Fsinuous and indomitable, very elegant and easy at the same time. The newly 50 year old Kate Moss it is one of the largest fashion muse of the 90s and of the beginning of the millennium, also thanks to its cult garments. The ladylike leopard coat, the hippie-chic music festival outfit and the slip dress in silver fabric (paparazzi-proof). Here’s how to combine them to recreate the looks in everyday outfits.
Kate Moss, icon of English casual fashion
His true height he is five feet six inches, far below the standards of supermodel, yet since 1988 (when he began his career at just 14 years old) it has been abundantly enough to establish himself in show-biz and remain on the crest of the wave for entire decades. Thanks to her unconventional beauty and decidedly glam rock personality which has fueled quite a bit of international gossip. And also thanks to the unmistakable fashion taste. Even today if it comes to one fashion show, the scene is all his. On the catwalk, and even more so in the front row, thanks to the alternative and effortless brit-chic style.
The animal print coat with skinny jeans
The mother of the rising supermodel Lila Moss she has always been famous for her wardrobe full of staples similar to each other, but never the same. Passepartout pieces with a touch of audacity, which she wears over her favorite basics for everyday off-duty outings. One of these is animal print outerwear, which with her went straight from a ’50s heirloom to a symbol of the coolness of the beginning of the millennium.
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In his wardrobe he keeps various models, from the short jacket with a generous fit to the furry coat bon ton with three-quarter sleeves. In any case, his favorite match is with the bottom in total black made up of one hoodie sweatshirt or a V-neck sweater and by the beloved skinny jeans wrapping. The shoes are also in black (from low ankle boots with fringes, to ankle boots with stiletto heels and sneakers Gazelle from the vintage line) and the inevitable it-bag spacious weekend format. Perhaps because, as she revealed in an interview a few years ago, wherever she goes she always brings a cashmere blanket with her.
The dandy and relaxed queen look
«In my next life I would like to be reborn as a rock star» he once said. And this at least partly explains his crazy love for music festivals in the English countryside. As Glastonbury 2005, golden opportunity to exhibit one of his most famous outfits. And inaugurate (as only a queen can do) a new style of clothing indie and sophisticated.
At the Glastonbury Music Festival in June 2005. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)
The vest dandy worn on bare skin like a top, the hot checked pants with the maxi belt commemorative on the sides. And of course the Rain boots brand name Hunter military green, knee-high. The muddy fields and new hippie atmospheres are the perfect setting for the shoulder bag with the round silver studs and the red heart with a folk flavor that is very reminiscent of the Moschino style.
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The most famous slip dress ever (by chance)
The third must-have item in her wardrobe is the unforgettable dress worn in 1993 at the Elite Models Agency party after the beauty contest The look of the year. Then 19, he arrived at the party at the Hilton Hotel in London with a slip dress silver see-through and black flip-flops to match the slip.
At the Elite Model Agency party after The Look of the Year in September 1993. (photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)
“I arrived with my friends, the hairstylist James Brown and Corinne Day. I don’t know what I was doing there since Elite wasn’t my agency” she said «It was the first time that the paparazzi photographed me and I couldn’t explain why there was all that attention. In Corinne’s dark apartment I didn’t realize that her dress was so transparent.”.
In any case, from then on his collection began slip dress author’s. From the one with the hi-hat fringes found in a vintage shop in Florida, worn in 1994 at the premiere of Ed Wood with Johnny Depp (her boyfriend at the time). To the long minimalist white one he gave her John Galliano for his 21st birthday. Up to the mini model of Versace in silver mesh, with which she was presented to Prince Charles.
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