Like mother, like daughter! The Hollywood offspring raiding their parents' designer wardrobes... but who do you think wore it better?

Rare are the daughters who haven't raided their mums' closets, but few of us can boast access to custom couture the way nepo babies can. Celebrities like Harper Beckham, Apple Martin and Zahara Jolie have all dipped into their famous mothers' collections, with experts saying it can signal a close relationship between them. The most recent addition to the group is Carys Douglas, who raided Hollywood royalty Catherine Zeta-Jones' enviable wardrobe for a glitzy fashion event in New York. On Wednesday, Carys, 23, put her own spin on the black Gucci lace top that Catherine famously wore to The Long Kiss Goodnight premiere in 1996. While Catherine protected her modesty under the sheer number with a black vest top, her daughter wore nothing underneath it.Instead, she paired the risque shirt with a lace mini skirt, also from the high-end label, as Carys posed up a storm at the Gucci x Moda Operandi NYC Cocktail fashion event. But this isn't the first time Carys has rummaged through her mother's clothes to find a red carpet-ready ensemble; two years ago, she celebrated her 21st birthday in another one of Catherine's iconic outfits. For the occasion, she picked the blush-pink Emanuel Ungaro slip dress her mother wore to the MTV Awards in 1999, as psychotherapist Marygrace Anderson told the Daily Mail that this tendency could suggest 'public admiration and pride'. Carys Douglas recently raided mum Catherine Zeta-Jones' enviable wardrobe for a glitzy fashion event in New YorkHarper Beckham is very happy to follow in her mother's fashionable footsteps, with the 14-year-old frequently copying Victoria Beckham's style'When a celebrity chooses to share clothes with a child, it’s definitely seen as the ultimate humble brag due to the attention it brings. It quietly signals status, wealth, beauty, and family unity all at once.'From a deeper psychological perspective, when a daughter wants to wear her mum’s clothing, it can indicate she wants to signal closeness, public admiration, and pride for her mother.'It is a powerful choice because normally children like to forge their own styles and identities away from their parents, so this ultimately reflects emotional alignment and identification at its core.'Like Carys, Harper Beckham is very happy to follow in her mother's fashionable footsteps, with the 14-year-old frequently copying Victoria Beckham's style. She recreated her off-duty look during the family's summer getaway to Ibiza in May, when the budding beauty mogul wore a brown, floral maxi dress days after Posh Spice donned it. Harper paired the brown floral vintage gown with a £1,275 Bottega Veneta clutch bag and £680 Hermès Oran sandals.She took style inspiration from her mum once again when she wore a pink satin dress thought to be from her mother's enviable collection as they stepped out for a swanky lunch in the Italian idyll of Formentera. Celebrity stylist Lisa Talbot suggested that Harper wearing the same dress as her mother, 52, says 'so much more than simply wearing the same size'.She said: 'It reflects how style today is far more ageless, effortless and personality-led than ever before. Victoria and Harper Beckham are a perfect example of that shift.Carys Douglas celebrated her 21st birthday in an Emanuel Ungaro slip dress first worn by her mother, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, at the MTV Awards in 1999 The Apple doesn't fall far from the tree! As Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter dons the same daring gownApple Martin slipped into her mother's 1996 Calvin Klein Collection dress for the Marty Supreme NYC premiere Zahara Jolie-Pitt borrowed a dazzling gold sequin Elie Saab gown last seen on her mother at the 2014 Oscars 'Harper isn’t trying to dress older and Victoria isn’t trying to dress younger, they’re both wearing timeless pieces in their own way.'What’s interesting is that so many of this season’s trends naturally work across generations.'Relaxed tailoring, oversized shirts, denim, slip dresses and elevated summer pieces can all be styled differently depending on the person wearing them, which makes wardrobe sharing much more natural now.'Years ago, borrowing your daughter’s clothes may have felt like something women avoided talking about, but today it’s become a sign of confidence and modern dressing.'The key is making it feel authentic to your own style rather than trying to copy each other exactly.'But Harper and Victoria aren't the only A-list mother-daughter duo who embrace sharing clothes. Last December, Apple Martin, 21, was the spitting image of Gwyneth Paltrow when she attended the premiere of the Timothee Chalamet-led sports film, Marty Supreme, in New York.Apple walked the red carpet in the same Calvin Klein dress her Oscar-winning mother wore to the premiere of her Jane Austen adaptation Emma in 1996.Teaming the chic black dress with Manolo Blahnik shoes and Tiffany & Co. jewellery, Apple also copied her mother's updo to complete the look.Both Apple and her brother Moses, 19, whose dad is Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, were at the Marty Supreme premiere to support Gwyneth, who has a starring role in the movie. Gwyneth previously revealed how Apple loves to borrow from her wardrobe, and has a special penchant for her nineties Calvin Klein dresses.The actress has saved all of her iconic looks in a vast archive, revealing that she always hoped her daughter would want to wear the pieces.'She pulls all kinds of stuff. She's very into all my '90s Calvin, of which there's a lot -and the '90s Prada, of which there's a lot,' Gwyneth told Vogue in a joint interview with Apple earlier this year.'Sometimes we just play dress up and she'll put on my Oscar dresses and stuff like that. We have fun down there.''Weirdly, I started saving clothes for Apple about 15, 20 years before she was born. I don't just see a top, I'll see a moment in my life and all the circumstances surrounding it. I've always saved everything in hopes that I had a daughter one day who would want to go in there.'And Apple is delighted to have such a closet at her disposal calling her mother 'such a badass when it comes to fashion.'Princess Alexandra of Hanover wore her mother Caroline's vintage Chanel dress from the autumn/winter 1990 couture collectionSophie's Roland Mouret coat appears to be in pristine condition – even though Lady Louise has waited four years to wear it When your mother is Oscar red carpet regular Angelina Jolie, it could be considered daunting to borrow a dress that she wore to acclaim and fanfare the first time around.Happily, this didn't deter Zahara Jolie-Pitt from borrowing the dazzling gold sequin Elie Saab gown in 2021, previously seen on her mother at the 2014 Oscars.When it came to attending the Oscars herself in 2023, a then 15-year-old Valentina Paloma Pinault did so in a red strapless Isaac Mizrahi gown originally worn by her mother, Salma Hayek. And it appears members of the Royal Family aren't opposed to borrowing each other's clothes either. Lady Louise Windsor repurposed her mother, the Duchess of Edinburgh's navy Roland Mouret coat, which Sophie first wore for the Royal Family's Easter service in 2018, for Christmas four years ago. Meanwhile, Carole Middleton occasionally takes inspiration from her daughter's wardrobe, which is perhaps unsurprising considering the Princess of Wales is widely regarded as one of the world's most stylish women.However, the tables turned in 2012 when it was Kate who raided her mother's wardrobe. While delivering her first official speech as a member of the Royal Family at Treehouse Hospice, the Princess wore a Reiss coat dress previously seen on Carole in 2010.Apart from being a ringing endorsement for sustainability, there is something peculiarly poignant about mothers and daughters sharing long-treasured clothes - and Hollywood's A-listers undoubtedly feel the same glow of pride when they see their own favourite dresses resurrected.