With Y2K vintage fashion back in vogue for Gen Z, some young people are reaching for pieces from their parents’ wardrobes back in the early 2000s for their new fashion staples – and for the children of famous women, the capsule pieces at their disposal are real showstoppers.
The daughters of A-listers lead privileged upbringings in many ways; not least because they now have their pick of crop with designer gowns from bygone eras now popular again.
Earlier this week, the daughter of Cindy Crawford, Kaia Geber, stepped out in a stunning white dress of her mother’s, looking nearly identical to her parent who first worn the gown in 1993.
And Kaia is just one of many to have worn a number from her mother’s former vestures, with a number of Gen Z nepo babies re-wearing the now trendy wardrobes of their parents from the 90s and noughties.
Earlier this year, Catherine Zeta-Jones’s daughter celebrated her birthday in one of her mother’s famous silk gowns, with Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, and Brooke Shields also among the parents lending some of their best red carpet looks to their offspring.
Kaia Gerber is another to have taken a leaf out of her mother’s book, having nabbed a gown worn by her at the 1993 Oscars
Kaia’s mother, the American model, Cindy Crawford (pictured), worn an incredible figure hugging white body Hervé Leger dress when she attended the awards in the early 90s alongside her boyfriend at the time, Richard Gere (right)
Kaia Gerber paid homage to her mother when she wore her floor length strapped dress to the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of her new film, Shell.
Kaia’s mother, American supermodel Cindy Crawford, worn an incredible figure hugging white body Hervé Leger dress when she attended the awards in the early 90s alongside her boyfriend at the time, Richard Gere.
Little did she know that just over a decade later her daughter, also a model, would be sporting the glamorous look on the red carpet while attending the Toronto International Film Festival.
Mother and daughter look nearly identical in pictures as they both appeared smouldering in the white gown, kitten heels and blow up brunette curls.
Alongside her modelling career, also identical to her mother, the 23-year-old is also an actress.
Freaks and Geeks actress, Busy Phillips’ (right) daughter, Birdie Silverstein (left) was spotted sporting a familiar dress from her mother’s glamorous collection
Busy Phillips stunning in the red velvet gown at premiere of ‘The Green Mile’, 25 years ago with her former boyfriend Colin Hanks
Carys Douglas celebrated her 21st birthday in an Emanuel Ungaro slip dress first worn by her mother, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, at the MTV Awards in 1999
Freaks and Geeks actress Busy Phillips’ daughter was spotted sporting a familiar dress from her mother’s glamorous collection.
Fifteen-year-old Birdie Silverstein, glowed in her mother’s vintage 1999 Betsey Johnson dress during Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Guts’ tour concert in New York City in April earlier this year.
The teenager stunned in a red velvet gown, carved out with black lace straps, a look previously worn by her mother to the premiere of ‘The Green Mile’ with former boyfriend, Colin Hanks 25 years ago.
Carys Douglas also took a leaf out of her mother’s style bible earlier this year, celebrating her 21st birthday in an Emanuel Ungaro slip dress first worn by her mother, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, at the MTV Awards in 1999.
The pale pink satin gown is embodied with white lace and flowers around the bust and hem of the dress. The silky gown looked radiant on Carys as she celebrated her 21st in style in April 2024.
In an Instagram post at the time, the proud daughter wrote: ‘The most perfect 21st I could ask for!’
Her mother wrote her own heartwarming post, delighted to see her timeless style in action once more.
She wrote: ‘You are the joy of my life. 21 years of watching you blossom into the most incredible woman you are today is a God given gift that I never take for granted and cherish every day of my life. Thank you for being you. I love you with all my heart.’
Famed as one of the most beautiful actress’ of all time, Brooke Shields looked the epitome of style in 1998 when she wore an all red silk ensemble to the Golden Globes (pictured)
Her daughter, Rowan Henchy, (pictured right) 21, would later stun in the same dress for her prom in 2021, with her mother admitting nothing could have prepared her for the special moment
At the time, Brooke wrote: ‘I thought it was a special night when I was nominated for a Golden Globe and wore this dress in 1998, but nothing could have prepared me to see my daughter wearing it to her prom. Proud mama!
Brooke Shield ‘ daughter Grier Henchy slipped into one of her mother’s designer gowns. But it wasn’t just any old gown, rather it was the exact same dress the Pretty Baby actress wore just six months after Grier was born
Grier has stolen from her mother’s closet before. In September, she slipped into a shimmering gold gown when her famous parent starred in her own show at New York’s famed Café Carlyle. Her mother wore the vintage Badgley Mischka dress in 2001 at Marshall Field’s Fash Bash at the Chicago Theater in Chicago.
Famed as one of the most beautiful actress’ of all time, Brooke Shields looked the epitome of grace in 1998, when she wore an all red silk ensemble to the Golden Globes.
Her daughter, Rowan Henchy, 21, would later stun in the same dress for her prom in 2021, with her mother admitting nothing could have prepared her for the special moment.
Brooke first wore the strapless dress in 1998 when she was nominated for Best Television Actress in a Musical or Comedy series for her show Suddenly Susan. (Calista Flockhart won that year for her role in Ally McBeal).
At the time she wrote: ‘I thought it was a special night when I was nominated for a Golden Globe and wore this dress in 1998, but nothing could have prepared me to see my daughter wearing it to her prom. Proud mama!’
