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- Laura Dern attended the Ralph Lauren show during New York Fashion Week with her daughter Jaya Harper
- The mother-daughter duo posed together on the red carpet
- Dern previously opened up about Jaya’s acting aspirations
A love for fashion runs in the Dern family!
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Laura Dern and her daughter Jaya Harper stepped out for Ralph Lauren’s Spring 2025 show during New York Fashion Week, sharing a sweet mother-daughter moment on the red carpet.
The show took place at the fashion house’s New York City headquarters on Madison Avenue, drawing a slew of A-listers including Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Usher, Jessica Chastain and Mindy Kaling.
Dern, 58, turned heads in a multicolor floral-print dress with a sheer bodice, ruffled detail around the bust and a pleated skirt. She accessorized with a black leather belt and black clutch purse. Her blonde hair was styled in loose, tousled waves with curtain bangs.
Jaya, 20, opted for a simple white top and high-waisted black trousers and a Western-style belt. She added a camel-colored fringed leather jacket over top. She also carried a small handbag and had her curls on display.
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Dern shares Jaya and son son Ellery Harper with her ex-husband, Grammy-winning musician Ben Harper,
In March 2022, the Jurassic Park actress appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she opened up about Jaya’s ambition to be an actress. Dern told host Ellen DeGeneres that she’s excited for Jaya to eventually be the family’s third generation of actors following herself and her parents Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern.
“There is something very moving about it,” she explained at the time. “Jaya’s 17 and I started very young at 11 but I’m so happy that she’s waiting and wants to go to school but really knows in her heart she wants to act.”
“And maybe if she does, we’ll end up having the privilege of working together,” Dern added.
The mother-daughter duo has shared red carpet moments in the past.
Following the 2023 Oscars, they stepped out for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Both Dern and Jaya wore sequin-detailed silver looks for the star-studded event. The actress went for a shimmering silver cardigan with black sequin pants while her daughter wore a gown that featured silver and blue beading.
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Dern brought both of her children, as well as her mother, to the 2020 Oscars, where she won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Marriage Story.
The actress wore a custom Armani Privé blush pink silk crepe gown, while Ladd went for a menswear-inspired look in a black velvet Giorgio Armani tuxedo with a white ruffle blouse. Jaya wore a powder blue gown, and Ellery rocked a black suit with a gold-stripped shirt and black scarf tie.
In November of 2022, Dern took to Instagram to celebrate her daughter’s 18th birthday. Sharing a photo carousel featuring pictures of Jaya as a little girl, as well as a more recent picture with the actress, the Little Women star celebrated her younger child.
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“My girl is 18 today!!!” the proud mom wrote. “Happiest birthday, Jaya! You teach me every day about what it means to be an honest and profound empath, artist, and activist.”
“I love you with everything,” Dern concluded.






























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