There’s a Lot More to Ella Emhoff, Inauguration Star, Than Her Fabulous Coat
This much is certain: Ella Emhoff wore a great coat. It came from Miu Miu, which is a subsidiary of Prada. It was full-length, fawn-colored plaid, with a high neckline and crystal embellishments. The aesthetic skews sort of girl detective doing a homage to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collar after purchasing a bedazzle gun on eBay.
Much like the radiant canary yellow coat and ruby red headband inaugural poet Amanda Gorman wore—both by Prada—Emhoff’s look injected a rousing dose of personality and sheer fun into an event that’s not often seen as a one-day fashion week. The fashion press went collectively doolally over Emhoff’s “it person” style.
A Glamour headline read, “Ella Emhoff, Second Daughter, Run Me Over in That Coat.” An InStyle writer put it more bluntly: “I Need Ella Emhoff to Be My Best Friend.” People on Twitter described the coat as “quirky” and “sharp”—whatever that means.