She accomplished a career milestone after opening the Jason Wu show at New York Fashion Week earlier this month.

And Kai Schreiber, 16, has ticked off another rite of passage in the modelling world – recovering from a runway wardrobe malfunction.

The daughter of Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber stormed the catwalk at Max Mara’s Spring/Summer 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday; however, things went awry when her black crop top started slipping down.

Footage from the runway shows Kai subtly adjusting her top with one hand as she continued to strut confidently down the catwalk.

Not one to take herself too seriously, the transgender model later shared the video to her Instagram page alongside the caption: ‘My top fell off at @maxmara lolz.’

Fans praised the budding supermodel for the professional manner in which she handled the mishap, with one commenting: ‘Didn’t even notice. I thought it was part of the show!’

Naomi Watts’ model daughter Kai Schreiber, 16, suffered a wardrobe malfunction while walking the runway this week

‘But you handled it super well!’ another enthused, as someone else added: ‘Wardrobe malfunction handled flawlessly.’ 

It comes after Kai recently opened up about her journey with gender identity – and a major role model in her life.

She told Interview Magazine in June that she has studied how people in the transgender community navigated stormy waters in the past.

Kai said she had struggled ‘with gender identity from a young age’ and ‘always wanted to grow up and be a beautiful, glamorous, influential woman, like Marilyn Monroe.’

She also named figures she found inspirational ‘as a young trans girl’ navigating life through turbulent times for the community.

‘I’m always going to look up to the older generation of transgender people, especially in fashion,’ Kai told the magazine.

Kai stormed the catwalk at Max Mara’s Spring/Summer 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday; however, things went awry when her black crop top started slipping down

Fans praised the budding supermodel for the professional manner in which she handled the mishap, with one commenting: ‘Didn’t even notice. I thought it was part of the show!’ (Kai is pictured backstage with another model)

‘People like Alex Consani, Hunter Schafer, Hari Nef, Dara, Richie Shazam, Colin Jones, and so many more,’ Kai said. 

‘It’s so great that there’s a strong community of us in the fashion world; it’s really a doll takeover.’

The second-generation star said that she had a breakthrough earlier this year when working for the fashion house Valentino.

‘That job made me realise, “OK, this is what I want to do. I want to be a supermodel.” Period.’

Kai opened up to the publication about what she’s been doing in terms of honing her craft as a regular presence on the catwalk.

‘I’ve been practising my walks in the kitchen for years; my mom can show you all the videos I forced her to film,’ Kai said.

Kai also opened up about her fashion preferences in the wide-ranging chat with the publication – joking she’s ‘basic, but in a chic way.’

Kai said of her couture choices: ‘I love my low-rise jeans and black cardigan. That’s my go-to outfit. I love when people have their own personal style.

‘If you’re presenting yourself in a unique, cool way, people are immediately drawn in and want to know more. If every person was walking around in the same outfit, fashion wouldn’t be a thing.’

Kai said that ‘the world [is] more fun’ with fashion in the mix.

Kai ticked off a major milestone after opening the Jason Wu show at New York Fashion Week earlier this month (pictured) 

The model told Interview Magazine in June that she has studied how people in the transgender community navigated stormy waters in the past (Pictured: Naomi Watts and daughter Kai)