Crawfords, Gerbers a real model family
Cindy Crawford says she’s more concerned about her 16-year-old daughter sitting behind the wheel of a car than walking a runway.
The supermodel’s daughter, Kaia Gerber, made her New York Fashion Week debut last month. Her 18-yearold son, Presley Gerber, also is a model.
“My daughter just got her driver’s licence. I’m a lot more concerned about her driving by herself than her entering the world of modelling,” Crawford said. “The great thing for my kids is that I know a lot about that world. I feel like: Who better to help guide them than me?”
Crawford says she understands it’s inevitable that Kaia Gerber would enter the modelling world. Gerber bears a striking resemblance to her 51-year-old mother.
“In some ways, I wish I could have pushed it off a year or two. But she’s 16. That’s how old I was when I started, which is young, but in fashion that’s kind of the normal age when people start,” Crawford said.
Gerber already has made a splash walking the runway for a number of top designers, including Versace.
At Milan Fashion Week in September, Donatella Versace hosted a runway tribute to her brother, Gianni Versace, 20 years after his slaying in Miami. The show included the supermodels that he helped create — Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen and Crawford.
But it also featured the new generation of celebrity models, including the Hadids — Gigi and Bella, plus Kendall Jenner and Gerber.
“I didn’t know my daughter was doing that show,” Crawford said. “The models themselves don’t really get booked until the day before or two days before. And finally Kaia got booked for it, and I said, ‘You know I’m doing that show, right?’
“She’s like, ‘Wait, do we have to walk down together?’ I said, ‘No . . . I’m going to walk down with the ladies that are my age. You can go with the girls that are your age.”’
Crawford says she was proud to take part in Thursday’s ceremony honouring five people who have made a difference in their communities.