Her mother’s daughter, indeed. There’s no doubt that Kaia Gerber’s enviable career as a supermodel is a cumulation of her hard work, family ties and identical appearance to her fashion icon mother, Cindy Crawford. However, it turns out Gerber’s business acumen isn’t the only thing she shares with the recent docuseries star.
As proven during a recent night out in New York, Gerber is clearly taking sartorial cues from Crawford’s 90s heyday. The recent Bottoms actress has embraced her mother’s penchant for slinky LBDs (hello, her body-conscious mini from 1992) and sculptural silhouettes from the ‘Titan of Tight’, Alaïa.
Crawford and her 22-year-old ‘mini me’ stepped out in Manhattan to celebrate horology by hitting the step-and-repeat before attending the cocktail reception for the Planet Omega exhibition. Though the timepieces were the pièce de résistance of the pair’s ensembles, their grown-up take on “mummy and me” dressing is what piqued our interest.
Proving that complimenting your offspring can extend far beyond the designer diaper stage, Crawford and Gerber both opted for differing takes on all-black outfits.
As previously mentioned, Gerber’s youthful look consisted of a second-skin bodysuit and a pleated mini skirt knitted from cotton-coated yarn and sheer crepe silk. The boned skirt also featured Gemelli (a curved pasta shape) twists that trimmed the hemline.
It was the flirty antidote to Crawford’s more coy maxi dress, which featured draped, asymmetrical sleeves and a deep, flouncy V-cut front. The beauty looks noted different interpretations of ‘cocktail’ attire, too.
Gerber styled her brunette tresses into a modish updo, perhaps still in character as Edie Sedgwick after her Halloween rendezvous, while Crawford opted for her signature bombshell blowout.
Perhaps their latest outing can be taken as a lesson in harmonious dressing. While contrasts are certainly welcome, especially when they’re used to showcase a personal aesthetic, subtly imbuing your matching outfits with one congruous element can reap dividends in the long run.
