The Hollywood daughters raiding their mums’ wardrobes… so who do you think wore it better?
As the old saying goes, ‘sharing is caring’ – although not always when it comes to clothes.
Rare are the mothers and daughters who haven’t bickered about why their favorite piece of clothing ended up uninvited in the other’s wardrobe.
While most moms might not have anything more appealing to interest their kids than a vintage T-shirt from the dawn of time (any item from before 2005), the stakes are a little higher if you’re an A-lister. If your career has given you a wardrobe that would give Selfridges a run for its money, you can hardly blame your daughter for wanting her mitts on the booty.
Carys Douglas celebrated her 21st birthday in an Emanuel Ungaro slip dress first worn by her mother, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, at the 1999 MTV Awards
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There’s something particularly poignant about mothers and daughters sharing long-cherished clothes, as Courteney Cox and Coco demonstrate
That’s probably why the latest Hollywood style trend isn’t bardot bangs or crochet bangs, but wearing your mom’s old dress.
Of course, in Hollywood terms, ‘old’ means ‘vintage, designer and in pristine condition’, as opposed to ‘bought in Etam in the 1980s and riddled with moths’. Think classic, fashionable pieces that have stood the test of time and look as good today as they did when they were first worn. That’s what happens when you can afford an advanced, temperature-controlled storage system.
When it came to attending the Oscars herself in 2023, then-15-year-old Valentina Paloma Pinault did so in a red strapless Isaac Mizrahi gown originally worn by her mother.
The latest celebrity to raid her mother’s wardrobe is Carys Douglas, who celebrated her 21st birthday in an Emanuel Ungaro slip dress first worn by her mother, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, at the 1999 MTV Awards. this season’s most popular color: pale pink – and embroidered with sequins, it was a wise choice, and Carys looked beautiful.
As your mother Angelina Jolie, an Oscar red carpet regular, it can be considered daunting to borrow a dress that she undoubtedly wore the first time to much praise and fanfare. Luckily, this didn’t stop Zahara Jolie-Pitt from borrowing the dazzling Elie Saab gold sequin dress that her mother last saw at the 2014 Oscars.
Zahara Jolie-Pitt borrowed a dazzling gold sequin Elie Saab dress last seen by her mother at the 2014 Oscars
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When it came to attending the Oscars herself in 2023, then-15-year-old Valentina Paloma Pinault did so in a red strapless Isaac Mizrahi gown originally worn by her mother, Salma Hayek, at a less prestigious event.
Besides being a resounding statement of support for sustainability, there’s something particularly poignant about mothers and daughters sharing clothes they’ve long cherished. When my then-thirteen-year-old showed up at the dinner table in a dress I hadn’t worn (or seen) since my high school dropouts’ prom, I felt like I was falling down a rabbit hole. The dress was quite monstrous – I designed it myself – but she made it look beautiful.
No doubt Hollywood’s A-listers feel the same pride when they see their own favorite dresses brought back to life.