How Zaya Wade is already a Gen Z fashion icon at only 15: 8 luxury brands that Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union’s daughter has rocked, from her Miu Miu runway debut to Louis Vuitton, Prada and Burberry
The 15-year-old rising fashion model made her first runway appearance at the Miu Miu autumn/winter 2023 ready to wear show at Paris Fashion Week in March, strutting in a brown-green mini jumper dress with a matching jacket. She walked in pointed-toe kitten heels and modelled a brown handbag, too.
Parents Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union beamed as they watched their daughter hit the runway. In a joint Instagram post, they shared a video of Zaya walking and wrote, “She’s arrived.”
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But before her modelling debut, Zaya has always loved fashion, wearing a diverse range of outfits. Here are eight labels she’s worn lately that prove she is fashion’s next rising star.
1. Rodarte
For her winter formal in late January, Wade wore an ivory sequin Rodarte column dress with a flower appliqué on the neckline and detachable tulle sleeves. She topped the look with a pearl choker and kitten-heel sandals from Dolce Vita.
2. Siedrés
Wade bloomed in a Siedrés ensemble consisting of a black floral polo neck top and a white-and-black colour-block skirt with the same matching pattern.
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3. Miu Miu
The year before, she rocked another Miu Miu look at the brand’s spring/summer show at Paris Fashion Week, pictured above. She paired the look with a Matelassé Nappa leather top-handle bag.
4. Alaïa
Even at home, Wade is impeccably dressed. In one Instagram post, she dressed down in an Alaïa white V-neck tank top with a flounced and ruffled hem paired with Tibi dark grey trousers.
5. Twinning with mum in Prada
Wade and Union posed in matching Prada outfits in 2021. Union wore an oversized white robe with crisp pinstriped button-down and black shorts. Wade rocked a white crew-neck tee with a black bandeau and flowing midi skirt. Both showed off their black and blue Prada Galleria bags and chunky loafers.
6. Burberry
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7. Louis Vuitton
Wade wore a monogrammed Louis Vuitton skate dress from the spring/summer 2021 collection to celebrate her 14th birthday. She was also carrying a bag from Asata Maisé, a Black-owned brand.
8. Valentino
Wade already showed off her modelling potential when she pulled off a neon-green Valentino pleated dress in a photo posted last year. She toned down the bold colour with a dainty metallic bracelet and gold necklaces.
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- But her runway appearance comes as no surprise: Wade likes to wear casual and luxury pieces as seen on her Instagram, donning outfits from Valentino, Rodarte and Siedrés, to Alaïa and Tibi