Kate moss

Kate Moss - supermodel, the peak of a career which fell in the years 1990-2000. However, its popularity continues to this day. What is the secret of the success of the scandalous model? How did her creative and personal life take shape, what tricks did the model use to maintain her beauty and how was her style of dressing formed?

Date of birth of one of the most famous and highly paid models of the world - January 16, 1974. Today, staying at the age of 43, Kate Moss has a lot of fans around the world, a controversial reputation, but an undeniable status - a supermodel. How was the fate of the star podiums?

Born Catherine Ann Moss was born in an ordinary British family. Dad was a sales agent, mom was a bartender. Soon Kate got younger brother Nick, so that the future model did not become a darling of their parents. The Moss family lived modestly, the children received only the most necessary things, they lived without excesses.

In early childhood, Catherine Moss did not show any special talents, was the most ordinary unremarkable schoolgirl. But when the girl reached a transitional age, her parents divorced, and these changes affected her very much. At this turning point, the father of the family began to live with his son, Nick, and Kate, of course, chose a mother.

Immediately after the divorce, Linda Moss decided to help her daughter rehabilitate herself from everything that was happening and went on vacation with her. It was a trip to the Bahamas. When the young lady and her mother were returning home, they were about to get used to their everyday life, when they suddenly received an unexpected offer like snow on their heads.

The fateful meeting took place in the best traditions of the Hollywood film script: on the way home right at the airport, Kate Moss and her mother came across the owner of a local modeling agency. Sarah Doukas, having seen this young cutie, saw so much in her the makings of a successful model, that she did not hesitate to stick with the proposal to her mom right away, literally on the go.

Kate, like her mother, was at that moment open to everything new, and therefore they easily agreed to come to the casting. Samples were successful, so the young Moss from the most ordinary schoolgirl has changed beyond recognition, having started her way to the supermodel title.

Everything spun very rapidly. Successfully passing a casting at the Sara Dukas agency, Kate Moss agreed to literally any job offered. At the age of 14-15, Kate worked tirelessly for the sake of one cherished goal - to make a decent portfolio and make her way to prestigious fashion shows. In 1989, Moss graduated from school, and now all her time was devoted to modeling. Already in 1990, the girl got on the cover of The Face magazine - this event became the starting point, from that moment on Moss's career rushed up.

1992 was marked for Kate Moss by the first prestigious contract - it was a collaboration with the Calvin Klein brand. In 1994, Kate Moss and her colleague Mark Wahlberg were chosen to be shown on the catwalk and in the underwear advertising of the famous brand. In the 93rd model first appeared on the cover of fashion gloss Vogue. By 2015, Moss had time to appear on the pages of a popular publication more than thirty times.

Unfortunately, in the world of show business, sad statistics confirm with enviable consistency: almost all the stars that have become famous and popular in their youth experience a so-called breakdown at one time or another in their lives.In the 90s, Kate Moss was hit by such popularity, which she only recently could not even dream of. By the age of 20 she had a decent condition, regular shows and photo shoots, the second line in the list of the richest models and endless attention from the press, paparazzi, fans.

Under all of this pressure in 1998 (at the age of 24), Kate goes to a psychiatric clinic for treatment. There were various rumors about this, but most of the light on this episode was shed by photos published in one of the magazines of the time: the star of the catwalks in the pictures was allegedly caught taking drugs. To clear her stained name and sweep aside drug suspicion, Moss went for treatment. Including in this way, the model overcame and a strong depression, piled on a star in connection with all the events.

In the 2000s, Kate Moss returned to the modeling business with her head held high. The model immediately contracts with Christian Dior, Lui-Jo, Mango. In addition, Kate decided to try herself as a designer. From 2005 to 2012, the model collaborated in a brand new quality with the Topshop brand, during which time it released 14 clothing collections.

As in his youth, and now Kate continues to be a target for the paparazzi and the "yellow" newsmen. But all their attacks are not able to break Kate, well tempered at the dawn of her career. The model is still actively engaged in professional activities, likes to appear at social events with her mother - Linda.

