Here are some photos of Kaia Gerber in Milan, where she’s working runways for Milan Fashion Week. I actually really love her “street” look, the jeans & blazer look – she still has that baby face which makes her look about 12 years old, but the blazer and the haircut ages her up a bit. I love her choppy bob, honestly. It’s super-cute. The other photos are from the Max Mara show. The clothes are not particularly cute there.
So, what’s up with Kaia these days? Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber were reportedly being very protective of Kaia following the meltdown of her relationship with Pete Davidson late last year. Kaia’s thing with Pete was her first real relationship, and he was not well and he ended up seeking treatment for what I would think would be several different issues all at once. It was clear that Cindy and Rande were keeping Kaia close, but now they seem to have eased up a bit. Possibly because Presley Gerber (Kaia’s older brother) seems to be going through something too. Presley got a very ill-advised face tattoo, which could have basically read “this is a cry for help.” So his family (Kaia included) is trying to rally around him:
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber are prioritizing the health of their son, Presley Gerber. In recent weeks the 20-year-old made headlines for revealing a tattoo of the word “Misunderstood” on his face. Then, five days later, the star fired back at critics with a video of himself shooting a gun at a firing range. “Innocent little me before all the horrid tattoos,” he wrote alongside the clip. “Y’all know nothing #waketfup.” At the time, neither Cindy, Rande nor sister Kaia Gerber commented on the new ink in any public capacity. However, it looks like behind closed doors is a different story. A source tells E! News, “Cindy and Rande are definitely concerned about their son. They truly want to make sure he is okay.”
The source adds his parents have “been trying to get Presley help since his DUI last year. He has just fallen off the beaten path. He has been in treatment before but they are pushing for something more serious,” the insider shares. “They want to make sure he’s in a good mental state and are closely watching him.”
And despite her busy schedule with fashion weeks across the globe, his little sister is taking a keen interest in being there for her brother. The source says she’s “really taken him under her wing,” but this is proving difficult as “Presley has a mind of his own.”
The insider adds, “Things have been very tense in the family.”
Honestly, I don’t even think Kaia is in a place to take her older brother under her wing. Frankly, I’m still concerned that she and Pete might still be dealing with each other or that she’s holding out hope that they’ll get back together. And now all this stuff with Presley… I don’t know. Is it possible that Cindy and Rande simply made some terrible decisions about how and when they pushed their kids into the spotlight? Neither of these kids seem happy at all.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
Is it about pushing their kids into the spotlight, or is it that old, cliche of rich parents not giving their attention, not providing structure and balance, but instead giving money, granting every dumb adolescent wish, letting nannies do the “work”. These seem like run of the mill, poorly raised, spoiled brats.
Bit of both maybe? Kids need boundaries and love (which includes saying no). Money replaces neither of those things.
I don’t get her hype/appeal. I prefer Kendall Jenner when it comes to nepotism models.
I love her jeans and blazer look,I would gladly wear every single thing she has on in this pic.
She looks really pretty with her hair in this style too,otherwise I’m very unimpressed with this girl and her brother, I hope they get some help/better guidance.
I think the hair was a smart move – it distinguishes her a bit and is flattering. I also don’t get the appeal but she has yet to grow into her adult look.
Kaia has bags under her eyes at ALL of her shows. What’s going on?
Also, Presley reminds me of the time I went to school with the son of the Mayor and he was all like “Ohhh, waaaah, my life is so hard. I’m so scrutinized because my mom is the mayor.” And everyone was like “Shut up, Evan. Your mom’s the mayor.”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Too funny!
I noticed the bags, too. Almost like they’re trying to make her look like a malnourished waif.
Finally someone else saw it. She’s only 18 and the bags under her eyes are awful. Maybe it’s a genetic thing and she can’t help it but at the age of 18 your under eye bags should not be dark and pronounced. I didn’t get them until I was 33. And I am very stressed. Leads one to believe something is clearly going on in her life that she’s not sleeping? Like all the time? Because they are always there. An 18 year old model with that much stress? Weird.
Allergies can do that. I have them most of the time. Could be something she’s eating, or just an environmental sensitivity.
