Ella Emhoff is pulling attention all over Instagram and online through her quirky and unique style. Not only is the 22-year-old Parson graduate signed with IMG Models, but her taste in fashion that draws from the artsy, quirky and chic makes her an up-and-coming modern style icon. From small businesses to luxury brands, this young artist-model has proven that she make anything, and everything, work. Emhoff dresses to impress, but she does it effortlessly—even when it comes to knitwear, a trend she clearly loves as she often adopts it in her everyday looks. In fact, she created a collection of knitwear that echoes her adolescent diary and childhood photographs for her Fine Arts final project, fusing art and fashion into one.
Her creation, appreciation and taste in knitwear places her at the frontier of trendy knitwear looks that have recently taken Instagram and Tik Tok by storm. This surge in knitwear popularity follows the Y2K (Year 2000) fashion trends that have been growing in demand, especially on social media. If you’ve been wanting to give knitwear a go but unsure of where to start (in this weather? Yes, it’s possible), Emhoff is your go-to knitwear queen. We’ve put together this round-up of some of our favourite looks of hers for you to steal some inspiration—from the presidential inauguration to her everyday ‘fits.
Ella Emhoff via Instagram showing off Its Memorial Day‘s knitted hat, bag and bralette. Who says co-ords can only come in a top-bottom set, Emhoff proves that we can find cute co-ord sets through accessories and in knitwear no less!
Ella Emhoff via Instagram wearing BaileyXGoldberg knitted beanie. Every season is hat season—evidently, there are ways to make your go-to knitted hat into your go-to summer hat.
Ella Emhoff via Instagram wearing her hand-knit granny square house coat. Despite “granny” in the name, this is one cool coat. It goes to show that Emhoff can make anything work—if you put your mind to it, you can too!
Ella Emhoff’s dress at the presidential inauguration. You can never go wrong with a simple and elegant burgundy dress; easy, breezy and elegant. It’s something we should all have in our closets.
Ella Emhoff via Instagram wearing her hand-knit ribbed dress. This little dress morphs old techniques into modern styles, which goes to show that you can make anything with knit and it will look trendy.
Ella Emhoff via Instagram wearing her hand-knit trousers. You can never have enough go-to trousers, and if you don’t have them already, knitted ones seem like the perfect ones to get a hold of for this summer.
Ella Emhoff via Instagram wearing her hand-knit vest and hat. Ah, the right amount of preppy. Not only does Ella prove why vests are getting all the hype but she’s also displaying the power of colour blocking with her red bunny-ear knitted hat to accessorise.
Ella Emhoff at a panel discussion with Proenza Schouler at the Spring Studios in 2021. The tie-dye shirt is yet another example of her representing Gen Z fashion. And her wearing this to a panel encourages us to experiment and be daring with fashion.
