Fashion’s putting on heirs.
From catwalks to campaigns, from haute magazines to New York Fashion Week, a fresh crop of celebrities’ kiddies — those ever-notorious “nepo babies” — are storming the scene.
It’s a 2025 takeover that’s spotlighting a new wave of Gen Z, Gen Alpha and Gen Beta hotshots, some still in diapers, owing to the popularity of their VIP parents (or grandparents), rather than their own blood, sweat and top-tier tears.
Nepotism at its finest.
Apple Martin received mixed reviews from nepo baby haters on social media after being named brand ambassador for Self-Portrait. Apple Martin/InstagramAnd haters aren’t happy about it.
Apple Martin, 21, daughter of Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, is the latest luminary of luxe lineage to ink a designer deal.
The Vanderbilt University junior, also the granddaughter of “Meet the Parents” actress Blythe Danner, announced her collaboration with fashion house Self-Portrait via Instagram Reels on Tuesday.
Apple comes from a long line of Hollywood heavyweights, including mom Gwyneth Paltrow (right), dad Chris Martin and grandmother Blythe Danner.
But the glamour gal’s good fortune was met with a bit of bad blood from online detractors, prompting vitriolic comments like, “Nepo baby. No thank you,” and “Think we missed the mark on this one.”
The nastiness notwithstanding, rising stars, those shamelessly riding mom and dad’s coattails, show no signs of stopping simply because of a few jibes and jabs from social media meanies.
Here are fashion’s most famously infamous, preening nepo babies of the year.
Romeo Beckham
Romeo is on a fashion campaign winning streak, landing gigs with Champion and Balenciaga in recent months. Paul Hemstead/ChampionHe’s Spicing up his résumé.
With the chiseled cheeks of his soccer icon dad and the posh profile of his pop star mom, David and Victoria Beckham, Romeo, 23, shines as the newest face of sportswear imprint Champion. The accolade closely trails his glitzy gig as the star of Balenciaga’s recent handbag campaign.
Romeo was also just named “Fall’s Most Wanted” as the cover-guy of VMan, a men’s fashion mag.
It’s a fitting honor for Posh Spice’s kid, indeed.
Romeo (second from left) is the second-oldest son of David and Victoria Beckham (third from right). WireImageChloe Malle
Malle is not ashamed about being the nepo baby of actress Candice Bergen. Getty Images for W MagazineBeing a nepo baby might be en vogue, but Chloe Malle, actress Candice Bergen’s is taking the title to new heights.
A confessed “proud nepo baby,” the 39-year-old has been named Anna Wintour’s successor as Vogue magazine’s new editor-in-chief.
“There is no question that I have 100% benefited from the privilege I grew up in,” Chloe, an employee at Vogue since 2011, told the New York Times. “It’s delusional to say otherwise. I will say, though, that it has always made me work much harder.”
Dean Lee Jagger Sedlick
Baby Dean worked the camera with mom Georgia May, Mick Jagger’s daughter, for Zara Kids. @zarakids/InstagramOf course he’s got moves like Jagger — the rocker is his grandpa.
Representing for Gen Beta babies — children born in 2025 and beyond — Mick Jagger’s grandson, Dean, cuts a cute smile in a Zara Kids campaign with mom Georgia May Jagger.
The Rolling Stones frontman’s legacy rolls on.
Jagger’s daughter has modeled for a number of major designers. Dave J HoganSunday Rose Kidman-Urban
Sunday Rose is rising as fashion’s buzziest nepo baby. Nylon
Rose hits the catwalk at Miu Miu’s Paris Spring-Summer 2025 show. Getty ImagesEvery day is likely a great day when your folks are Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.
Sunday Rose, the A-listers’ 17-year-old daughter, is basking in the glow of their greatness as a recent cover girl for Nylon, leading the magazine’s “It” series.
It’s a modish nod that follows the Gen Zer’s role as both a runway and campaign model for Italian fashion house, Miu Miu.
Zaya Wade
Modeling seems to come naturally for Zaya Wade, who killed in a MAC campaign. Mac
Nepo baby Zaya Wade works the runway for Miu Miu. Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesIt’s a slam dunk every time she steps out in style.
