Forget Julius Caesar, my Roman Empire is the specific genre of nepotism babies who, despite their wealth, privilege and advantageous genetics, prove that DNA can only go so far. I didn’t think I’d be adding 22-year-old Kaia Gerber to that mix but after a surprising admission from the burgeoning supermodel, I’ve landed myself in some mental refiling.
The model-cum-actress daughter of legendary fashion force, Cindy Crawford, and businessman, Rande Gerber, proved she was born to follow in her mother’s footsteps when making her runway debut at only 16.
Courting fashion week circuits in book-laden street-style snaps and memorable runway moments, watching Gerber’s nascent rise to fashion’s upper echelon has almost felt like fulfilling a birthright. But as it turns out, Gerber didn’t get there on pedigree alone.
Despite possessing the supermodel gene, the Bottoms actress revealed she took lessons to ensure she could walk in heels. “I actually took lessons and that is a true story,” she said on Peacock’s satirical In The Know program. She didn’t reveal her teacher, but with family friends like Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, who needs a private tutor?
Pupil Gerber also shared the key lesson from her tutelage: “Don’t sway your hips”. Clearly whoever parted with that wisdom didn’t watch Versace’s iconic Fall/Winter 1991 “Freedom!” closing. The fictional claymation talk show host, Lauren Caspian, noted that he would’ve found that advice difficult because of his “naturally sassy pelvis”. Gerber’s response? “So do I… and it proved to be an issue.”
Fellow nepotism baby, Amelia Gray Hamlin, seemed perplexed by this doctrine. “Wait all I do is sway my hips what is going on,” she commented on Gerber’s Instagram post promoting her appearance on the show. Is this the start of #hipswaygate? To sway or not to sway, that’s the question.
