Kate Moss

Not to be confused with Kate Mosse.

Kate Moss
Moss in 2019
Born
Katherine Ann Moss[3][4][5]

(1974-01-16) 16 January 1974 (age 50)
Croydon, London, England
Occupation(s)Model, fashion designer
Years active1988–present
Spouse
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(m. 2011; div. 2016)​
ChildrenLila Moss
RelativesLottie Moss (half-sister)
Modelling information
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Hair colourBlonde (dyed)
Eye colourHazel
Agency
  • d'management group (Milan)
  • KMA (London)[2]
Websitewww.katemoss.com Edit this at Wikidata

Katherine Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is an English model.[6] Arriving towards the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. Her collaborations with Calvin Klein brought her to fashion icon status. She is known for her waifish figure, and role in size zero fashion. Moss has had her own clothing range, has been involved in musical projects, and is also a contributing fashion editor for British Vogue. In 2012, she came second on the Forbes top-earning models list, with estimated earnings of $9.2 million in one year.[7] The accolades she has received for modelling include the 2013 British Fashion Awards acknowledging her contribution to fashion over 25 years, while Time named her one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2007.[8]

A subject of media scrutiny due to her partying lifestyle, Moss was involved in a drug use scandal in September 2005, which led to her being dropped from fashion campaigns.[9] She was cleared of charges and soon resumed modelling. She has inspired cultural depictions including a £1.5m ($2.8m) 18 carat gold statue of her, sculpted in 2008 for a British Museum exhibition.[10]

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  3. ^ Imogen Fox. "Kate Moss at 40: supermodel still turning heads after 25 years | Fashion". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Kate Moss". Vogue. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Kate Moss Pictures - Kate Moss Photos". Harpersbazaar.com. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ Harwood, Erika (19 September 2016). "Kate Moss's New Talent Agency-Slash-Lifestyle Brand Isn't for "Pretty". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ^ Solomon, Brian (14 June 2012). "The World's Highest Paid Models". Forbes. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  8. ^ "The 2007 TIME 100: Kate Moss", Time. Retrieved 20 April 2013
  9. ^ "Chanel and Burberry drop Moss after cocaine claims". The Telegraph. 21 September 2005. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  10. ^ Simpson, Aislinn (2 October 2008). "Kate Moss gold statue unveiled at British Museum". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2021.