Kate Moss, Supermodel, - Biography
Supermodel, model,
Height 5'6" (168 cm)
Measurements
33-23-35
Weight 105 pounds
Born January 16, 1974, Addiscombe, London
Borough of Croydon, England, Great Britain
Dress size UK
8
Shoe size UK 6.5
Katherine Moss or Kate Moss, is an iconic supermodel
who is known for her waifish figure, high-profile relationships, party lifestyle
& advertising campaigns. She has appeared on over 300 magazine covers.
Moss
was born in Addiscombe, London Borough of Croydon, She attended Ridgeway Primary
School, then Riddlesdown High School but she was not noted for her academic success
though she did excel at sports. According to Vermorel's book Addicted to Love:
Kate Moss she earned one C (in Science) & Ds, Es, & Us in all others at
GCSE level.
She was discovered at the age of 14 by Sarah Doukas (the founder
of Storm Model Management) in 1988, at JFK Airport in New York City, after a vacation
in the Bahamas. Moss's career began when Corinne Day shot black & white photographs
of her for British magazine The Face when she was 15, in a photo shoot titled
"The Third Summer of Love". Moss then went on to become the anti-supermodel
of the 1990s in contrast to the supermodels at the time, such as Cindy Crawford,
Claudia Schiffer, & Naomi Campbell, who were known for their curvaceous &
tall figures.
She ushered in the waif look in 1993 (which prompted much speculation
over her weight) with a highly publicised campaign for Calvin Klein, including
posing nude in ads for its perfume brand, Obsession. Moss charmed the fashion
industry despite being unusually short for a runway model, & has worked for
many elite fashion lines. Now in her 30s, Moss is still working & has become
a supermodel in her own right.
In addition to being known for her modelling
work, Kate Moss is also an international fashion icon. She has garnered many awards
for her style including Award of Fashion Influence at the Council of Fashion Designers
of America's award & a place on the Vanity Fair's international best-dressed
list.She even appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's September 2006 style issue.
Her style mostly draws inspiration from rock & roll. Due to her reputation,
she is credited for setting numerous trends. In recent years she has popularised
denim cutoff shorts Ugg boots, skinny jeans especially of the brands Sass &
Bide & Siwy, the waistcoat, & the Balenciaga handbag, as well as bringing
waist-cinching belts back into popularity
Moss has had campaigns with major
Italian, French, American, & British designers including Gucci, Dolce &
Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Burberry, Chanel, Missoni, Dior, Longchamp, David
Yurman, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Burberry, Rimmel, & Bvlgari. She has been
featured in fashion spreads in most major fashion magazines including UK, US,
& French Vogue magazines (as well as other international versions of Vogue),
Another Man, Vanity Fair, the Face, & W. Moss has appeared on the cover of
Vogue 23 times & has been featured on the cover of 17 issues of W, including
one issue with nine different covers featuring the model. W even names Moss its
muse (September 2003 issue). She has worked with the most well-known photographers
in the fashion industry today, such as Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Klein,
& Juergen Teller, & is a Peter L "trained" model. She won the
prestigious Vogue/CFDA award from the Fashion Designers of America in July 2005
as Fashion Inspiration. The haute couture dress she wore to the award ceremony
was from the Christian Dior fall 2005 haute couture designed by John Galliano.
April
2005 saw the launch of the Rimmel London mascara ad featuring a leather-clad Kate
Moss riding a motorbike through London.
As of April 2006, camera company Nikon
have also signed her to be the face of their new Coolpix S6 digital camera; the
photoshoot features Moss posing in a state of undress, with nothing but the camera.
Twelve
months after her cocaine scandal Moss made a comeback by bagging 18 top modelling
contracts for the Autumn/Winter 2006 season which include: Rimmel, Agent Provocateur,
Virgin Mobile, Belstaff, Beymen, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, Longchamp,
Stella McCartney, Bulgari, Chanel, Nikon, David Yurman, Versace, Mia Shvili, Calvin
Klein Jeans & Burberry. Moss has also agreed to make her first foray into
the design world by designing a collection, in collaboration with Katy England,
for Topshop, while it has also been suggested that Moss will launch a fragrance
bearing her name in 2007.
According to Forbes.com Moss is making more money
than ever. Her 2004-2005 earnings were $5 million and her 2005-2006 earnings were
$8 million. She is currently the second highest paid model in the world behind
Gisele Bundchen.
In November of 2006, Moss won the Model of the Year prize,
the top accolade in British fashion, but the award has divided opinion & stirred
fresh controversy.
