It was effortlessly cool, made even more so when it was later revealed that Emhoff, at the time a textiles student at Parsons School of Design, had actually worked with designer Batsheva Hay to design the dress. Suddenly, Emhoff had caught the attention of the world’s most influential taste-makers and fashion magazines. After the inauguration, Emhoff’s Instagram following increased from 50,000 followers to over 300,000 in the space of a few days. Just over a week later, and she was signed to IMG models, the prestigious modelling agency which also represents the likes of Heidi Klum and Gigi Hadid.