We’ve all heard the saying ‘like mother, like daughter,’ but in Sunday Rose’s case, it feels less like a cliché and more like a right of passage. At just 17, Nicole Kidman’s daughter is steadily stepping into her own spotlight, all while borrowing cues from her mother’s legendary fashion archive. And why wouldn’t she? Kidman’s ‘90s and early 2000s red carpet moments- from the sheer black gown at The Others premiere in 2001, to the tuxedo dress at the 2002 SAG Awards, to the frothy ruffled pink number she wore to a To Die For screening in 1995, remain some of the most referenced looks in fashion today.
Even Kidman’s on-screen wardrobes, from The Perfect Couple to Baby Girl are loved because they look good and available to shop. With New York Fashion Week showcasing the new generation of celebrity kids - Lila Moss included, it’s clear Sunday Rose belongs to a wave of star offspring reviving their parents’ style DNA. After all, if your mother is Nicole Kidman, why wouldn’t you follow in her footsteps?
Playing Into Sheer
Nicole Kidman cemented her place as a style disruptor when she arrived at The Others premiere wearing a daring sheer black gown in 2001. Fast forward, and Sunday Rose is experimenting with sheer in her own way. Arriving at Chanel’s dinner celebrating Sofia Coppola’s Haute Couture book, she paired a delicate mesh top with flowy satin trousers. While Nicole’s look was high drama, Sunday’s take felt pared back, and refreshingly Gen-Z, proof that she’s not just copying, but reinterpreting.
Grey Oversized Suit
Few do androgyny quite like Nicole Kidman. Throughout the years, she’s reached for tailoring again and again, and most recently wore an oversized grey suit earlier this year while attending W Magazine’s Annual Best Performances Party with her daughter. Sunday, naturally, has picked up on the uniform. On Calvin Klein’s SS26 NYFW runway she was photographed embracing her own ‘borrowed from the boys’ moment, leaning into a relaxed fit silhouette.
Retro Sunglasses
Nicole in the ‘90s often punctuated her tailored looks with slim retro sunglasses. Sunday Rose has already tapped the same finishing touch. At Miu Miu’s Miutine party last week, she paired tinted brown shades with a baby tee and low-rise trousers, nailing theY2K aesthetic.
Still an early teen, Sunday Rose is just beginning to carve out her fashion identity, but if these twinning moments are anything to go by, she’s a star in the making. Nicole may have written the script, but Sunday is reworking it for her own generation.
Renee Washington, Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie..