Ella Emhoff | |
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 Emhoff in 2024 | |
| Born | Ella Rose Emhoff May 29, 1999 |
| Education | Parsons School of Design (BFA) |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Parent(s) | Doug Emhoff (father) Kerstin Emhoff (mother) Kamala Harris (stepmother) |
Ella Rose Emhoff (born May 29, 1999) [1] is an American artist and fashion designer. As the daughter of U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, she is a member of the Second Family of the United States.
Emhoff was born to Douglas Emhoff, an entertainment lawyer, [2] and Kerstin Emhoff (née Mackin), a film producer. [3] She was named after the jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. [4] Although her father is Jewish, Emhoff is not Jewish and Judaism is "not something she grew up with". [5] [6] Her parents divorced in 2008, when she was 9 years old. [2] [7] [8]
In August 2014, when she was 15, her father married Kamala Harris, a lawyer then serving as Attorney General of California. [7] [9] Emhoff and her brother coined the term "Momala" for their stepmother. [4] [10] Emhoff, whose family members belong to the Democratic Party, was raised around politics. [11] [12] She and her family, as supporters of same-sex marriage in California, were active in fighting against the 2008 California Proposition 8. [11] [12] In 2016, when she was 17, her stepmother was elected to the United States Senate, representing California. [13]
In 2017, Emhoff graduated from Wildwood School, where she was a member of the swimming and basketball teams. [14] [4] She was a student at the Parsons School of Design in New York City, where she majored in fine arts with a concentrated focus in apparel and textiles and graduated in 2021. [14] [10]
In 2014, Emhoff made a cameo appearance in the music video for Bo Burnham's song "Repeat Stuff". [14]
Emhoff designs jackets, hats, coats, and knitted shorts, which she sells from her Instagram account and her website. [11] [12] [15] She also sells ceramics, paintings, and drawings from her website. [16] [17]
In January 2021, Emhoff signed with IMG Models Worldwide, an international modeling agency based in New York City. [10] [18] [19] She has gained attention from the BBC and the New York Times for having tattoos and not shaving her armpit hair. [3] [20] The agency announced her contract on Twitter. [21] Earlier, she was featured in an editorial for the independent fashion magazine Buffalo Zine. [10] [12] [22] Viola, her modeling agent, signed her to his agency in September 2019.
Emhoff is a member of The 3% Movement, an organization focused on increasing the number of women creative directors in the United States. [23]
In 2021, she founded Soft Hands, a company focused on exploring "opportunities in fashion, design, creative consulting, and hosting events." [24] Her mother taught her how to knit at age six. [25] In 2023, she debuted "Ella Emhoff Likes to Knit," a pop-up presentation at New York Fashion Week. In 2024, she exhibited knit paintings at Gotham, a gallery in New York City. [26] On August 29, 2024, Emhoff announced the temporary suspension of her Soft Hands Knitting Club due to security concerns related to her stepmother's presidential campaign. In a video posted to Instagram, Emhoff explained that she needed to pause the club's activities to protect herself and other members. [27] [28]
Emhoff lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and has been called "The First Daughter of Bushwick". [3] [11] [21]
She is a supporter of LGBT rights, particularly as an advocate for the rights of transgender people. [12] In 2020, she announced she would support the organization For the Gworls, a black, transgender-led collective that raises money to help black transgender people pay for rent, gender-affirming surgery, travel, and medical care. [12] [17] [29]
Emhoff spoke in the broadcast of the 2020 Democratic National Convention in August 2020. [3] [30] On January 20, 2021, Emhoff attended the 59th U.S. Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., where her stepmother was sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States [14] [21] [5] [12]
During the Israel–Hamas war, Emhoff encouraged her 318,000 Instagram followers to donate to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. [31] However, after accusations surfaced that some UNRWA staff participated in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, she removed the link. [32] [33]
Emhoff, along with Helena Hudlin and Meena Harris, Kamala Harris's goddaughter and niece respectively, spoke onstage during the 2024 Democratic National Convention. [34]
Emhoff received international media attention at the inauguration due to her outfits, including a dress she co-designed with Batsheva Hay and a jewel-encrusted Miu Miu coat. [3] [10] [35] Vogue wrote that Emhoff's inauguration outfit "perfectly married her signature Brooklyn quirk with the solemnity of the occasion" and that Emhoff "wouldn't be hewing to any outdated notions of what a White House-adjacent young woman should dress like." [3] [36] After the inauguration, Emhoff's Instagram following increased from 50,000 followers to over 300,000 in less than a week. [3] [10] [37] Fashion retailer Lyst reported that, after footage of Emhoff went viral on Twitter and TikTok, [38] [39] Miu Miu saw a 455% increase in internet searches six hours after the inauguration. [40] She also received attention for the skirt, tie, and Thom Browne coat she wore to the national COVID-19 memorial in Washington, D.C., the night before the inauguration. [10] [41]
Since 2021, Emhoff has been dating GQ fashion writer Sam Hine. [42] [26]
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... although Ella's birthday is not until 29 May, it could well have been an early celebration.
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