Actually, everything spoke against Kate Moss as a supermodel: she was far too short, had thin hair and no curves like Claudia Schiffer or Naomi Campbell. And yet the Brit managed to become one of the greatest models of all time. She will be 50 years old on January 16, 2024 – and we look back on her exciting life.
Kate Moss: This is how she became a model
“She was too small, wore no make-up, jeans and a white T-shirt, nothing else, even her hair wasn’t perfect,” said Canadian model Irina Lazareanu once in an interview with the “FAZ” about Kate Moss.
She credits Kate for her modeling career, as she suggested it for a Vogue photo shoot in 2005. The two women are not only connected by their careers, but also by a relationship with scandalous musician Pete Doherty. But more on that later.
Kate Moss’ beginnings as a model began at the age of 14: While on vacation with her father, she was discovered at the New York airport by Sarah Doukas, founder of the Storm modeling agency. And that despite the fact that she thought of herself as not being photogenic – and her small height of 1.70 meters.
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She once told a BBC radio show: “When I told my mother that I had met a modeling agent who wanted to take me to London, she said, ‘Oh, I don’t think you’re very photogenic.’ Kate herself was also of this opinion: “I definitely didn’t think I had what it took to be a model.”
The time of her discovery also actually spoke against Kate’s career: she came a little too late to join the era of 90s supermodels like Linda Evangelista or Tatjana Patitz. Who would have thought that she would usher in her own big time as a supermodel?
But things turn out differently than expected: the student Katherine Ann Moss with bad grades becomes the internationally famous top model Kate Moss overnight – and with her a new aesthetic is announced: the so-called “heroin chic”.
Kate Moss for Calvin Klein: Her breakthrough
In 1993, as an 18-year-old, she advertised the Calvin Klein perfume Obsession, carefree, practically without make-up and incredibly thin. The famous portraits were taken on the Virgin Islands – photographed by Kate’s then lover Mario Sorrenti.
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To this day, the campaigns for the fragrance are among Moss’ personal highlights, as she revealed to “Vogue”: “Of all the campaigns that I have done exclusively with Calvin Klein for twelve years, these are my favorite. It’s a long time , which connects me to the label. That’s when I realize what a loyal soul I am.”
Kate Moss holds the cover record
Apparently Kate Moss has graced the cover of the world’s Vogue magazines over 300 times! Kate also holds the record with 72 on the covers of the “Big Four”, i.e. US Vogue, UK Vogue, Vogue Italia and Vogue France! To have modeled for all four is a dream that many models don’t get to fulfill – which makes their achievement all the more impressive.
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Kate Moss: This is how much she earns as a model
Between 2005 and 2014, Kate’s name appeared in the top 5 highest paid models in the world every year. It usually made between $7 and $9 million in annual sales – in 2011 it even hit $14.5 million (if you believe the numbers floating around).
Kate Moss and Heroin Chic
“Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels,” Kate Moss once said. The infamous phrase defined the era in which Moss climbed the modeling Olympus. Thin, thinner, size zero.
With her attitude, Kate shaped the idea that women are only sexy when they are actually just skin and bones. Fortunately, the fashion industry has moved further away from this thanks to the body positivity movement. But in the 90s and early 2000s, when Moss dominated the industry, things were different.
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Of course, it helped that Kate Moss also presented herself as a fashion icon off the runways with her casual rock’n’roll style. Everyone wanted to be as effortlessly cool as the British woman.
In 1993 she appeared next to Naomi Campbell in a naked dress – a transparent, silver, shimmering slip dress under which she only wore black underpants. How scandalous! She has also previously appeared in such short shorts that make the no-pants trend seem pale.
She rocked worn leather jackets and messy hair alongside ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp. The model also liked to show off an androgynous mix of styles: trouser suits with stilettos, a holey shirt with a designer bag.
Kate Moss and her scandalous loves
Her relationships ensured that Kate Moss gained a reputation as a rebellious rock ‘n’ roll model. From 1994 to 1998 she was in a relationship with actor Johnny Depp and shared a passion for partying with him.
By the way: Years later, she testified in Johnny Depp’s trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard and gave intimate insights into their allegedly turbulent relationship. Depp is said to have pushed her off a staircase, which she denied under oath.
Before she met her long-time on-off boyfriend Pete Doherty, she was briefly in a relationship with the publisher Jefferson Hack, with whom she has had their daughter Lila Grace Moss since 2002, who is now also starting out as a model.
In the clip: Lila Grace Moss takes off
Her relationship and even engagement to Pete Doherty, frontman of the band Babyshambles, even cost her some jobs. Reason: Pete’s drug addiction at the time. During their time together, she was photographed snorting cocaine in 2005. Several of her advertising partners – including H&M and Burberry – then terminated her contracts.
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In 2011, Moss fell in love with Jamie Hince, the guitarist of the band The Kills. After a short marriage, the two divorced in 2015. The British woman is still happy with her current partner Nikolai von Bismarck, who is 14 years younger than her.
After her top model career: What is Kate Moss doing today?
Kate Moss is now an agent herself and, among other things, manages the modeling career of her daughter Lila Grace Moss. Her modeling agency is represented on social media under the name Kate Moss Agency. There you will also find photo throwbacks from her long-standing modeling career, which prove why Kate Moss has been an absolute fashion icon and a fashion role model for so many decades. Happy Birthday!
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2024-02-02 13:31:32
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