Rising fashion star Kaia Gerber is styled by Kate Phelan in ‘Mighty Aphrodite’, Photographer Alasdair McLellan captures Kaia for British Vogue June 2020./Hair by Ryan Mitchell; makeup by Lynsey Alexander

Kaia is doing just splendidly in her growth as a model, and we particularly love the way her mind is growing exponentially. Her evolution moves her into the subset of young models who care about brainiac topics, human connections and global issues — all topics that matter.

Does Kaia have ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ status just now? The answer resides in the eye of the beholder is probably the best answer. Arguing with myself, I do believe that feminine influence (if it survives gender-bending) will rise out of the ashes of these moments in our global pandemic world. In that respect, Kaia’s character and attitude may be a harbinger of positive evolution on the horizon.

Just sharing a video you might like, Kaia. This epic performance in Athens happened a few months before you were born on September 3, 2001. Men were invincible then, about 3000 years after the official take-down of the great goddesses and the rise of Western civilization.

Days after your birth, I stood at the river bank in New York and watched the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center fall before my unbelieving eyes. A few years later, I stood in my window at 90 West St, October 16, 2008, literally next to that WTC ash pit now being reborn.

The QE2 and Queen Mary sailed out of New York Harbor together — the QE2 for the last time — whatever that symbolized. The stock market had fallen about 500 points that day, and I ran to the Hudson in the rain to wave goodbye. Weeks later, America elected Barack Obama president, and there was such joy in the hearts of most New Yorkers.

And now it is YOUR moment, Kaia. In this tragic moment, YOU must rise. Yes, in the moment of a global pandemic. Sorry about that. But this is so much beyond both 2001 and 2008. The world is on shutdown, trying to reopen sensibly — fearing that as we venture out, our foolishness and belief in the reckless invincibility of Western Civilization will crash down on our heads yet again.