That second runway getup reminds me of when Lucy tried to economize by making her own dress on I Love Lucy
Or when Fred & Ricky thought it was funny to create ‘couture’ outfits for Ethel & Lucy by using feedbacks & burlap sacks.
Looks like Presley has gotten a whole bunch of ill-advised tattoos. The one on his face is especially unfortunate. Shame. He used to be such a good-looking kid. Not so pretty anymore.
Kaia, to me, just looks perpetually exhausted. She’s carrying some major excess baggage under her eyes.
I feel like these two have some pretty big issues. They don’t seem very happy – that’s for sure. Hope everything turns out OK for them.
Out of the 2 kids Presley had that a face that was/is very photogenic for the modeling industry. Given who their mother is and it’s clear she pushed BOTH kids into her industry I can’t help that his face tattoo is an act of rebellion against his mother.
That’s what it seems like for me too.
I can’t imagine being in the modeling industry, and then wanting your own kids to do it. I wonder how much of a choice they had.
Yes exactly. He’s disowning the profession he was pushed in. It’s not just his face. It seems he has a lot of doodle art on his hands etc. Sorry those are bad tattoos.
He is going to look really idiotic when he turns 45 and has ‘misunderstood’ written on his face. Entertainment/modeling business or not, that’s a ding-dong move.
bags under the eyes can be hereditary and sometimes is related to really bad allergies or sinuses. maybe she is exhausted or has a crappy lifestyle but i’m not sure it’s necessary to jump right to that as the conclusion.
Could be an abuse of stimulates as well
Perhaps if Rande and Cindy had been so concerned about their kids being okay at earlier stages in their lives, they wouldn’t both be having problems now.
Cindy and Rande somehow do not seem like parents who would raise their kids inappropriately. They seem quite centered, actually, and it could be that Kaia chose to go into modeling and that her parents never pushed her to do that. I would think they’d give their kids the option to do whatever they want to do. Young women, as we know, are often attracted to modeling if they fit the mold. It seems odd that children who are given so much and have it fairly easy while growing up, can end up rebelling at some point. I feel for the parents, too, having to deal with and worry about their children. I saw the tattoo a few weeks ago and thought, OMg, maybe it’s a temporary tattoo, but no, geez. That won’t be something he will want to live with the rest of his life, guaranteed.
methinks there is something up with this family as a whole. these kids are putting a lot of energy into acting out…
That navy oversized hoodie thingee is amazing.
Yes, I love that whole look actually. Would wear it in a heartbeat.
Me too! I especially love the shoes!
I withhold judgment on the parents. Honestly, no person is immune from emotional issues regardless of wealth and parental involvement. Can everyone here say that no one in their family has experienced a turbulent relationship (Kaia) or a child acting out and isolating himself (Presley)? I think it makes us safer to point fingers and think our kids would never, but I’m starting to realize that really there is no way to parent perfectly to avoid your children experiencing pain.
Thank you finally a sane comment. I find this whole thing around these kids so extra. She is a nepotism model, ok, but she’s actually pretty good. A lot of parents put pressure on their kids for various reasons, we don’t know what the story is. Musicians, dancers, University professors, often have a way of trying to entice their kids to do what they did because they love it and can help them out. Not saying it’s a good thing but it happens. A lot. And sometimes coming from a good place.
Moreover, who knows what is going on with the young man? Stupid rich, going with the wrong crowd, trying to affirm himself, whatever. Rich or not, spoiled or not, nurtured or not, we don’t know and we are being extremely judgey and insensitive based on a face tattoo that seems to be the hot thing to do. He clearly has enough money to wipe it out if he needs to.
Thrusting your kids into the adult fashion industry, which is know to exploit, deserves a side-eye.
A friend of my son’s (who looks a bit like the hot prisoner who ended up with an heiress, mixed race with green eyes) tried his shot as a model. he got a few gigs, but he says that nowadays they don’t want models like him anymore, with a more conventional Benetton-like physique. Especially for men, they go for unconventional types, with a ‘street’ style. So Presley might be on to something. After all the guy with the skull tattoos face gets lots of gigs in music clips, skateboarding ads etc.
Leave it alone. We clearly are not part of that world and now nothing about what Kaia and Presley are going through.
