Kate Moss

Personal life

Kate Moss has a daughter, Lila Grace Moss,[40] born on 29 September 2002, with Dazed & Confused editor Jefferson Hack. She is also godmother to the two sons of The Clash member Paul Simonon and to Iris Law, the daughter of Sadie Frost and Jude Law.[citation needed]

Moss had a relationship with former Libertines member Pete Doherty, first meeting him at her 31st birthday party in January 2005.[41] On 11 April 2007, Doherty announced Moss as his fiancée during one of his concerts in London, at which Moss also performed.[42][43] Doherty planned to marry Moss during the summer of 2007.[44] However, in July 2007 Moss and Doherty split. A removal van arrived to take away Doherty's possessions from Moss's home after they had a series of rows and arguments. Doherty is reported to have said, "It's like living with a fucking stalker."[45] Moss had also changed the locks to the gates allowing access into her house.[46] She was due to model on the catwalk for John Galliano with Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Lily Cole and Gisele Bündchen but was too distraught with her break-up to participate.[47]

Moss currently lives with her daughter Lila in a £9 million townhouse in St John's Wood, North London. Tabloids and gossip magazines frequently report on her status and, after Doherty, Moss dated Jamie Hince, guitarist for The Kills. The Sun reported on 26 March 2008, that Moss and Hince became engaged during a trip to Amsterdam.[48] Hince proposed to her in bed with a vintage 1920s ring worth more than £10,000.[49] Moss married Hince on 1 July 2011 at St Peter's Church, Southrop in Gloucestershire; she wore a dress by John Galliano.[50]

Early life

Moss was born in Addiscombe, Croydon, London to Linda Rosina (Shepherd), a barmaid, and Peter Edward Moss, a travel agent.[4] Kate has a younger brother named Nick and a half-sister named Lottie and half-brother.[citation needed] Moss' parents divorced when she was 13. She attended Ridgeway Primary School and Riddlesdown Collegiate, but most commonly known as Riddlesdown Highschool, in Purley. She was not noted for her academic success, while she did excel at sports. According to Fred Vermorel's Addicted to Love: Kate Moss, "Out of eight GCSEs she achieved one C (in Science) and all the rest were Ds, Es and Fs".[5] Moss joined the Labour Party at age 16 and campaigned against Conservatism in her local area.[6]

Style

Moss ushered in the heroin chic look in 1993[citation needed] (which prompted much speculation over her weight) with a highly publicised campaign for Calvin Klein. Her depiction in photographs also drew criticism from then-President of the United States Bill Clinton, who spoke out against the growing heroin chic trend.[12] When questioned about her weight, Moss commented, "It was just the time. It was a swing from more buxom girls like Cindy Crawford and people were shocked to see what they called a 'waif'. What can you say? How many times can you say 'I'm not anorexic'?"[13]

In addition to being known for her modelling work, Kate Moss is also an international fashion icon.[14] She has garnered many awards for her style, including the Council of Fashion Designers of America's fashion influence award and a place on the Vanity Fair international best-dressed list.[15][16] In the early part of the 21st century, she was, together with actress Sienna Miller, one of the main proponents of boho-chic.[citation needed] She appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's September 2006 style issue. In recent years, she has popularised denim cutoff shorts,[17] Ugg boots, ballet flats, Vivienne Westwood Pirate Boots, skinny jeans, waistcoat, Alexander McQueen's skull scarf, Louis Vuitton's Sprouse Leopard Cashmere Scarf, and the Balenciaga handbag.[18]

In 2008, Moss was added to PETA's 'Worst-Dressed' Celebrities of 2008'[19] because of her frequent use of fur.