I would think it almost impossible for someone not to know who Kate Moss is; with a string of spotlight relationships and drug scandals, she is continuously featuring in newspapers and magazines alike. But let's not forget her background. Fashion. Over the years she transformed the idea of a traditional supermodel, been photographed for an astounding thirty Vogue covers, helped promote many top designers. It is because of this that I have decided to dedicate a blog post to her life. Whether you love or hate her, you can't deny she's a intriguing character...
January 1974 - Kate was born on the 16th of the month in Croydon, London.
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| Kate as a young girl |
1988 - Sarah Doukas, scout for Storm Model Management, took a shine to Kate when she spotted her at JFK Airport in New York City, when she had returned from a holiday in the Bahamas.
1989 - A year after being discovered, Kate featured in her first photo shoot titled 'The 3rd Summer of Love' for The Face magazine. The balck and white shot was photgraphed by Corrine Day and Kate was styled by Melanie Ward. Kate soon after became known as an 'anti-supermodel' due to her large contrast between well known models such as Elle Macpherson and Cindy Crawford.
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| 'The 3rd Summer of Love' shoot |
1992 - There was much speculation over Kate's weight in the press after the release of a Calvin Klein campaign. She furiously denied accusations that she suffered from anorexia.
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| The campaign that caused speculation |
January 1993 - Kate appeared in her first ever photo shoot for the British Vogue magazine. Two months later she appeared on the front cover, which is now her first of thirty.
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| First Vogue cover shoot |
February 1994 - Kate and Johnny Depp publicly displayed that they were in a relationship at a film premier. They had met a month previously.
1994 - Annie Leibovitz photographed Kate along with Johnny. The shots taken recently inspired actress Lindsay Lohan to appear in a similar, however, nearer the knuckle photo shoot.
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| Photo from the Annie Leibovitz shoot |
1998 - Kate made an appearance in the Oasis music video for their single 'Don't Go Away'. She has appeared in many other videos including 'Something About the Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John and 'Delia's Gone' by Johnny Cash.
May 1998 - Johnny Depp announced that he and Kate had split, although claimed that they were still close and in regular contact.
September 2002 - Kate's daughter Lila Grace was born.
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| Kate with daughter Lila |
January 2005 - Kate meets Pete Doherty at her 31st birthday party and the pair soon enter a relationship.
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| Kate with Pete |
June 2005 - The Council of Fashion Designers of America announce Kate as an official style icon. She has helped with the rise of many popular fashions such as skinny jeans, cropped denim shorts and ankle boots.
September 2005 - The Daily Mirror revealed photographs of Kate snorting what was thought to be cocaine at a Babyshambles studio recording. These were the photos which lost her much work and ended many modelling contracts.
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| The Mirror's front cover |
November 2006 - Kate appeared in a Little Britain sketch for Comic Relief at the Hammersmith Apollo alongside David Walliams and Matt Lucas. She played notoriously chavvy character Vicky Pollard's sister Kate.
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| Kate with Matt Lucas in charity sketch |
March 2007 - Kate was awarded sexiest woman title at the NME awards. She alos made her first appearance on the Sunday Times rich list, being worth a reported £45 million.
April 2007 - Pete Doherty announced his engagement to Kate at a London concert at which Kate also made a performance.
May 2007 - Kate launched her first collection for Topshop in the Oxford Street store.
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| The Topshop collection launch |
July 2007 - There was an announcement of Kate and Pete's break up just weeks before they were due to get married. The split lead to Kate pulling out of many public appearances.
October 2008 - British artist Marc Quinn unveiled an 18 carat gold sculpture of Kate at the British Museum in London. It was titled 'Siren' and some said it was to represent the view of Kate being a Goddess.
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| 'Siren' |
October 2010 - Kate appeared on the album cover for Bryan Ferry's CD 'Olympia'. Soon after it was reported that Kate had married her long term partner Jamie Hince at a secret ceremony in Italy over the summer. Kate has since then denied rumours of the marriage.
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| Kate with Jamie Hince |