On the heels of her epic runway debut during Miu Miu’s Paris runway show, Zaya, 18, sizzles alongside fellow nepo babies Amelia Gray Hamlin and Francesca Scorsese in MAC’s “Born Famous” makeup promotion.
With parents NBA legend Dwayne Wade and actress Gabrielle Union as her biggest cheerleaders, Zaya’s star knows no limits.
Zaya is the daughter of basketball legend Dwayne Wade and movie star Gabrielle Union. Getty ImagesAmelia Gray and Francesca Scorsese
Amelia and mom Lisa Rinna flaunted their family’s famous lips in MAC’s “Born Famous” ad. MacThe two head-turners, both showstoppers in their own right, served stunning looks for MAC’s campaign in May.
Amelia, 24, slayed side-by-side with her buzz-making mother, Lisa Rinna — a former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and wife of actor Harry Hamlin — pushing the brand’s non-sticky Lipglass Air and Lipglass Original gloss.
Francesca Scorsese stunned as a fashionable nepo baby for the makeup brand. MacFrancesca, the 25-year-old daughter of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, also captivated the camera in the ad, clutching MAC shopping bags while faux paparazzi snapped pics.
Luca Cruz Comrie
The newcomer to nepo baby life stole the spotlight for Zara Kids.
When you’re born with Hilary Duff’s stuff, there is nearly nothing you can’t do. And the former Disney diva’s son, Luca Cruz Comrie, is living proof.
The 13-year-old — whom Duff welcomed with her ex-husband, professional hockey player Mike Comrie — modeled cool fits for Zara Kids this summer.
It’s likely the first of many hot jobs for the child of “Lizzie McGuire.”
Duff starred as Disney’s “Lizzie McGuire” during the early aughts. Bruce Glikas/WireImageHenry Samuel
Henry Samuel is carving out his own path as a high-fashion nepo baby, @henrygunthersamuel/instagramHe’s sealing big deals in fashion — Heidi Klum and Seal’s son, that is.
Henry, 19, strutted his stuff for Kith’s fall 2025 show in Noho last month.
At the top of the year, the in-demand teen, who stands at an impressive 6-foot-5, made his runway debut at Lena Erziak’s haute couture show in Paris.
Kai Schreiber
Teen model Kai Schreiber worked the runway for Valentino in Paris. Getty ImagesNaomi Watts admittedly “squealed with pride” as daughter Kai, 16, wowed in Valentino during Paris Fashion Week this spring.
The proud mama and actress — who shares Kai with Tony winner Liev Schreiber — plastered pics of her haute kid all over her Instagram account.
Kai also posed with pizzazz for the designer’s pre-fall campaign.
Valentino welcomed Kai Schreiber to its lineup. ValentinoRobert Irwin
Robert Irwin posed in his underclothes for Bonds in April. @robertirwinphotography/InstagramHe’s got the thunder down under — crikey!
Robert, the late Steve Irwin’s 21-year-old son, stripped down to his skivvies in an underwear campaign for Bonds, an Australian clothing brand.
With snakes, spiders and lizards as his co-stars, the shirtless stud shared photos from the shoot on Instagram, writing, “Proud to celebrate Australia’s most iconic animals and the most iconic underwear!”
The elder Irwin, star of the hit ’90s show “The Crocodile Hunter, died in September 2009. APÍsadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney
Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney, the daughter of Bjrok and Matthew Barney, says nepotism has had little to do with her own successes. Getty ImagesTaking command of the catwalk — just as mom, Bjork, did with music in the ‘90s — Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney, 22, slayed in choice togs at Copenhagen Fashion Week in August.
But the brunette isn’t too keen on the nepo baby nickname. She recently insisted that nepotism has not served her as an up-and-coming model.
“Financially, sure, it can get you super far,” Isadora told the Sydney Morning Herald. “But in terms of one’s own personal journey … it doesn’t help you very much.”
Holden Fletcher
A suave Holden Fletcher graces NYFW. Getty Images
Brendan Fraser sweetly supported his son, Holden Fletcher, during the Gen Zer’s New York Fashion Week premiere this year. Getty Images for Searchlight PicturesBrendan Fraser beamed with pride as his son Holden, 21, walked the runway at Todd Snyder’s fall 2025 show at New York Fashion Week in February.
The “Whale” star was spotted filming his pride and joy from the front row of the flashy fête.






