The
world's shortest supermodel with one of the longest
careers in modeling. Kate Moss is known as the supermodel
that started the whole super thin look known as
the waif look in the 90's. She is one of the original
most recognized models in the world. She has lived
a true wild girl rock n roll life style and continues
to have a flavor of style and fashion unlike any
other supermodel in her over 25 years of modeling.
At just 5' 7" which is considered short for
a female in modeling, and a look that some would
think wouldn't be the typical face of a supermodel.
Kate Moss has prove to show that being different
can be a good thing.
She was was born in Croydon, Surrey, England on
January 16, 1974, and is known as the supermodel
of England.
Kate
Moss got her start into the fashion in 1988, she
and her family were
in New York at the JFK airport on their way back
from a vacation in the Bahamas. While waiting in
the airport , at the young age of 14, Kate caught
the eye of of Sarah Ducas of Storm Agency. Sarah
notice Kate's original look as something new for
the modeling industry. Sarah approached Kate about
opportunities in a modeling career.
Moss
soon after went on to sign with such agencies as
Storm in London, Marilyn in Milan, and Woman in
New York. Her first modeling job was a cover shoot
for the British magazine The Face, in which
she appeared topless on the cover.
Since
then Kate has gone on to grace the covers of fashion
magazines such as W, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, Elle,
V, and Vogue.
Over
her career she has walked the run way for designers
such as Versace, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney,
Roberto Cavalli, Donna Karan and the list goes on.
While
most people recognize Kate from her recent work
in advertisements for Dolce and Gabbana, Gianni
Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Rimmel, and L'Oreal.
However,
it is her work for Calvin Klein that has made Kate
the famous supermodel that she is. She has been
a mascot to Calvin Klein for her countless memorizing
ads and television commercials for fragrances Obsession
and CK One. Her photo shoots in the 90's that she
did with Mark Walberg in their underwear are still
till this date some of the most memorable ad campaigns
of all time.
Kate
Moss sense of fashion has been like no other model
over the years. In
1995, she received the 'Fashion Personality of the
Year' award. That same year she received the Council
of Fashion Designers of America's fashion influence
award 2005.
In
2007 a collection of clothes designed by Moss for
the brand TopShop
was launched across the UK in 225 stores. The line
designed by Moss is her own style, she created a
look of what she would wear. She wanted to put together
her own influences, clothes that you could move
around in and have fun. She said in a interview,
"The thing is … I know clothes. I just want
a dress that fits and makes me feel good and makes
me feel pretty. I don’t really think about the masses."
At the launch of her collection lines of people
filled the street at the company's flagship shop
on Oxford Street as Moss modeled in the shopping
window wearing a red dress from her collection moments
before opening the shops doors. The launch was a
success in less than five hours the store completely
sold out. TopShop open it's doors in New York recently
with line of people standing outside and very similar
success.
Through
out the years Kate has had what some could say a
life more of a rock star more than a supermodel,
partying, dating famous people such as ex boyfriends
Johnny Depp, Jamie Hince, and going in rehab for
drugs.
Kate
took a small break from modeling a few years back
to have her daughter. However, in her over 25 years
of modeling she has gathered so many awards along
the way such as her Vogue/VH1
Model of the Year Award in 1996 to the fashion movies
"Unzipped" and "Catwalk."
All of
those fashion accomplishments and that's not even
including her role in a few music videos such a
White stripes music video
"I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"
and single vocals for songs by Primal Scream .
Kate
Moss started her career back in the day of supermodels
such and Cindy and Claudia that had curves. She
was criticized of rumors of anorexia for her extremely
small body waif look. Well now still modeling over
25 years later she has started to show curves. Yet
she still continues to re-event her self just like
fashion.
"
I am a woman now! It’s true. No, honestly, I’ve
never worn a bra in my life. Ever! It’s so awful,
even my friends are phoning me up and saying “Are
you pregnant?” And I’m like, “No! I just put on
a couple of pounds, and they went in the right place.”
- Kate Moss
Kate
Moss, the shortest supermodel with a very long and
creative career.
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