It was a role that Emhoff, 24, had a hard time conceiving of, she said in a live interview Thursday with Washington Post fashion writer Rachel Tashjian during the Post’s second annual Style Sessions. revealed. A conversation with fashion makers and a Post reporter at the Rubell Museum in Washington, D.C. . During her stepmother’s inauguration ceremony, Emhoff caught her attention with the cool outfit she wore to her swearing-in ceremony. signed with a modeling agency very soon.
“I’ve always had really low self-esteem and confidence, so this felt like a way to get that back,” she said. “I have body hair and I have tattoos. That’s not crazy in today’s scheme of things, but this is not what you would consider the most common type of model.”
When she’s on the runway, she says, “I get so groggy, so zen.” “Basically, I try not to watch Anna Wintour.”
Emhoff also talked about choosing to work with sustainable and inclusive fashion brands and how she incorporates sustainability into her own work. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, she creates knitwear and recently launched ‘Knit Club’. soft hand.
Knitwear is all the rage right now, but for years, she says, “I felt like the weird grandma trying to prove that this was cool.” She added that knitting doesn’t get enough recognition as an art form. “Knitting is an old, funky craft that’s very much geared towards women, and is probably not seen or appreciated in high art settings,” she says. change.
Wearing a blue striped sweater she knitted herself, wide-legged gray pants she noticed were held together with safety pins, and simple black brogues, Emhoff admits that her personal style is her own. He said that it does not necessarily correspond to his creative work. The clothes she makes are quirky and colorful, but lately she’s been drawn to more subdued clothes inspired by her school uniforms and suits. “I’m very particular about the silhouette,” she says.
And if you’ve been waiting for her to launch her own brand of knitwear, you’ll have to wait a little longer, she said. “I don’t know if I’m ready for that.” She sells a limited number of hats Website is currently sold out.
Emhoff’s father, the second gentleman, sat proudly in the front row in a charcoal suit and ran up for a hug at the end of a long 45-minute conversation. Secret Service agents surrounded the room. Emhoff joked that he was going to knit hats for all of them.
You can listen to the full conversation with Emhoff here.
correction
A previous version of this article misspelled Ella Emhoff’s first name in the caption. The article has been corrected.