The Blue Lagoon actress is fond of hand-me-downs having also lent her youngest daughter, Grier Henchy, borrow from her wardrobe.
The now 18-year-old, 17 at the time, wore her mother’s strapless black Richard Tyler gown to the 17th Annual CNN Heroes event last winter.
The gorgeous black dress, not far off the one she loaned to her elder daughter, Rowan, was first worn by Brooke to the Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills in 2006, just six months after giving birth to Grier, her second child.
Grier has stolen from her mother’s closet before.
In September 2023, she slipped into a shimmering gold gown when her famous parent starred in her own show at New York’s famed Café Carlyle.
Her mother wore the vintage Badgley Mischka dress in 2001 at Marshall Field’s Fash Bash at the Chicago Theater in Chicago.
Lila Moss mirrored her famous mum Kate as she walked the red carpet at the 2023 British Fashion Awards on Monday (Kate is seen right in a sheer Liza Bruce dress in 1993)
In 2023, Lila Moss, daughter of the supermodel, Kate Moss, took inspiration from her mother’s wardrobe when she stepped out in a transparent grey mesh dress, just as her mother had ten years earlier.
Mirroring her mother, the 21-year-old wore a sheer metallic slip dress reminiscent of her mother’s 1993 Liza Bruce dress, complete with black underwear, to the 2023 British Fashion Awards.
Featuring cut-out sections and thins straps, the silver gown, by Nensi Dojaka, was completed with a pleated bra top and low back.
The sheer Liza Bruce dress worn by Kate in 1993 was very edgy at the time but heralded a new trend for slip dresses. It is still hailed as one of the model’s most famous looks.
The designer of Lila’s look said: ‘The inspiration for this look came from the iconic Liza Bruce sheer slip dress worn by Kate in 1993. Lila is the perfect example of a young woman unafraid to set her own rules.’
The American actress’ Salma Hayek daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault (right) stunned in a vibrant red dress at the 2023 Oscar’s when she borrowed a red strapless Isaac Mizrahi gown, originally worn by her mother to a less prestigious event years earlier
The stunning vintage number was first worn by Salma when she attended the Fire and Ice Ball in 1997, 10 years before her daughter was born
Mexican actress Salma Hayek daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, stunned in a vibrant red dress at the 2023 Oscar’s when she borrowed a red strapless Isaac Mizrahi gown, originally worn by her mother to a less prestigious event years earlier.
The stunning vintage number was first worn by Salma when she attended the Fire and Ice Ball in 1997, 10 years before her daughter was born.
Valentina opted for a slightly different look from what her mother originally wore, choosing a thinner silver necklace from Salma’s thick diamond choker.
The then 15-year-old almost switched up the look with Gucci Jackie 1961 bag, a more subtle accessory compared to her mother’s bright red sparkled bag in 1997.
In June 2023, Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter Apple, then 18, looked incredible as she tried on her mother’s famous 2002 gothic Alexander McQueen Oscars gown.
Gwyneth shared the stunning snap to her Instagram Stories after a fan asked her: ‘Does Apple ever wear any of your fashion archives?’
Apple, who is the daughter of the actress and Coldplay singer, Chris Martin, put on a glamorous display in the sheer black gown which Gwyneth wore on the red carpet – and previously admitted she was ‘hurt’ over criticism over the look.
Gwyneth told Vogue: ‘Everybody really hated this [dress]… but I think it’s kind of dope,’ she said. ‘I’m into it.’
She continued: ‘I had a weird hangover about it for a while because people were really critical. I think at the time it was too goth, I think people thought it was too hard, so I think it sort of shocked people. But I like it.’
The infamous look was dubbed ‘unflattering’ and ‘a fashion disaster’ by critics in 2002.
The Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! As Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter dons the same daring gown
Another youngster to have borrowed a vintage number from her mother’s collection was Courtney Cox’s daughter, Coco Arquette, who was lent a dark lavender slip dress in 2019.
The outfit was originally worn by the Friends actress
Sharing a picture of her daughter wearing the very same dress, Courtney wrote on Instagram at the time: ‘I’m not one to hold onto things but this was a damn good purchase.’
Courtney first roe the dress to the premiere of Snake Eyes in 1998, accompanied by her then-husband David Arquette, who she separated with in 2010 when Coco was six.
Impressed by the recycled number, fellow Friends Star, Lisa Kudrow commented on the post saying ‘oh wow’.
There is something peculiarly poignant about mothers and daughters sharing long-treasured clothes – as Courteney Cox and Coco show
Zahara Jolie-Pitt borrowed a dazzling gold sequin Elie Saab gown last seen on her mother at the 2014 Oscars
Angelina Jolie has never failed to dazzle on the red carpet, an gift she appears to have handed down to her daughter Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt.
The Mr and Mrs Smith star first worn a spectacular sequined Elie Saab gown to the 2014 Oscars dress, a look that would be worn by her eldest daughter a short seven years later.
Zahara donned the floor length silver dress to her mother’s 2021 premiere of the film, Eternals.
Angelina told reporters at the event that her children were big fans of her red carpet wardrobe and were keen on upcycling some of her ‘old stuff’.
Zahara, who was just 16-years-old at the time, opted for her own take on the look, wearing her hair slicked back with natural makeup to the red carpet event.
