Biography
Who is Kate Moss?
Early life and education
Kate Moss was born on January 16, 1974, in Addiscombe, United Kingdom. She is the daughter of barmaid Linda Rosina and airline employee Peter Edward. Her parents divorced when she was thirteen years old. She grew up in the Addiscombe and Sanderstead areas of the borough. Kate attended Riddlesdown Collegiate in Purley. She has a brother named Nick and a half-sister named Lottie Moss.
During her early teenage years, she held several local retail jobs. In 1988, while returning from a holiday in The Bahamas, she was recruited by Sarah Doukas at JFK Airport in New York. Doukas founded Storm Management and identified her potential as a model at that time.
Rise to fashion prominence
Her career began with black-and-white photographs taken by Corinne Day for The Face magazine. These images were styled by Melanie Ward and featured a aesthetic described as grunge or dirty realism. Kate appeared in the Levi's for Girls campaign following her success in The Face.
She gained international attention in 1992 for a Calvin Klein campaign alongside Mark Wahlberg. She followed this with her first solo campaign for the same company in 1993. Her lean form in these black-and-white advertisements promoted a style that the media identified as heroin chic. This specific look sparked public discussion about her weight and fashion trends. Kate became known as an anti-supermodel during the nineties because her appearance contrasted with the athletic figures of models like Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, and Claudia Schiffer.
Career highlights and business ventures
Kate Moss has worked with numerous luxury fashion houses including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Balmain, Versace, Balenciaga, Burberry, and Dior. She has appeared on the cover of British Vogue thirty times. She also shot inaugural covers for both Russian Vogue and Japanese Vogue. Time named her one of the one hundred most influential people in 2007. In 2012, Forbes listed her as the second top-earning model with estimated annual income of nine point two million dollars.
She launched a clothing collection with Topshop in 2007, which was sold in over two hundred stores. She also designed handbags for Longchamp in 2010. In 2007, she released a range of fragrances and body lotions in collaboration with Coty. She serves as a contributing fashion editor for British Vogue. In 2016, she founded the Kate Moss Agency and represents clients like Rita Ora and Esmé Creed-Miles. She received special recognition at the 2013 British Fashion Awards for her twenty-five-year career.
Personal life and controversies
Kate Moss has one daughter named Lila Moss. Her personal relationships have included partners such as Johnny Depp, Jefferson Hack, and Nikolai von Bismarck. She was married to musician Jamie Hince. In September 2005, she was involved in a drug-use scandal that led to her removal from several fashion campaigns. She was cleared of all charges by the police in June 2006 and resumed her work. In 2008, artist Marc Quinn created an eighteen-carat gold statue of her that was exhibited at the British Museum. She has also performed at the 2012 London Olympic Games closing ceremony and collected a Brit Award for David Bowie in 2014.
Birthday and age
Kate Moss was born on January 16, 1974, which makes Kate 52 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Kate shares the date with 52 other famous people.
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