It reminds me of the show Huge in France. Gad’s son is an aspiring male model and he’s constantly confused by the hoops this kid has to go through to make it (“you need chest implants?”). I know it’s satire but why would you want your kids to go into this field? I remember reading Cindy had a pretty easy go of modeling (no horror stories) but I guess she doesn’t realize how lucky she was. Her kids also have it easy but none of them work like she did. Kaia isn’t even a attractive or particularly good model. You don’t see her fronting campaigns. She should have pushed them to go to school instead of thinking this little girl was her mini Me and it would be cake getting her to be as famous as she was. She doesn’t have it. Her son isn’t even model pretty. The parents should be helping them pursue other things.
All I’m going to say is that Kaia is the one nepotism model who actually has the appearance of a regular model, with the tired eyes and all that. Fashion month is brutal, and she’s doing a lot of shows and travelling. And honestly, I get the feeling she really wants to model and takes it very seriously.
Presley though… oh dear.
I’ve always had feeling Gerbers desperately wanted that Kaia would date Harry Styles and for years they did anything possible for it – inviting him to vacations in Muskoka, family functions, parties. I assume when she suddenly started dating Pete Davidson, it must have felt like nightmare.
Her eyes look so tired. I hope she’s taking good care of herself.
That Max Mara hoodie looks like a Snuggie. You can get them at CVS.
Glad I’m too old to pretend to get the ugly sneakers trend
Between Kaia dating Pete Davidson, and now the son with the face tattoo… the Gerbers are unraveling before our eyes. I can’t believe all that Casamigos money can’t help their kids with these life crises…
Not trying to concern troll here but I was scrolling through her insta and was struck by just how tiny her legs are. I hope that’s her natural body type but I found a quote Cindy made when Kaia was 14 and that doesn’t seem to be the case. “Today, models are expected to be so tiny and I worry about that for her, because that was never my natural body type and I don’t think it’ll be hers either,” said Cindy. “Still, I’ll say to her, ‘Enjoy carbs while you can!” I can only imagine the pressure that models are under to be thin and I think, to some extent, most of us want to make our parents proud and I doubt she is no different in that aspect. It seems that Cindy was determined for Kaia to make modeling her career (and I could be wrong in that assumption) which must add even more pressure on her to maintain that high-fashion model body type. I don’t know, she’s the same age as one of my kids so maybe I just have some misplaced mom concern since she’s so young and just went through what must have been a rocky relationship with Pete.
It is sort of a rite of passage. When in college, there were so many more 20 year olds with fresh, regrettable tattoos than I have fingers and toes to count.
I am sure there are remarkable, creative, well done tattoos that simply haven’t stuck in memory as those impulsive, regrettable ones.
Especially when tax refunds roll in, waiting to be spent.
I remember one fellow student with a garish, huge, massive, curlicue ? Tattooed on her neck, in black, from her hairline to between her shoulder blades.
Looks like The Riddler.
When asked why she was like “a question mark has great, deep meaning in my life”
Of course it does: YOU ARE TWENTY.
It is the season
Many, many regrettable tattoos… On the plus side, tattoo removal is big business, many tattoos can be changed into something pretty or palatable or reInked and this is not the only person, especially at this age, to make a mistake, it is ugly… but a tattoo doesn’t hurt anyone else. Life goes on.
If you’ve seen Kaia papped in shorts or something similar you can see she’s alarmingly thin. It’s a scary look. Clothes hang on her like a hanger which I guess is what designers want. I’m afraid both brother and sister are in trouble already, her weight and his face tattoo. As a mother of naturally tall, slim children/adults I look at the Kaia and it freaks me out.
I liked Cindy a lot when I was a kid, but now I can’t stand her or her family. This kid is WAY to young, she is tall, thin, pretty, all that, fine. But as the poster above said, she WAS in the modeling industry and I can’t understand why would she put her kids through that.
“Enjoy the carbs while you can” Seriously? The kid is 18 and has all the money and connections in the world. How about finishing high school, going to college, grad school, whatever and eating whatever the hell you want. There are tons of tall, thin, pretty girls who go to school, live very nice lives, are not used as props at 14 while eating a piece of lettuce per meal.