close
close

Ella Emhoff wore a dress by this TikTok-famous designer to the DNC 2024

Ella Emhoff collaborated with a TikTok-famous designer to create her look for the fourth night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

On August 22, the 25-year-old supported her stepmother Kamala Harris on the final night of the DNC in Chicago, wearing a custom design by designer Joe Ando.

Ando, ​​​​a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, who also The Walking Deadmade the model an off-the-shoulder dress with a sky blue top and a white ruffled V-waist skirt. Emhoff paired the dress with crew socks and black ballet flats.

Ella Emhoff at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on August 22nd in Chicago.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty


Before Emhoff debuted the dress on national television, Ando joked on TikTok, where he has 2.9 million followers, that he was collaborating with the model for the “historic event.” Then, when the time finally came, he posted a reaction video of himself cheering.

“I saw a dress you made yourself on national TV,” he captioned the clip. “ELLA LOOKS SO GOOD!!” he added in the caption.

He also shared the video on Instagram, where Emhoff commented, “WE DID IT JOE!!!!!”, referring to the viral meme when Harris learned that she and President Joe Biden had won the 2020 election.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword puzzle is here! How fast can you solve it? Play now!

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Ando originally rose to fame designing clothes for his partner Niamh Adkins. In a June 27 TikTok video, Ando revealed that he initially designed in his parent's garage and continued doing so in his apartment until he got his own art studio this year.

His popularity even made him a social media sensation among the stars and earned him a reputation as a designer of bespoke pieces for A-list celebrities. His slogan, “Can I make you a dress?” has also become synonymous with him.

In February, he made a spider web-style dress for Dakota Johnson during her Madame Web press tour. A month later, he had the opportunity to give Millie Bobby Brown one of his pieces inspired by her film maid. Keke Palmer and I have never His recent clients include actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.