Over the weekend, model and actor Kaia Gerber attended Hollywood’s 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles in a timeless, if not slightly subdued, Alaïa black mesh turtleneck top paired with a deep purple draped skirt. The look generated a lot of buzz online, with Twitter users pointing out the combination of Gerber’s silky, bouncy blowout and soft, earth-toned glam — complete with a pop of lilac eyeshadow — brought about an uncanny resemblance to mother Cindy Crawford.
One of “The Big Six” — an affectionate nickname for the group of 1990s supermodels that also featured Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer — Crawford’s career as one of the most successful and recognized American models spanned 14 years before she officially quit the game in 2000. Her daughter with American businessman Rande Gerber, the now-21-year-old Kaia Gerber, was born in September 2001 — two years after her brother Presley.
Dressed in a sheer Alaiïa look (left) for the the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, Gerber looked strikingly similar to her mother, Cindy Crawford. Here, Crawford wore a similar black sheer maxi dress to the 10th Annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1993 (right). Credit: Getty Images
Even the choice of label was a nod to her mother — Gerber’s dress was from the fashion brand Alaïa’s Spring-Summer 2023 collection; the label’s late founder Azzedine Alaïa consistently booked Crawford for runway shows from the late ’80s well into the ’90s. “Alaïa was my uniform for many years.,” Crawford told ecommerce platform Net-A-Porter in 2018. “I would always throw in a black Alaïa dress when packing for trips because you would never know when you might need that dress.”
The combination of hair, makeup and styling set the internet alight — with many Twitter users calling Gerber her mother’s “clone.” Credit: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
The fashion world’s current obsession with ’90s styling shows no sign of slowing, and the sheer trend in particular has even enjoyed a revival. Across the runways this season, designers were playing with perspective through translucent tailoring, from Coperni’s sage green, see-through twist tops at Paris Fashion Week to Chanel’s sheer subversion of the classic skirt suit — complete with an entirely transparent blouse hemmed by a knitted neckline and two well-placed knitted pockets. Vintage mesh is having a moment, too. Propelled by Gen Z style icons Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa and Kylie Jenner, printed sheer tops with loud clashing patterns are considered the height of style. Archival Jean-Paul Gaultier mesh tops beaming with contrasting collages, for example, now retail for upwards of $300 on resale apps like Depop.
Instead of hopping on the trend, Gerber kept it classic and minimal — after all, she need only raid her mom’s closet to bring out the best the decade had to offer.
Source: www.cnn.com