Kate Moss is always a story.
And what’s really unusual is she’s a story for everybody, from the tabloids to the broadsheets to the glossies to the Daily Mail.
Katherine “Kate” Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is an English model. She has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. She is known for her waifish figure, uncommonly short height for a fashion model, and appearances in many advertising campaigns. She is also notorious for her high-profile relationships and party lifestyle.
“You have to think to what extent that her image has been tarnished by these stories. The bigger story was how many companies dropped her and then took her back. To me this is proof that she is a great brand icon.”
“We needed someone who was recognizable around the world. -Kate was a no-brainer, because she’s number one.”_Jean Cassegrain
Her offense was not so much her cocaine use Drugs of all sorts, but especially cocaine, are commonplace in fashion. Drugs of all sorts, but especially cocaine, are commonplace in fashion.
But if W has had a muse these past 10 years or so, she would have to be Kate, who has appeared on 15 covers (prior to the nine separate covers printed for this issue) and in countless fashion shoots, by everyone from Michael Thompson to Bruce Weber.
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”Do I smell Chanel?” is backstage code for ”Got coke?
”She has this almost superhuman quality.” – Mr. Quinn, whose painted bronze sculpture of Ms. Moss, – ”Her image has a life of its own. ‘
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