Talking Point: la Mini-Moss
Mini-Moss Lila Grace is being groomed for big things. As the daughter of an uber-model, the seven-year-old already has the cultural world at her feet – and the best of the best tutors on call. Following in her mother’s footsteps (remember Kate was discovered at 14), Lila Grace stole the show at Sadie Frost’s daughter Iris’s model-themed birthday party last week (what happened to pool parties?)
To be fair, Lila Grace did have an unfair advantage. ‘Kate had been teaching Iris and Lila Grace how to model and how to walk the catwalk properly in preparation for the party,’ said a guest, ‘They could hardly have a better teacher.’
‘All of the girls at the bash wanted to be Kate. She brought along lots of clothes for them and the girls had their hair and make-up done especially. She was teaching them how to master her famous hip swagger and her “I don't care" look.’
And if modelling doesn’t take her fancy, there’s always a career in fine art to fall back on. Spotted over the weekend at the Swann Inn – Moss’s local in the Cotswolds – Lila Grace was engrossed in a colouring-in session… with one half of art duo, and Turner Prize nominees ‘Brothers Grim’, Jake Chapman. Hope she kept within the lines!
We shouldn’t be surprised – remember, this is a child who, even as a fetus, was painted by the great Lucian Freud (his portrait of a heavily pregnant, naked Moss fetched a cool £3.9m at auction).
With parents like hers, Lila was never going to be an ugly duckling or wall flower. Factor in the genes of Moss, the intelligence of Jefferson and the combined force of their little black books, and you’ve got a fully fledged A-lister in the making. Let’s just hope the seven-year-old doesn’t peak too soon…
- Amy Molloy
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- I think Lila Grace should be allowed to be what she is - a child! How sad that she should have all this foisted on her at such a young age. She has years of growing up ahead of her, and who's to say she would want to be a model anyway? This is Kate's choice for her it seems, but Lila may choose to set her aspirations a whole lot higher.
quirkyone - Oooh, yes, that's a good idea!....Lets foist my 7 year old daughter into a world of eating disorders, drug taking, shallow and superficial groupies who are only interested in befriending her because of who her mother is!!!!!
mimmymum - Quirkyone and mimmymum, jealous?? As a child i loved dressing up in my mums clothes, who didnt??, playing with her make up, trying to walk in high heels (difficult when i was only 4 yrs old) so i say good on lila grace - i imagine she had a much better wardrobe to rumage in than i did!
twinkletheduchess - I loved tottering round in my older sister's platforms and trying on her make up, and that's fine if it's all a bit of fun. It's where to draw the line, or we might as well hav full-on child beauty queens like they have in America, where the mothers have missed out and treat their offspring like mini Barbie dolls, with a full face of make-up to match. Also, when little girls are made up to look years older than they are, they may attract unwlecome attention from paeodophiles.
quirkyone - i went to this really great website where they sell silver jewellery at great prices. Worth a look
www.silver-blossom.co.uk
henrymetcalf - "Also, when little girls are made up to look years older than they are, they may attract unwlecome attention from paeodophiles" - quirkyone don't you think that's a little extreme? Not only that, but closed minded? There are hundreds of young girls running around in heels and makeup trying to look older than they are but they're not all being pursued by paedohpiles! Don't let news stories cloud your ideas.
sophcat - sophcat..that's true, but it's true only because we've been conditioned that way. There's nothing wrong with children experimenting with clothes, make up or high heels for fun, but I think there is a problem when the mother is trying to coerce their child along a particular life path before the child is old enough to make their own decisions. Children should be free to be...whatever they want to be.
To take an exteme example...Kai Rooney! He was only out in the big wide world a couple of hours, and already people were taking bets on what team he will play for when he's older. Who's to say he will even be that interested in football? What if he wants to be a painter or a ballet dancer? I just say let the children make their own minds up what they want to do and who they want to be.
quirkyone
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