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Thu Jun 20 13:20:57 SAST 2013

Gisele's five-year-old niece designs a clothing line

AFP Relaxnews | 19 April, 2012 13:50
Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen presents a creation by Italian designer Riccardo Tisci for French fashion house Givenchy as part of his Spring/Summer 2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection in Paris
Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen on the ramp.
Image by: BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS

Having made her modelling debut for Brazilian clothing brand Brandili Mundi last year, Gisele Bündchen's niece Duda is launching her debut clothing range for the brand this July -- at the tender age of five.

Duda looks set to follow the success of her famous aunt, who has topped polls of the world's highest paid supermodels for several years in a row -- and has even inherited the 31-year-old's passion for the environment.

While Gisele is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, Duda's clothing range was designed and produced with eco-friendly materials. Germano Costa, the commercial and marketing director of Brandili Textil (parent company to Brandili Mundi) explained Duda's design process to Forbes on April 16.

"She told us about her preferences on prints, cuts and details, and based on the briefing we received from her we came up with a collaborative collection. The pieces were all approved by Duda, whose romantic inspiration will no doubt catch girls' eyes," said Costa.

Duda's parents, Raquel Bündchen (Gisele's sister) and Paulo Borges, were present at the shooting for the line's campaign. Watch the making-of here to see Duda in action:

Making Of Coleção Primavera Brandili Duda Bündchen 

The five-year-old is the latest in a spate of youngsters being cited to watch as supermodels of the future, with Kaia Gerber, Cindy Crawford's 10-year-old daughter with former model Rande Gerber being unveiled as Young Versace's new face back in January.

Meanwhile, Kate Moss's 13-year-old half-sister Lottie caught the world's attention as one of the bridesmaids at the supermodel's wedding back in July 2011 and has already been photographed by fashion photographer Andrea Carter-Bowman.

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