Under the dazzling lights of Avalon Hollywood & Bardot on September 4, 2025, Jessie and D’Lila Combs stepped onto the runway for the first time, rocking identical silky purple dresses at the Ellaé Lisqué 10-Year Anniversary Fashion Show. The 18-year-old twins, daughters of Sean “Diddy” Combs and the late Kim Porter, walked hand-in-hand, spinning for the cameras and wowing everyone from fans to industry pros.
“It was like a total dream,”
Jessie shared with TMZ afterward.
“We’ve put in so much work on our brand, and this feels like just the start.”
The night was a big win for the twins’ budding careers, but one key person was missing their dad, the music icon Diddy, who’s still locked up in federal custody back in New York.
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Beyond the runway, Jessie and D’Lila are building something real. They kicked off their fashion line, 12TWINTY1named after their December 21 birthday earlier this year. It’s all about “boldness, power, love, and harmony,” stuff they say captures their vibe as they step into adulthood.
“Our whole idea,”
D’Lila said in a promo clip,
“is to design clothes that make folks feel super confident and ready to take on anything.”
Their siblings showed up strong too Christian Combs, Quincy Brown, and little Love Combs hit the red carpet in L.A., snapping pics and hyping the twins from the front seats. It was a real family moment.
Meanwhile, Diddy, now 55, is in the middle of a tough legal battle. Back in July 2025, a jury in Manhattan found him guilty on two counts related to the Mann Act that old 1910 law against moving people across state lines for “prostitution.” He beat the heavier charges like racketeering and sex trafficking, though. Sentencing’s set for October 3, 2025, and he could be looking at up to 20 years behind bars.
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, is pushing for a new trial, claiming prosecutors twisted an “outdated definition of prostitution” and bent the law way out of shape.
“The Mann Act wasn’t built for consensual adult stuff,”
Agnifilo argued in court docs picked up by ABC News.
“Using this ancient rule on today’s situations could open a bad can of worms.”
Prosecutors aren’t backing down, saying the evidence was “rock solid” and telling the judge to shut down the motion.
The Combs crew has been under the microscope since feds raided Diddy’s pads in L.A. and Miami in March 2024 during that massive probe. Losing Kim Porter in 2018 only made things heavier emotionally.
Even with all the drama and wild online rumors most of which got fact-checked and debunked by places like Reuters, Snopes, and Newsweek the twins are out here doing their own thing.
“People are gonna talk no matter what,”
Quincy Brown told ABC News outside court last month.
“We’re just about sticking together and going after what we want.”
Jessie and D’Lila’s story screams resilience. As Diddy’s world deals with these huge legal hits, the girls are owning the spotlight their way.
Fashion folks are buzzing about their debut. Ellaé Lisqué gave them props in a statement
“They embody strength, creativity, and tight family ties. Their path ahead looks super promising.”
With Diddy’s sentencing coming up next month and maybe an appeal after that, the family’s saga is far from over. But right now, the twins are laser-focused on growing 12TWINTY1 and landing gigs in Paris and New York Fashion Weeks.
Like Jessie said post-show on Thursday:
“This is our moment. We’re building our own legacy, no matter the noise around us.”
