America Ferrera in South Korea.Photo:Han Myung-Gu/WireImage
Han Myung-Gu/WireImage
America Ferreraknocked it out of the park with every single one of herBarbiepress tour looks.
One outfit stood out to Ferrera, though, as her absolute favorite — which is saying a lot, when every single look was a slay.
America Ferrera in South Korea.Han Myung-Gu/WireImage
“I’ve had a lot of favoriteBarbiefashion moments,” Ferrera tells PEOPLE exclusively. “My stylist, Karla Welch, is just a killer. We had so much fun together.”
Ferrera, who plays Gloria in theMargot Robbie-led film, points to her all-leather outfit at aBarbiepress conference in Seoul, South Korea, on July 3 as her winner from the summer.
“I just loved it so much,” Ferrera says of the Tanya Taylor top and Veronica Beard pants. “I mean, I’ve loved so many of the outfits, so it’s very hard to pick. But I remember putting this on and being like, ‘This is exactly how I feel.'”
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The look was styled with a black belt and black platform heels, and Ferrera wore her hair slicked back and rocked a bold pink lip. She capped it all off with gold Jennifer Meyer jewelry. Welch shared a carousel of photos onInstagramof the actress at the time, captioning it, “AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL.” Conveniently, the post was shared on July 4, and Ferrera left a gushing note: “I love you my Queen.”
Ferrera tells PEOPLE that the bold leather look — plus the hair and makeup — made her feel like a “badass,” adding, “I felt strong.”
“I love wearing a dress, but there’s something about pants and heels that make me feel tall because I’m a whopping 5'2”, so I love being in high heels, but a great pant look just feels like that’s my true inner look," Ferrera says. “What’s so brilliant about [Karla] is she is never putting clothesonme. She’s always helping bring through the way I want to feel. Sometimes that’s soft and feminine, and sometimes that’s va va voom. And other times it’s, like, badass boss in a pantsuit. I would say that I probably feel the most like myself in a badass pantsuit.”
America Ferrera at ‘Barbie’ screening in Mexico.Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
After working together for more than a decade, Ferrera and Welch have gotten to a point where they work together seamlessly. They work in tandem and Ferrera says Welch helps bring out the best in her. Plus, she pushes her.
“Karla makes me be brave sometimes,” she admits. “I don’t know that I’ve ever done full leather before. I felt so amazing in that outfit.”
source: people.com