By the way, in the second marriage, Linda Moss was born younger sister Kate - Charlotte (Lottie), which today is also a very successful and promising model. The 18-year-old half-sister of the supermodel literally broke into the fashion world, and Kate strongly supports Lottie in all her endeavors.

Young Kate Moss was a real rebel, she could afford candid photos, and today she can be seen more often in charity photo shoots with her colleagues in the shop - Naomi Campbell, El Macfésron, Cara Delevin and others. For many fans, Kate Moss is still the most stylish, although her clothing preferences over the years have undergone a significant evolution. But more on that later.

Like many successful models, Kate Moss at the time received many job offers to the cinema. But the priorities of the star podiums have always been placed strictly in the range of fashion. Therefore, Kate's filmography is rather meager. The model has appeared in the paintings "Inferno" (1992) and "Black Adder back and forth" (1999). Also, at an equal time, there were films in which the model played itself, in particular the tele-picture “90th: Ten Years That Changed the World” (2015).

Also, Kate Moss had a chance to participate in the filming of various music videos. One of the most striking of these experiences was the clip for the song of George Michael White Light.

In addition to her own clothing lines, Kate Moss also produces cosmetics and perfumery under her own name. It all started with perfume. The model, which in its glory beer advertised a lot of flavors from elite brands, in 2007, suddenly decided to launch its own flavor. Together with the Coty perfume company, the model founded the Kate Moss trademark, which currently has about a dozen flavors in its line. Customer reviews about them are as controversial as the public’s attitude towards the supermodel itself: some fall in love with them until they are unconscious, others find these fragrances too sweet.

Another example of such a collaboration unfolded between Kate Moss and the brand of decorative cosmetics Rimmel. The model has been the face of various brand campaigns since 2001. After 10 years of cooperation, already in 2011, the model created and quite successfully launched its own lipstick palette Rimmel. The most popular among women of fashion since the appearance of this line until now are matte lipstick “Rimmel” from Kate Moss, shade No. 30 (plum) and nude (No. 32).

If you are concerned about the question, what kind of lipstick does Kate herself use, the answer will seem trivial, but obvious. Being all these years, the face of Rimmel, Kate was partly forced to often use the lipstick of this brand. But Moss created her own collection in collaboration with Rimmel only because she was convinced of her high quality on personal experience. In developing new shades for her lipstick line, Kate Moss is always guided by her own taste and current fashion trends.

As it often happens, if a woman is successful in work, she is absolutely unlucky in love. The first long and well-known relationship model was cohabitation with a successful fashion photographer - Mario Sorrenti. They started together: their careers developed in parallel. Although the relationship between Mario and Kate dropped out at the dawn of the 1990s, they still periodically work together.

Actually, the couple broke up after Kate met the famous Hollywood handsome - actor Johnny Depp. Supermodel Moss's love story with Depp was short, but very beautiful. They were closely watched by the public, they were called the most stylish pair. But in 1998, Depp and Moss broke up, because the actor met a new love - actress and singer Vanessa Paradis.

After this break, Moss did not connect his fate with someone for a long time, limiting himself to fleeting novels: with Billy Zane, Anthony Langton, Jack Nicholson. And after a break of several years, Kate was again ready for a serious relationship. She met publisher Jefferson Hack, from whom in 2002 she gave birth to her lovely daughter Lila Grace. But soon this union broke up. And all that was after - this is a new series of fleeting novels, for example, with Pete Doherty, a famous British musician.

A series of failures in his personal life plunged Moss into another prolonged depression, the way out of which the model again had to be found in a specialized clinic. And when Kate improved her health, she almost immediately met a man who this time brought the relationship with the model to the wedding. It turned out to be the musician of indie rock band The Kills - Jamie Hins. They met in 2007 and after 4 years of relationship they decided to get married.

At the moment it is known that this marriage also fell apart. Probably, the new passion of Kate Moss, which grew into a more serious feeling, is to blame The model switched to Nicholas von Bismarck - the son of her friends, a photographer and owner of the count. Relationships of the couple develop rapidly, nothing confuses them, even a decent difference in age.

