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Ella Emhoff did not come to play at the inauguration. The stepdaughter of the new Vice President Kamala Harris stepped onto the national stage in an ornate coat with thick shoulders accented by an embroidered floppy collar. A headband held back her wonderfully curly hair, parted in the center; A clever grin, which could even be seen under her black mask, exuded a good mood. Has anyone ever been that cool in the DC elite?
Before her big show today, Ella was ready to become a national style icon for the next four years. The new Second Daughter is a New York based artist and Parsons textile design student. A heroine for slow fashion fans, she shares her keen art girl tastes and handcrafted knitwear on Instagram. When you scroll through her feed of gorgeous, ugly-pretty selfies, see her flaunt her armpit hair and smile ironically at the camera, it’s impossible not to smile back.
Ella had previously talked about this in an interview with Garage talked about what she might wear for the inauguration and weighed up the possibility of knitting her own suit for the big day. « I want to, but like I said, my style and practice are so different, but I think I may just have to make an exception because for such a momentous occasion I think it requires a pretty momentous outfit. » She said. While she didn’t, she definitely delivered an outfit that suited her blatantly artistic taste.
The American people can only hope that this is the first of many iconic Ella Emhoff looks. It’s time someone arrived to shake up the quiet, one-note style that has long made the sacred chambers of power of D.C. dominated.
Ref: https://www.townandcountrymag.com
