{"id":286246,"date":"2026-02-07T21:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/286246\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T21:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:04:07","slug":"gabrielle-unions-daughter-kaavia-7-wears-matching-dress-for-rare-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/286246\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabrielle Union&#8217;s Daughter Kaavia, 7, Wears Matching Dress for Rare Red Carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gabrielle Union and her daughter Kaavia embraced an adorable mom-daughter style moment on Friday night.The 7-year-old and her mom wore matching dresses for a rare red carpet appearance at the Goat premiere.Union&#8217;s husband Dwayne Wade also stepped out for the family event. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/gabrielle-union-makeup-free-plunging-black-dress-53rd-birthday-11840985\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabrielle Union<\/a>\u2019s daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/gabrielle-union-dwyane-wade-kids-11795152\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaavia<\/a> was literally her mini-me as the lookalike duo made a rare red carpet appearance together on Friday night. The Bring It On alum made the Goat Los Angeles premiere a family affair, posing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/gabrielle-union-nude-photoshoot-hot-spring-japan-11884561\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">husband Dwayne Wade<\/a> and the 7-year-old\u2014and Kaavia had fans doing a double take with an adorable twinning style moment.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The toddler was her mom\u2019s carbon copy as she stepped out at AMC Century City in a mini version of Union\u2019s cutout minidress. Kaavia and Union put their own twist on mother-daughter dressing, both wearing short-sleeved animal print dresses with a black ruched accent on the stomach. However, the Think Like a Man actress\u2019s version had a few key differences, thanks to a midriff-baring stomach cutout, as well as an orange tiger print top and a tan cheetah print skirt in contrast toKaavia\u2019s bright blue tiger print bodice and light turquoise cheetah print skirt.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p> Gabrielle Union and Kaavia James Union Wade attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures&#8217; and Sony Pictures Animation&#8217;s &#8220;GOAT&#8221; in Los Angeles on February 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Posing together on the red carpet, Union ditched her recent bob haircut in favor of long braids that she styled into a high ponytail with face-framing pieces, showing off her glowing complexion and a bold smoky eye. The star embraced warm-weather style a little early, putting a twist on a polarizing footwear style with heeled flip-flops. She finished off her look with a pair of black thong-style sandals that added several inches to her stature, a bangle bracelet, and stud earrings. Meanwhile, Kaavia opted for black Mary Jane-style ballet flats, and styled her black hair in a voluminous high ponytail.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p> Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade, and Kaavia James Union Wade attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures&#8217; and Sony Pictures Animation&#8217;s &#8220;GOAT&#8221; in Los Angeles on February 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The duo also posed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/gabrielle-union-dwyane-wade-relationship-timeline-8734737\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dwayne Wade on the red carpet<\/a>, and the former professional basketball player shared a tongue-in-cheek message of support for his wife by bringing in a real goat for group photos.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kaavia James Union Wade and Gabrielle Union attend the premiere of Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Descendants: The Rise Of Red&#8221; at Walt Disney Studios on July 10, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Kaavia is already becoming a film premiere pro, last stepping out with her mom at the Descendants: The Rise of Red world premiere in July 2024. However, Union previously revealed that Kaavia\u2019s very first red carpet appearances at the 2019 Kid&#8217;s Choice Sports Awards didn\u2019t go so smoothly. In an April 2025 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/gabrielle-union-recalls-the-red-carpet-when-daughter-kaavia-peed-on-her-exclusive-11719620?_gl=1*1vdzj0k*_ga*MTA0NzU5OTU1Ni4xNzY5ODcyMDEz*_ga_DK3GDWHWJH*czE3NzA0Nzg1NTEkbzIzJGcxJHQxNzcwNDg3OTU0JGozMCRsMCRoMA..\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>, the star revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/gabrielle-union-recalls-surprising-moment-her-daughter-peed-on-a-red-carpet-11720981\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the then-8-month-old peed on her<\/a> when her diaper didn\u2019t hold. However, the red carpet accident appeared to be a mixed blessing, as it inspired Union and Wade to create their Proudly company.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gabrielle Union and her daughter Kaavia embraced an adorable mom-daughter style moment on Friday night.The 7-year-old and her&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-286246","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}