How Lila Moss, 21, is cementing her place in the public eye thanks to her supermodel mother's looks (and her wardrobe)

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When Kate and Lila Moss took to the beach in Formentera on Sunday, their physical similarities were clear to see.

The supermodel, 50, showcased her incredible figure in a snake print bikini as she lived it up on the beach alongside her daughter Lila Moss.

As the 21-year-old soaked up the Spanish sunshine, she looked the spitting image of her mother in the '90s.

It's not just physical traits that Lila, who also boasts a successful modelling career, has gained from her mother, with her also taking fashion inspiration from Kate.

The mother-daughter duo, who share a close bond and are often seen out together, regularly sport near-identical outfits, with Lila often recreating Kate's celebrated outfits from the '90s.

The 21-year-old model looked the spitting image of her mother in the '90s as she enjoyed a beach day in Formentera. Kate is pictured right in the 90s

Kate Moss is increasingly serving as a fashion inspiration for her daughter Lila Moss, as the 21-year-old recreates some of her mother's most memorable looks from the '90s (Kate is seen at Paris Fashion Week, 2013)

When the model took to red carpet at the 2022 Met Gala, she donned a sheer number with similarities to a dress that Kate sported on the runway in 2013

When Lila stepped out on the Met Gala red carpet in 2022, she appeared to take a lead of her mother's book when it came to her outfit choice.

The then-19-year-old model looked radiant in a sheer beige Burberry gown that was emblazoned with letters and encrusted in diamonds.

Underneath she wore a figure-hugging nude bodysuit to preserve her modesty that left her legs on full display.

It echoed a look previously sported by Kate in 2013 when she walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week in Marc Jacobs.

Taking to the Palais Royal Courtyard, the mother-of-one sported a similarly sheer number, but unlike Lila, skipped the bodysuit underneath.

Lila echoed her mother once again last year at the British Fashion Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall.

The model wore a sheer metallic slip dress reminiscent of her mother's 1993 Liza Bruce dress, complete with black underwear.

Featuring cut-out sections and thins straps, the silver gown, by Nensi Dojaka, was completed with a pleated bra top and low back.

Lila mirrored Kate as she walked the red carpet at the 2023 British Fashion Awards (Kate is seen right in a sheer Liza Bruce dress in 1993) 

The sheer dress is widely recognised as one of Kate's most celebrated looks, but at the time, the supermodel had no idea it was see-through

The sheer Liza Bruce dress worn by Kate in 1993 was edgy at the time, heralding a new trend for slip dresses. 

Three decades on it remains one of Kate's most remembered looks, but she previously revealed that she no idea the garment was see-through, and that she only realised when she came upon pictures of herself in the paper the next day.

'It was the flash that make it look naked,' she told British Vogue. 

'When I was wearing it, I didn't think it was that see-through, but obviously, it was,' she added. 'Good dress, good night.'

Meanwhile, speaking to British Vogue about her own attire for the event, Lila explained: 'I love to feel elegant, chic and sexy, and Nensi's designs are the perfect balance of all of these vibes, so I'm feeling confident.'

'For the hair, I wanted something effortless – I found a reference on Pinterest of my mum with a wispy bun for a Donna Karan show in 1993.'

Designer Nensi added: 'The inspiration for this look came from the iconic Liza Bruce sheer slip dress worn by Kate in 1993. Lila is the perfect example of a young woman unafraid to set her own rules.'

Perhaps Lila's longing to recreate her mother's outfits from throughout the years is a result of their close bond.

Back in 2022, Lila spoke about her close relationship with her 'fun' mother Kate, as she revealed she carries an old polaroid of them together in her bag.

The model,  then-19, opened up about their bond during a segment on Vogue's In The Bag YouTube series, while revealing her handbag essentials.

The daughter of catwalk veteran Kate spoke on the close bond she has with her mother, while showing fans a throwback polaroid picture from when she was a baby. 

Holding up the sentimental polaroid, Lila said: 'I think this was on my mother's 30th birthday, I could be wrong but I look quite young and she looks ready to go out. I think it's really cute'.

She went on to say: 'If I could fit one person in my bag it would probably be my mum, she's fun and good at advice so I could ask her anything'.

Speaking about growing up in the spotlight, Lila confessed that she was shocked by the attention surrounding her mother.

Lila (pictured outside London's Royal Albert Hall in 2022) has admitted to using her mother as fashion inspiration

Kate is pictured at the Spring/ Summer Julien Macdonald Show at London Fashion Week in September 1999

She explained: 'I went to secondary school and everyone was like, "Oh, your mum's Kate Moss!" You don't really have a filter when you're that young and I was like, "How do you know who she is? She's old! She's old and boring!"'

Adding more about her relationship with her mother, Lila told the fashion bible: 'I was quite protective over my mum. 

'All my mum's friends say that I was so scary as a child. I was quite serious. But also, I would always copy her. She would always have her head down and not look at the camera, so I'd always put my head down and not look at the camera. I still do it.'

Yet Lila revealed that with time she's come to realise just how influential her mother is in the fashion world, saying: 'In the last three or four years, I've realised that her style is actually really cool. I'm having to admit it now.'

The teenager went on to note that while she steals Kate's Saint Laurent coats and her Chanel bags, her supermodel mother often swipes her Adidas tracksuits.

Lila explained: 'She doesn't have a good trackies selection. She only has pyjamas. She probably would hate me saying that. She doesn't want anyone to know she wears trackies!' 

A chip off the old catwalk! Lila has followed in her supermodel mother's footsteps after landing her first modelling gig aged 15 - just a year older than Kate was when she started - and the pair are now a force in the modelling world (pictured at the Versace special event during Milan Fashion Week in September) 

Lila told British Vogue that while she growing up, she was 'quite protective over my mum'

Lila nabbed her first modelling gig at the age of 15 with a Marc Jacobs Beauty campaign - at just a year older than her mother was when she entered the business.  

Despite her mother being one of the famous models in the business, Lila revealed that Kate was keen to deter her from following in her footsteps. 

'My mum always put me off [modelling],' Lila said. 'She was always like, 'If you want to do it, you can, but I wouldn't recommend it.''

Regardless of her mother's apprehension, Lila insisted that she doesn't feel anxious at the thought that modelling success could bring the fame from which her parents tried to protect her.

She mused: 'Not really. I've seen it first-hand, so I'm much more able to cope with it. I've had to say no to people. But I'm always nice!'

Lila's father is journalist Jefferson Hack, with whom Kate was in a relationship in the early Noughties.

Jefferson and Kate - who dated from 2001 to 2004 with Lila being born in 2002 - have an amicable relationship and would ensure their daughter spent a regular amount of time with each of them in her childhood.