Kate Moss is an icon of our times. It isn’t just because she’s been a cherry cake of the fashion industry for decades. It is for her elan, style and that penchant to do the different that makes her stand out from the crowd.
Nearly two and a half decades in the fashion industry, a big bad world where dreams often go down the dumps is just the starting point that explains Kate Moss’s mega success.
Discovered at 14 at the world-famous JFK, returning from a carefree Bahamas holiday, by Storm modeling agency’s head and making her first ever appearance at 16 in “The Face” (popular London based fashion and culture magazine), Moss has come and done what many have failed to do; break the illusion that supermodels stay enslaved to.
Yes, there have been on and off flings with cocaine and regular bouts with liquor but that hasn’t stopped the 42 year old single mother from living life big and on her own terms. From partying with the recently deceased David Bowie, to chatting up late with the evergreen Bob Dylan, yeah you read this right, to sparkling the ramp for Calvin Klein, Burberry, Gucci and really the list is quite elaborate- Kate Moss’s life has been one strewn with endless parties, a certain heaviness of her purse and quite frankly, an ‘I don’t care a darn attitude’, something which she swears by.
As she recently celebrated her 42nd birthday on 16th January, we reflect back on Moss’s life through six of her quotes and instances that highlight her own struggles and speak of her charisma:
1. Kate Moss knows she’s hot and there are few who can boldly state it without earning the wrath of the media. No, she ain’t a megalomaniac and at the same time, has never been known to be a shy or reserved person. The quote here marks her self-confidence.
2. Rumored to be a quote originally from the Johnny Depp’s book of wisdom, it was Depp’s one time model and iconic Brit supermodel who cracked it big with this simple and say it all quote.
3. Kate Moss literally wore a dynamic expression with this one. What else could one say ?
4. So just how many people do we think from the fashion industry do not smoke or drink. Even if the figure was 2%, provided you were 3 bottles down, Kate has never seemed to be the person who would shy away from expressing herself.
5. Current screen enchantress, one the many, Olivia Wilde confessed her fan moment when speaking of her childhood hero- Kate Moss.
6. And this one finally sums it up why she has been living the way she wants to, when she twitted this. It definitely makes her enviable.
