Kimora Lee Simmons’ daughter Aoki Lee, 18, makes runway debut


Like mother, like daughter.

Kimora Lee Simmons’ youngest daughter, Aoki Lee, made her official runway debut as part of the historic Pyer Moss Couture show on Saturday.

Designer Kirby Jean-Raymond presented his collection — which featured fantastical looks honoring Black inventors — after a two-day rain delay.

Simmons, 18, strutted her stuff dressed in a checkerboard suit affixed with chess pieces during the show, which was staged at the estate of Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first female self-made millionaire, in Irvington, NY.

Other models were dressed in looks inspired by peanut butter containers, stoplights, air conditioners, refrigerators and more, all paying tribute to Black creators forgotten by history.

Kerby Jean-Raymond
Pyer Moss designer Kerby Jean-Raymond took a bow at the end of the brand’s first-ever couture show.
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The show began with a speech from the only female leader of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown, and models walked to live music by Flatbush rapper 22Gz while dancers performed in the background.

Aoki Lee Simmons
Aoki Lee Simmons in 2019.
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Aoki Lee has long worked with mom Kimora on her Baby Phat line, most recently modeling in photoshoots for the newly relaunched streetwear brand with sister Ming Lee, 21.

In the 2000s, both daughters often joined their mother for her final bow during her Baby Phat runway shows.

Kimora, 46, had her own extremely successful modeling career, having worked very closely with the late Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel and graced catwalks for labels including Dior, Valentino, Fendi and more.

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