Famous TikTok fashion designer Joe Ando made Ella Emhoff’s DNC dress

Ella Emhoff’s DNC look was custom

Emhoff, an artist, designer and Internet darling “First Daughter of Bushwick,” wore a tea-length dress for her DNC appearance.

The dress featured an asymmetric, off-the-shoulder neckline that flowed into a drop-waist bodice.

A full white skirt contrasted with the sky blue bodice, falling in folds around Emhoff. The sharp waist of the skirt was also embellished with frills, giving it a feminine look.

Emhoff accessorized the look with a pair of clear glasses, black Mary Jane shoes and white socks that hit her mid-calf.

Ando custom-made the dress for Emhoff, as she documented on her social media pages. He teased that he made Emhoff’s dress in a video in the days before her DNC appearance, where he and Emhoff selected fabric for the piece.

Ando has nearly 3 million followers on both TikTok and Instagram, where she is frequently documented creating pieces for celebrities including Rachel Zegler and Dakota Johnson. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2020 and his career started when he started sharing videos of his designs on social media in recent years.

Ando told Business Insider in an emailed statement that a mutual friend connected him and Emhoff because she wanted to work with a freelance designer for her DNC look.

“I’ve made dresses for so many different events and people, but this one felt so personal and I really wanted to help Ella have her moment in a stylish way,” he said, describing the creation as collaborative . “We wanted it to feel like an elegant high tea, but more modern and elevated.”

Ando said the dress took more than 75 hours to make and that Emhoff crocheted the flower on one sleeve herself.

“We knew it would be a nice way to connect with Ella’s background as an artist,” Ando said.

“I thought it looked amazing and really brought the whole look together,” he added. “I’m grateful that he trusted me and included me in the experience.”

Emhoff commented on Ando’s video on Instagram, “WE DID IT JOE!!!!!”

She did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Emhoff is a rising style icon

Emhoff’s DNC style started out more casual. On Monday, on the first day of the convention, she appeared in a Helmut Lang tank top and pants paired with a camo “Harris Walz” hat.

Then on Tuesday, she swapped her casual look for a designer ensemble, cheering on her dad in a Thom Browne plaid set, which she teamed with a playful cookie-embossed purse from Puppets and Puppets.

Emhoff also offered disposable cameras as accessories on both Monday and Tuesday.

Outside of the DNC, Emhoff’s presence in the fashion community has grown in recent years.

She signed with IMG Models Worldwide in January 2021 after turning heads at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in a Miu Miu coat. Since then, she has walked the runways for brands such as Cecilie Bahnsen and Prabal Gurung and is a frequent guest at Fashion Week events.

Emhoff has also been a vocal supporter and defender of his stepmother since her campaign began. Emhoff’s father, Doug Emhoff, married Harris in 2014, so Harris has been in her life since she was a teenager.

“Like many young people, I didn’t always understand what I was feeling, but no matter what, Kamala was there for me,” she said of the impact Harris had on her teenage years during her speech Thursday night. “She was patient, caring and always took me seriously. She never stopped listening to me and she will never stop listening to all of us.”

With her unique convention look, Emhoff is likely to sport several modernist looks throughout Harris’ campaign.