Moss has appeared in music videos such as "Kowalski"
by Primal Scream, "I Just Don't Know What to do with Myself" by the
White Stripes & "Delia's Gone" & "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
by Johnny Cash. She also provided vocals for songs by Primal Scream (the 2003
version of "Some Velvet Morning") & Babyshambles. Her vocals are
featured on the Babyshambles' "La Belle et la Bete", singing the lines
"Is she more beautiful than me?"
Moss has a daughter, Lila Grace,
born on 29 September 2002, with Dazed & Confused editor Jefferson Hack. She
is also godmother to the two sons of The Clash member Paul Simonon.
One of
the first controversies about Kate Moss was surrounding her weight which she replied
"It was just the time. It was a swing from more buxom girls like Cindy Crawford
& people were shocked to see what they called a 'waif'. What can you say?
How many times can you say 'I'm not anorexic'?"
Moss checked herself into
a psychiatric centre in 1998, claiming she was suffering from "exhaustion."
She later admitted she'd been drinking & getting high before getting on the
catwalk, but denied ever indulging in harder substances. Dismissing rumours that
her stay was for substance abuse, sources have revealed that she was suffering
from depression over her separation from longtime boyfriend, actor Johnny Depp.
The
British tabloids & paparazzi often target Kate Moss. UK tabloid the Sunday
Mirror was sued successfully by Moss for claiming that she had slipped into a
coma after taking large amounts of cocaine in Spain years earlier.
British
tabloids, particularly the Daily Mirror, have long claimed that Moss habitually
used cocaine. In interviews Moss dismissed these claims as ridiculous.
On 15
September 2005, London's Daily Mirror ran front page & inside photos that
seemed to show Moss snorting several lines of cocaine at a Babyshambles recording
session. Most tabloids have reported that Moss used a £5 note to snort five
lines in 40 minutes. It has been alleged by Babyshambles' then singer Pete Doherty
that James Mullord, his former manager, sold the photos to the newspaper for more
than £150,000. Within a short time of publication, Moss lost major modelling
contracts with several international companies. On 20 September 2005, the Swedish
fashion retailer H&M, which intended to feature her in a campaign of their
autumn clothes range designed by Moss's good friend Stella McCartney, announced
instead that it was dropping Moss after the drug allegations. The contract was
reportedly worth £4 million a year. A day later, Chanel announced that it
would not be renewing its contract with Moss, which was set to expire in that
October, although the company said that its decision had nothing to do with the
drug scandal. Burberry also decided to drop Moss's campaign with them. Moss quickly
issued an apology though she stopped short of admitting drug use. "I take
full responsibility for my actions. I also accept that there are various personal
issues that I need to address & have started taking the difficult, yet necessary,
steps to resolve them," she said. "I want to apologise to all of the
people I have let down because of my behaviour which has reflected badly on my
family, friends, co-workers, business associates & others."
Moss continued
to appear in major ad campaigns during this period for Dior. She was on the cover
of the November 2005 W & also appeared inside in a multi-page fashion shoot.
She was also defended by friends & supporters, including models Naomi Campbell
& Helena Christensen, French actress Catherine Deneuve, her ex-boyfriend Johnny
Depp, & designer Alexander McQueen. McQueen's defense was especially notable
& during his walk out after a fashion show he wore a t-shirt saying "We
love you Kate". Artist Stella Vine also supported her, & paintings of
Moss by Vine in this incident were exhibited & reproduced in the press. Pop
singer Robbie Williams said of Moss' relationship with Doherty, "I can understand
why Kate finds it difficult to leave Pete, he has a certain charisma surrounding
him." He is not that charismatic though.
Also in November 2005, Moss ended
her relationship with Doherty soon after he checked himself out of Meadows Clinic
in Arizona, failing to complete a programme for drug rehabilitation. Moss herself
underwent successful treatment there in October & had urged Doherty to seek
the same treatment himself. Doherty claims that their separation involved other
issues, telling the The Sun newspaper that Moss left him because, "I can't
buy her diamonds & my dick is too small."
On 5 January 2006, the
Metropolitan Police asked Moss to return from the US to Britain to answer questions
about the September 2005 cocaine scandal. The following day, the Daily Mirror
reported that Moss would return to Britain & face arrest about allegations
of cocaine usage. She was interviewed by police in London on 31 January 2006,
with her solicitor present, but reportedly made no admissions, & she was not
arrested (photographs of alleged drug-taking are not admissible evidence in British
courts). On 16 June 2006, British police finally dropped the charges for lack
of evidence. Ultimately Moss was cleared of all charges, & resumed her modelling
career.
This site was written in February 2007
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