/Variety\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tHow would you describe your planning process? <\/p>\n

\n\tI can plan the arc of the entire season in my head, but the reality is that early on you start to see what\u2019s really working and how your client is responding. You\u2019re also having an ongoing conversation about aesthetics: You put a client in a train, and she says, \u201cI spent the whole night with people stepping on me,\u201d so you know not to do that moving forward. So the season isn\u2019t like a spreadsheet or notes; it\u2019s all in my head and intuitive. I\u2019m taking away from every event thoughts like, \u201cThis is working,\u201d \u201cThis didn\u2019t work,\u201d or \u201cWow, she looks really great here.\u201d And you carry all those thoughts through the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

\n\tHow do the Oscars differ for you versus the rest of the season? <\/p>\n

\n\tFor me, the Oscars are like a white-tie event or something on par with that, so it should be the most elevated dress and the highest high jewelry. Also, for all the previous events, they\u2019re not always custom, but the Oscars is always a planned custom dress, the one you plan the longest and will get the most attention, so it has the most intention behind it. I\u2019ve done vintage twice for the Oscars \u2014 a vintage Dior<\/a> on Natalie Portman [in 2012] and vintage Mugler on Scarlett Johansson [in 2025] \u2014 but otherwise it\u2019s always been custom. So you work with a house and early on give them notes: She likes a corset, she doesn\u2019t like a corset, or here\u2019s a color we haven\u2019t done yet. I tend to have a silhouette in mind, and we can start that as the foundation of the dress and later think about details like an embroidery. It\u2019s the best way to work with the time you have.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Chanel<\/a> dress that Rose Byrne wore to the Actor Awards, how did this design fit into your overall strategy? <\/p>\n

\n\tI know people go all out and over the top for every event, but even though this dress wasn\u2019t something I\u2019d put her in for the Oscars, it was still a wonderful dress. It wasn\u2019t only beautiful, she also was incredibly comfortable in it. I had to remind her, \u201cDon\u2019t look too comfortable,\u201d because the construction was so light. There was nothing in there reminding her to walk like a movie star.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Sunday night, how might we see all of these thoughts ultimately mesh in Rose\u2019s look? <\/p>\n

\n\tIf you look at all the big awards shows, she wore Chanel to both the Golden Globes and the Actor Awards, and she wore Miu Miu to the BAFTAs. In all those cases, the dresses had a certain ease. So we\u2019re going to try to elevate that, while also doing something that\u2019s a bit more exciting.<\/p>\n

\t\tMichael Fisher\t<\/p>\n

\n\tClient: Ethan Hawke, best actor nominee for Blue Moon<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tEthan Hawke at the 2026 Actor Awards.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tPrior to the start of an awards season, how do you develop a conversation about a client\u2019s style on the carpet? <\/p>\n

\n\tRegardless of an awards season, the way I like to work is that when a press tour starts, I will cast a wide net of requests to brands I feel would connect with the talent and\/or the project. The brands that have been supportive from the beginning are usually the ones I\u2019ll continue to reach out to and collaborate with \u2014 especially if the film or actor leads to an awards season. It\u2019s important to continue relationships. It\u2019s usually during\u00a0the\u00a0film\u2019s initial press tour that a vocabulary develops. We get into a groove of what feels good, comfortable and feels\u00a0the\u00a0most authentic on\u00a0the\u00a0actor.\u00a0But it\u2019s business, after all, and brand partnerships do come into play.<\/p>\n

\n\tAre you looking at the season as a whole or events individually, and is there a strategy of building upon each successive moment? <\/p>\n

\n\tI like to treat carpets individually, but lean into\u00a0the\u00a0tropes that Ethan stands for \u2014 but I don\u2019t like to jinx anything, so I really try to approach each carpet as if it\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0only carpet. Once brands submit sketches, I like to step back and look at\u00a0the\u00a0range over\u00a0the\u00a0course of\u00a0the\u00a0tour and slot appropriately and do what\u2019s best for\u00a0the\u00a0show and\u00a0the\u00a0brands and, of course,\u00a0the\u00a0talent.<\/p>\n

\n\tDoes the arc of the season start out as, say, not as formal or detailed, and then you build from there? <\/p>\n

\n\tThere are many variables throughout\u00a0the\u00a0process.\u00a0The\u00a0Hollywood\u00a0style machine is more complex than ever.\u00a0So I try to keep a lens on\u00a0the\u00a0talent\u2019s likes and dislikes and always put\u00a0them first. Ultimately I am here for\u00a0them and to help\u00a0them present in\u00a0the\u00a0best way possible. I know what makes\u00a0them feel good, confident and comfortable, and I lean into those, but always taking\u00a0the\u00a0talent\u2019s temperature and listening to\u00a0their feedback. So regardless, each carpet needs to feel good to my talent.<\/p>\n

\n\tMany of Ethan\u2019s looks this season have included wonderful details, such as the military-inspired vest [by Dior by Jonathan Anderson] that he wore to the Actor Awards. Are these details important to you both? <\/p>\n

\n\tYes. God is in\u00a0the\u00a0details. After all, actors are artists, and it\u2019s fun to push authentic details when\u00a0they are here for it, as Ethan always is! I have an art and photography background, so focusing on\u00a0the\u00a0right details gets\u00a0them noticed and appreciated by\u00a0the\u00a0talent. It\u2019s important to both of us, to keep it interesting.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat examples of your work from past awards season still resonate with you? <\/p>\n