Probably the main secret of success in any business is to call sincerity. Everything that Moss portrayed in her work or in life was always very natural; she did not play anything. If we see a rebel in the pictures, it means that Kate Moss now feels herself. If an experienced, restrained, calm Kate appears before us, it means that she really is like that during this period of time.

Beauty is a concept that has always been relative, transient. So, a skinny girl with small breasts broke in and became a trend along with luxurious and feminine, then already experienced stars of this world - Christy Turlington, El Macpherson, Naomi Campbell and other supermodels of the 1990s.

The parameters of the figure in her summary: height 172 cm, chest girth - 86.5 cm, waist - 58 cm, hips - 89 cm. At the same time, in her youth Kate Moss’s weight always kept at 48 kg, now the model weighs a little more, but this is logical because of age. Photos of kate without makeup and photoshop fully confirm the model’s assertions that she strongly opposes the temptation of plastic correction of her appearance.

So, the photo of 2013, which captured the supermodel on vacation in a bathing suit, suggests that the years take their toll. But, in general, Kate looks according to age (39 years old on the model photo). Of course, the harsh lifestyle slightly accelerated the aging process.And in her youth, Kate always followed a few simple rules of beauty-style.

Natural makeup. At work, Kate's face suffers "plaster" in full, and therefore in the private life of Moss there is a place only for light natural makeup.

For ceremonial exits - smokey-eyes. Eye applicator, eyebrow pencil, multiple workouts - and any fashionista will be able to flaunt a branded eye makeup from a supermodel.

For lips - only lipstick. Kate never complained about lip gloss, and also denied the use of a contour pencil. She uses only lipstick, and even if she does not give a clear contour along the edge of her lips, this only adds to the naturalness and uniqueness of the image of Moss.

1. During the second treatment of Moss in the clinic, which was aimed at overcoming prolonged depression and drug addiction, many colleagues from the fashion industry began to turn away from Kate, some firms even broke off their contracts with her. In that difficult period, the model was actively supported by her friends, in particular, singer Elton John and designer Stella McCartney. It was thanks to their actions that Kate Moss began to print photos especially actively in fashion magazines of the time, and the model gradually restored all of its contracts.
2. Tattoo in the form of two small birds, which is filled with Kate in the lumbar region by the famous master Lucien Freud, is estimated by experts at $ 1.5 million. Now, as Moss herself admits, if necessary, she is even ready to go for a skin transplant to sell this work of art by the great artist of our time and donate all the money to charity.
3. By the way, Kate Moss left another trace in modern culture: in 2006, the English sculptor Mark Quinn created a sculpture imitating a supermodel in a yoga pose in bronze and called it “Sphinx”. Two years later, the master performed the same statue in gold and gave it the name "Siren".

In choosing clothes, the model has always been very changeable. One thing can be called unchanged - the excellent taste of the star of the catwalks. Her appearance well to the public has always been bright, shocking. At one time or another, Kate chose boho-chic or grunge, and it always looked fresh and relevant.

By the way, the model, whose popularity was particularly turbulent in the 1990s, with its photos of those years can show good examples of style for today's fashionistas, because the last couple of seasons have aesthetics of that decade at the height of fashion!

In his youth scandalous rebel, the last decade Kate Moss stubbornly demonstrates a more "risky", restrained style. Perhaps the reason is the nearby and growing up Leela? If Kate and her daughter get into the lenses of the cameras together, then the model demonstrates the most “correct”, very restrained outfit, and this is the example to be given to the younger daughter.

In everyday life, Kate Moss does not pursue excessive brightness, chooses simplicity and practicality.

Even the wedding dress, which the model had a chance to try on for the first time already at a respectable age (at the time of the wedding with Jamie Hins, she was 37 years old), is imbued with this very solidity. But at the same time it is no less attractive and elegant.

Moss loves little black dresses, vests, furs, can appear in public in a fur coat, in hunters, mixes different styles, often wears large jewelry.