Pakistan, Sept. 12 -- Before Gigi Hadid walked Tommy Hilfiger's runway at New York Fashion Week on September 10, she made an even more important stop first, dropping her 5-year-old daughter, Khai, off at school.

"I dropped my daughter off at her second day of school this morning and came straight here," Hadid told E! during Live From E!'s coverage of the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2027 show.

So it's definitely a new version of Fashion Week for me."

Despite the shifting logistics of motherhood, returning to Hilfiger's runway still carries deep meaning for Hadid.

"To come back to do the Tommy show is so nostalgic and means a lot," she said, reflecting on the relationship the two have built over the years.

"Starting the kindness from the top...