\n\tThere are so many I really love, going way back to one of\u00a0the\u00a0first, in 2009 with Mickey Rourke. For\u00a0the\u00a0Oscars, we did an off-white and black Jean Paul Gaultier three-piece tux.\u00a0From a design, fabric and construction perspective, it was truly inspiring and on point for Mickey. In 2017,\u00a0Michael\u00a0Shannon\u2019s Oscars look when he was nominated for Nocturnal Animals was an immaculate Tom Ford double-breasted tux. It fit him perfectly and was a full-circle TF moment. Sebastian Stan\u2019s tour last year was truly special, especially since he was a double nominee [for The Apprentice and A Different Man], starting with a custom Prada piped coat [for the Golden Globe Awards]. Then we turned up\u00a0the\u00a0classic leading man for the BAFTAs in P. Johnson, and\u00a0then a completely different, yet more traditional Prada for the Oscars.\u00a0The\u00a0butter yellow pintucked shirt [with that suit] was unique and fresh for a spring carpet.<\/p>\n

\n\tDo you consider the Oscars the ultimate moment of the season for you and your client? <\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s mainly because it\u2019s the\u00a0finale and it carries such weight, because\u00a0there simply aren\u2019t any more chances to celebrate\u00a0the\u00a0work.<\/p>\n

\t\tAnastasia Walker\t<\/p>\n

\n\tClient: Hudson Williams, first-time Oscars attendee<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tHudson Williams at Gold House\u2019s Lunar New Year Gold Celebration in February in New York.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNoam Galai\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tBecause attention on both Hudson and Heated Rivalry just felt like it exploded following the show\u2019s premiere last fall, was it an absolute thrill when you both found out he was invited to the Oscars this year? <\/p>\n

\n\tOh, absolutely. He\u2019s been doing this a long time and is really talented, but to the rest of the world, this big blow-up of recognition has been in the last few months. So it\u2019s not like other talent that has maybe experienced a slow build \u2014 he got a lot of attention when he attended the Golden Globe Awards, but the Oscars is such a different animal.<\/p>\n

\n\tHow are you approaching his look for Sunday night? <\/p>\n

\n\tNothing is bigger than the Oscars, so the main focus is that obviously it\u2019s extremely formal. But we\u2019re making sure we\u2019re bridging the gap between that formality while also having a modern take on it. The clients I have who are attending are not your classic guys; they are really fashion<\/a>-forward.<\/p>\n

\n\tWho else will we see among your clients? <\/p>\n

\n\tShaboozey is also attending. He\u2019s also a fun fashion guy. I am really lucky; all my boys are fashion boys. [Note: Shaboozey is performing alongside Buddy Guy, Eric Gales and others during a musical tribute to Sinners<\/a>, which among its record-breaking 16 nominations includes a nod for best original song.]<\/p>\n

\n\tSince Hudson does seem like he\u2019s really into fashion, how do you approach his looks throughout the season? <\/p>\n

\n\tAs stylists, we are also working and coordinating with agents, and particular brand deals that they\u2019ve arranged also may come into play. And sometimes there is a perception that if they are aligned with a brand, the brand will just be dressing them. I try to make sure I\u2019m building good relationships with those teams as well, so that I\u2019m able to insert a direction that we feel is right for that particular client. It might involve sending different mood boards back and forth versus what was originally presented, so that I\u2019m advocating for this particular vision or idea that we want to convey. Thankfully, the teams we\u2019ve had for brand partnerships have been so amazing and lovely and collaborative in that way. So you\u2019ll see some things this weekend that represent that.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut we do put together some different things. We had a recent event where Hudson attended a Gold House party in New York, and Prabal Gurung was the host of that, so of course Hudson wore Prabal for that. We did play a bit with his suit, turning a belt into a neck sash and then using an earring on it so it looked like a brooch. He really likes to have fun with fashion, and that was reflective of that.<\/p>\n

\n\tHow do you approach the planning of the season overall? <\/p>\n

\n\tWell, I\u2019m a Virgo, so the love of organization is definitely there. We do a lot of planning, and if time permits, we\u2019ll do custom. But sometimes we\u2019re finding things out at the last minute, and we need four custom looks in a week and a half. You just have to roll with it and make it work.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat will be going through your mind when Hudson has finished dressing and is heading out to the red carpet? <\/p>\n

\n\tHonestly, I\u2019m still holding my breath at that point. I don\u2019t breathe until I\u2019ve seen it on camera and also know that the photos are good. Our agents are also on it; they\u2019re watching the livestream and also looking at the photos coming in. Meanwhile, we\u2019ve also checked the weather in advance \u2014 it\u2019s supposed to be 88 or 90 degrees when the carpet opens, so I\u2019ll be thinking about sweat. I\u2019m always worried about sweat, but I\u2019m also worried about how the jacket falls or whether someone will be on hand to make adjustments before he steps onto the carpet. So I\u2019m always on edge until the very end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Star stylist Kate Young is quick to correct when asked about the challenges of dressing clients for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":522018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[47403,10546,96162,113228,88,3976,29506,85403,235430,235431],"class_list":["post-522017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-academy-awards","tag-awards","tag-chanel","tag-dior","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-oscars","tag-oscars-2026","tag-oscars-red-carpet","tag-red-carpet-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}