Seven times, famous daughters have borrowed clothes from their iconic mothers

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I’m sure we’ve all borrowed clothes from our parents at some point. It is practical, costs nothing and often creates a wonderful retro atmosphere. Remember that your parent was a style icon who attended the Oscars, Golden Globes and countless movie premieres – and maybe shopping through your mom’s closet suddenly feels even more tempting.

Apple Martin, Kaia Gerber and Zahara Jolie-Pitt are examples of famous daughters who took the spotlight when they wore clothes that their mothers previously wore at public events and galas. The most notable on the Swedish scene when it comes to reuse between mother and daughter is represented by Crown Princess Victoria, who often chooses to dress in garments that Queen Silvia previously wore.

Check out the above examples and more memorable fashion moments below!

Apple Martin Och Gwyneth Paltrow

In December 2025, Apple Martin stole the show when she arrived at the Marty Supreme movie premiere in a black Calvin Klein floor-length dress. The reason? Mother Gwyneth Paltrow wore the same dress at another premiere, then for the film Emma, ​​in 1996.

Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford

Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford are a style duo that, individually and together, have created many memorable fashion moments and timeless style inspiration. Kaia has also borrowed clothes from her mother’s wardrobe several times. One of the most notable occasions was when she arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival in the fall of 2024, wearing the same white Hervé Léger dress that Cindy wore to the 1993 Oscars.

Valentina Paloma Pinault and Salma Hayek

For the 2023 Oscars, Salma Hayek chose to walk the red carpet with her daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault, and in honor of the evening, then-15-year-old Valentina wore a dress that Salma had worn before. The dress is by Isaac Mizrahi and the last time we saw it was when Salma wore it to the Fire and Ice Ball charity gala in 1997.

Crown Princess Victoria and Queen Siliva

We can’t write a mother-and-daughter article on this subject without mentioning Crown Princess Victoria and Queen Silvia. The Crown Princess has worn pieces from the Queen’s archives on several occasions. Fresh in our minds we have the Nobel celebration in 2025, when Crown Princess Victoria chose to reuse a dress worn by the Queen at the same event in 1994. The dress was made by Jacques Zehnder, inspired by Balenciaga.

Zahara Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie

At the film premiere of Eternals, Angelina Jolie made her entrance on the red carpet with five of her children. The children all wore second-hand clothes in one way or another, some of which came from Angelina’s own wardrobe. The dress that received the most attention was that of daughter Zahara. Angelina wore Elie Saab’s glittering creation to the Oscars in 2014.

Coco Arquette and Courteney Cox

Another mother and daughter moment in the same vein! In the summer of 2019, Courteney Cox shared a post on Instagram with a photo of daughter Coco Arquette wearing a dress that we previously saw Courteney wear at the movie premiere of Snake Eyes, in 1998. “I’m not one to hold on to things, but this was a really good buy! 21 years later…”, Courteney Cox herself wrote under the photo.

Rowan Henchy and Brooke Shields

“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 wear it at her prom. Proud mom,” Brooke Shields wrote on Instagram in the summer of 2021 when daughter Rowan Henchy wore the dress, more than twenty years after the actor himself walked the red carpet in it.

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