Last Updated on 10/09/2024 by Arun jain
Ella Amhoff hit the runway at Coach’s Spring 2025 show at New York Fashion Week on Monday.
The stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris wore a custom “I Heart NY” T-shirt under a black blazer, a black miniskirt, a black baseball cap, matte black ballet flats and a chain-link-strap shoulder bag.
Amhoff, 25, is known as a multidisciplinary artist: knitter, designer, social media influencer and, until 2021, model. A few days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, she signed with the prestigious agency IMG Models in January of that year.
“It’s not really about shape, size or gender,” said IMG president Evan Bart. The New York Times Then “Ella communicates this moment in time. There’s a cheekiness and joy that she exudes.”
Bart said he saw Amhoff “conversing fashion” at Biden’s inauguration. Worn by the then 21 year old Miu Miu tartan coat A deep burgundy dress designed by Batsheva with a pilgrim collar and bedazzled shoulders, New York designer.
Amhoff graduated from Parsons School of Design later that year with a degree in fine arts and a concentration in textiles. Since then, she has modeled for brands such as Balenciaga and collections such as Adidas by Stella McCartney.
For all her good intentions, however, signing with one of the biggest modeling agencies was a major journey, she said. The Washington Post last year.
“My whole life, I’ve had really low self-esteem and confidence, so this kind of felt like a way for me to get that back,” she said. “I have body hair, I have tattoos. Like, it’s not crazy in today’s scheme of things, but it’s not what you’d consider the most common type of model.”
On the runway, she said, “I just kind of black out and go into a zen state. Basically, I’m trying not to look at Anna Wintour.
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