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From Oscar dresses to custom-made designer dresses, famous kids can choose from some iconic fashion moments.
Instead of going to the mall to pick out a party dress, children of the rich and famous can shop closer to home, raiding their parents’ closets.
More and more people are digging into the archives and re-wearing some designer jewelry for their big occasions, with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolies’ daughters trying out some recognizable looks.
And with jewels from designers like Versace, Alexander McQueen and Dior in wardrobes, there are plenty of opportunities for famous kids to have their own iconic fashion moment.
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Catherine Zeta Jones and Carys Douglas
Catherine Zeta-Jones’ daughter Carys (right) wore one of her mother’s iconic dresses for her 21st birthday in April 2024.
Catherine Zeta-Jones’ mini daughter Carys wore one of her mother’s iconic dresses for her 21st birthday.
Carys wore the Oscar winner’s old pink silk and lace slip dress from 25 years ago and looked sensational in Ungaro’s number for her milestone birthday.
‘The most perfect 21 I could ask for!’ Carys wrote in her Instagram caption, to which Catherine responded: ‘You deserve it babe .’
The dress was first worn by Welsh beauty Catherine at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.
Apple Martin (right) has tried on one of her mother, Gwyneth Paltrow’s, most famous dresses: the actress’s dress at the 2002 Oscars.
Gwyneth’s 2002 Oscars dress was declared “a fashion disaster” by critics at the time, but that didn’t stop her daughter Apple Martin, 19, from trying it on for size last summer.
Apple, whose father is Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, posed in Alexander McQueen’s gothic dress for an Instagram photo.
Gwyneth shared the stunning snap on her Instagram Stories after a fan asked her: ‘Does Apple ever use any of your fashion files?’
Gwyneth previously told Vogue that she was “hurt” by criticism of her look in 2002: “Everyone really hated this (dress)… but I think it’s a little silly,” she said. “I like it.”
She continued: “I had a weird hangover for a while because people were so critical. I think at the time it was too gothic, I think people thought it was too difficult, so I think it kind of surprised people. But I like it.’
Leni Klum, 19, (right) borrowed her mother Heidi’s strapless slip dress, which she wore to a 1998 Comic Relief event for her 2022 graduation.
Leni Klum, 19, was living the dream of choosing her prom dress in 2022: choosing from her model mother’s closet.
The 18-year-old borrowed Heidi’s strapless slip dress, which she wore to a Comic Relief event in 1998.
Leni posted the dress on social media with the simple caption “mom dress prom night” while her mom commented with a lovestruck emoji.
Brooke Shields and Rowan Francis Henchy
Another famous guy who reworked a look for his prom was Rowan Francis Henchy, the daughter of Brooke Shields, who She wore the famous red of the actress Golden Globes dress for your prom in 2021.
Brooke 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.
‘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 for seeing my daughter wearing it at her prom proud mom!’ Brooke wrote on Instagram.
Zahara Jolie Pitt (right), then 16, raided her mother’s closet when she joined her siblings and Angelina on the red carpet in 2021.
Zahara Jolie Pitt, then 16, raided her mother’s closet when she joined her siblings and Angelina on the red carpet in 2021.
Zahara was by Angelina’s side at the premiere of Marvel’s Eternals and wore her mother’s gold Elie Saab Couture dress that she wore to the 2014 Academy Awards.
Angelina gushed about family fashion at the premiere, revealing that “my kids are all into vintage and my old Oscar dress.” We did all the old stuff and recycled my old stuff.’
Angelina Jolie and Shiloh Jolie Pitt
Zahara’s sister Shiloh (right) also borrowed from Angelina, this time for a 2019 event to promote the 2021 film Eternals.
Zahara’s sister Shiloh also borrowed from Angelina, this time for a 2019 event to promote the 2021 film Eternals.
Shiloh wore her mother’s black and white Dior dress that she chose for the 2019 press tour for Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil, and altered the designer piece.
Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber
Kaia Gerber (right) looked the spitting image of her mother, supermodel Cindy Crawford, while heading to her 18th birthday party at The Edition Hotel in New York in 2019.
Kaia Gerber looked the spitting image of her mother, supermodel Cindy Crawford, while heading to her 18th birthday party at The Edition Hotel in New York in 2019.
The runway star showed off her model figure in a dominatrix-inspired leather Versace ensemble: a Revamped version of the iconic leather dress Cindy wore to the MTV VMAs in 1992.
Kaia channeled her model mom with both her outfit and her voluminous hair for her big night.
Salma Hayek and Valentina Paloma Pinault
Salma Hayek and her daughter Valentina captivated with the same dress 26 years apart
Salma Hayek and her daughter Valentina wowed with the same dress 26 years apart.
Salma wore the Isaac Mizrahi dress to the Ice and Fire Ball in 1997 before lending her 15-year-old daughter the stunning dress to the 95th annual Academy Awards in 2023.
“We pulled this beautiful Isaac Mizrahi dress for Valentina from Salma’s archive,” Salma’s stylist Rebecca Corbin-Murray wrote on Instagram.
Liz Hurley and Damian Hurley
Damian Hurley imitated his mother Elizabeth in 2019 when he wore a jacket inspired by the 1994 Versace dress that made her famous.
Damian admitted in a recent interview that he and his mother, 58, are no strangers to sharing clothes.
Speaking to The Sunday Times while promoting his directorial debut Strictly Confidential, Damian, 22, said: “I steal leather pants all the time. Jackets are always great. Any big, oversized jacket gets stolen in a blink of an eye.
And for a Pat McGrath event in 2019, Liz’s doppelgänger son wore a black Versace safety-pin-embellished suit in homage to his mother’s most iconic look: the revealing Versace dress that propelled her to global fame when she wore it in the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994.