It takes a lot of work to makeover America Ferrera into Ugly Betty. Her hair is a wig especially made for her, it's a shade darker than her real hair. Her outfits are chosen for bold colors and patterns, in vintage fabrics that were in style in the 1980's. Her clothes fit loosely so as to avoid accentuating her figure. The cat-eyed red reading glasses accentuate her bushy brows and unkept hair. The braces are actually a plastic piece that was customized to fit over her teeth.