Behind two of the best-dressed women at the Democratic National Convention this week, Michelle Obama and Ella Emhoff, were two Asian Americans designers making their mark on the political scene.
The former first lady was the talk of the internet with the dark blue, sleeveless suit she wore during her speech on Tuesday night.
Eric Charbonneau / Getty Images for Warner Bros.After Michelle Obama’s speech at the DNC, the brand praised her on Instagram.
He documented the process of making Emhoff’s dress on his TikTok page, which has 2.9 million followers.
In a series of Instagram stories, Ando-Hirsh also revealed that Emhoff crocheted the flower on the sleeve of her dress herself.
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