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Kate Moss: Style
An international trendsetter with an influence more powerful than any fashion magazine, Kate Moss is a one-woman style revolution who kick-starts global trends with each new look. She has made wearing vintage cool, dressing for festivals a headlining act in itself, and looking sexily disheveled a serious style statement. This look inside the most famous wardrobe in the world unravels the secrets of Kate Moss’s fashion formula by uncovering the stories behind her most iconic outfits, including the infamous sheer silver slip dress, the much-coveted lemon yellow prom dress, and the rock chick PVC leggings. Contributions from some of the most noted fashion designers, stylists, photographers, and vintage dealers in the industry—among them Manolo Blahnik, Donna Karan, Domenico Dolce Stefano Gabanna (Dolce & Gabbana), Matthew Williamson, Kelly Osbourne, Britt Ekland, Katie Grand, and Marc Jacobs—help reveal how Kate chooses what she wears and why. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of photos Kate’s iconic style campaigns and famous outfits, this is a celebration of a unique life in fashion that explores in-depth the evolution and impact of Kate’s look.
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208 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2008
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January 12, 2009
This could be considered a "wardrobe biography". I've been slightly obsessed with photos of Kate Moss since the whole 90's waif, heroin-chic period and this coffee table book offersan explanation of her style evolution with plenty of photos. If you are looking for details on her drug use and relationships look for a different Kate Moss bio--this book focuses on simply the clothes.
March 21, 2025
***Things I didn't know about Kate Moss***
- she's from Croydon (my mum lived there in the 80s/90s, too, and said she walked past her one day early in Kate's career!)
- she loves vintage clothes.
While her school friends (some a little older than her) were buying designer clothes, she couldn't always afford them, so she would get bagfuls of 10p clothes at Oxfam instead.
(My mum said there was a big Oxfam in Croydon in the 90s, although charity shops weren't all that popular then - apparently, at the time, car boot sales were becoming more of a thing.)
When Kate started to branch out for her shopping, she 'upgraded' on her options by going to places like Portobello Market.
- she went through certain style phases, such as wearing more dressy, even classical style items while dating Johnny Depp and attending film industry events.
My choosing this book was not out of any particular Kate Moss fandom: I picked it on a whim (in a charity shop). It was nice to flick through the book and learn some random things while appreciating the focus on the model's style and personality.
Who would I recommend this to: anyone who used to love watching fashion-related reality TV shows (ANTM, BNTM, Project Runway -- I used to love the creativity and humour!) since it just reminded me of those times; or anyone who needs a style-confidence pick-me-up*
*of course, Kate Moss has been called 'heroin chic', so this isn't about drawing attention to her body at all, rather it's about noticing her ability to mix and match random items because she likes them all, and her confidence to wear minimal make-up and very plain, simple dresses (it was quite funny to read about the famous silver dresses she wore because she liked it... not realising it appeared very see-through in the flash photography)
**for another example of her 'plain, simple' approach, see the grey dress she wore to Cannes film festival in 1997 -- super plain, some would even say a boring, work-dress kind of style, but she makes it elegant! Proves it's not always what you wear, but the confidence with which you wear it.
- she's from Croydon (my mum lived there in the 80s/90s, too, and said she walked past her one day early in Kate's career!)
- she loves vintage clothes.
While her school friends (some a little older than her) were buying designer clothes, she couldn't always afford them, so she would get bagfuls of 10p clothes at Oxfam instead.
(My mum said there was a big Oxfam in Croydon in the 90s, although charity shops weren't all that popular then - apparently, at the time, car boot sales were becoming more of a thing.)
When Kate started to branch out for her shopping, she 'upgraded' on her options by going to places like Portobello Market.
- she went through certain style phases, such as wearing more dressy, even classical style items while dating Johnny Depp and attending film industry events.
My choosing this book was not out of any particular Kate Moss fandom: I picked it on a whim (in a charity shop). It was nice to flick through the book and learn some random things while appreciating the focus on the model's style and personality.
Who would I recommend this to: anyone who used to love watching fashion-related reality TV shows (ANTM, BNTM, Project Runway -- I used to love the creativity and humour!) since it just reminded me of those times; or anyone who needs a style-confidence pick-me-up*
*of course, Kate Moss has been called 'heroin chic', so this isn't about drawing attention to her body at all, rather it's about noticing her ability to mix and match random items because she likes them all, and her confidence to wear minimal make-up and very plain, simple dresses (it was quite funny to read about the famous silver dresses she wore because she liked it... not realising it appeared very see-through in the flash photography)
**for another example of her 'plain, simple' approach, see the grey dress she wore to Cannes film festival in 1997 -- super plain, some would even say a boring, work-dress kind of style, but she makes it elegant! Proves it's not always what you wear, but the confidence with which you wear it.
August 7, 2009
A book about Kate Moss and fashion all in one = a little slice of heaven as far as I am concerned. I learned a lot which is quite refreshing as I tend to get swept away just looking at her so anything I can actually learn simply leaves me adoring her more.
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