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I love how all the ladies are in sky high heels. You know McQueen loved them.
She looks amazing at the fashion show with Jefferson.
It's like going back in time!
She looks amazing at the fashion show with Jefferson.
It's like going back in time!
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what an angel...so beautifullllllll
people in that funeral are all dressed in a great way, it s a great hommage to mc queen so sad it isn't a pleasant occasion....but a really sad one.
people in that funeral are all dressed in a great way, it s a great hommage to mc queen so sad it isn't a pleasant occasion....but a really sad one.
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Kate's recent Grazia interview in full, typed by me. 
Where does Kate Moss find the time? Not satisfied with being a supermodel and style icon of some 20 years' standing, designing a line for Topshop and being a mother to Lila, seven, she's added a new string to her bow - bag designer for Longchamp. To mark her collection's launch, we caught up with her to talk fashion, fame and motherhood.
Do you remember when you first became interested in fashion?
My first flirt was about aged 13, when I bought a pair of Katherine Hamnett boots. In Croydon, there weren't any designer stores, so mostly I'd go to jumble sales and get a whole bag of clothes for a pound. Also, my mum had loads of clothes from the '70s, so I'd cut the bottoms off her flares and make them into miniskirts. You can be really inventive when you have to be!
For many people, you are the ultimate style icon. Who's your style icon?
Julie Christie. I love all her looks from the '60s and '70s when she was going out with Warren Beatty, and she was a little bit hippy. I think she's always looked amazing, a bit 'off'. English style is not as polished as elsewhere, and I like the eccentricity.
How did your bag collaboration with Longchamp come about?
I've been working with Longchamp for a while - I've modelled in eight campaigns over four years. We get on. They understand me and I like working with them - Sophie Delafontaine (Longchamp's artistic director) is lovely. So it seemed a natural progression, and a fabulous opportunity for me, particularly given the quality of everything they do.
What inspires you about Longchamp?
I just really like them as people. I find them lovely to work with, so that was the first thing. Longchamp is a family business, it's been going for more than 60 years and I just love the whole feeling of it.
What is your best fashion memory?
Any of John Galliano's shows. John would stand on the runway and tell you a story about who you were. He'd say, "You're a princess and you've just escaped from the castle and you're running away from the wolves," and the wolves would be howling on the soundtrack, and he'd send you out, and he'd cry, "Run, Kate, run!"
Who has been the biggest influence on your career?
I think Fabien Baron (uber art director who has worked for US Harper's Bazaars, French Vogue and Calvin Klein, among others) has been a huge factor in my career. He got me the contract with Calvin Klein and I still work with him now. If it wasn't for him, I don't know where I'd be...
Which of your advertising campaigns or fashion shoots are you most proud of?
It has to be the Calvin Klein Obsession campaign, which was shot by my then boyfriend Mario Sorrenti, when I was 17 and he was 21. We created it entirely on our own - there was no stylist, no hair or make-up. We were just sent to an island and just got on with it - and it ran for a really long time, eight years, I think.
Who are the designers you most admire?
Yves Saint Laurent, Madame Gres, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood...They're my favourites.
What is your beauty routine?
The same as everyone else's. I don't do anything special, but I have got into juicing. I try to make sure I eat as many vegetables as possible and I have less meat than I used to.
What is the most essential item in your make-up bag?
Mascara and black eyeliner. I never really wear lipstick, but I do use lip balm.
Before you were discovered, did you dream of becoming a model?
No, never. I still can't quite believe it, even now. I still think I'm blagging it a bit, but nobody's cottoned on yet!
What career had you been planning on?
I was only 14, so I hadn't got around to thinking about it. I had this lovely geography teacher, and I asked her whether she thought I should give modelling a try, and she said "Kate, just give it a go. If it doesn't work out, you can always go to college."
How would you spend your perfect day?
In the country with my daughter and friends. I have a house in the Cotswolds, and I love it there.
How did becoming a mother change you and your outlook on life?
Well, it's just the love, isn't it? You don't realise you could love anyone that much. And then that changes everything. Everything pales into insignificance when you've got that.
What is your best quality?
Loyalty. I'm fiercely loyal - to friends, to everyone, even in business.
And your worst fault?
How long have you got? I'm sure I've got a lot...I don't know! Timing. I'm not great with timing. I'm not as bad as some people, but I'm not great.
What do you like best about London?
It's my home. I was brought up here. I still get excited when I get home. And there's just so much good energy in London.
How you do deal with your fame?
Sometimes, not very well at all. Sometimes, I don't like it, but then I've got to deal with it, so I do. You know, I just wanted to be good at my job, I never wanted to be famous, but that happens to come with it.
What are your plans for the future?
You know, I'm still having a wonderful time modelling. In career terms, things have never been better. Modelling has given me insights and experience that I can now use in other ways - take this collaboration with Longchamp. I'm interested in so many different things that, whatever the future holds, I'm definitely not going to be bored.
Where does Kate Moss find the time? Not satisfied with being a supermodel and style icon of some 20 years' standing, designing a line for Topshop and being a mother to Lila, seven, she's added a new string to her bow - bag designer for Longchamp. To mark her collection's launch, we caught up with her to talk fashion, fame and motherhood.
Do you remember when you first became interested in fashion?
My first flirt was about aged 13, when I bought a pair of Katherine Hamnett boots. In Croydon, there weren't any designer stores, so mostly I'd go to jumble sales and get a whole bag of clothes for a pound. Also, my mum had loads of clothes from the '70s, so I'd cut the bottoms off her flares and make them into miniskirts. You can be really inventive when you have to be!
For many people, you are the ultimate style icon. Who's your style icon?
Julie Christie. I love all her looks from the '60s and '70s when she was going out with Warren Beatty, and she was a little bit hippy. I think she's always looked amazing, a bit 'off'. English style is not as polished as elsewhere, and I like the eccentricity.
How did your bag collaboration with Longchamp come about?
I've been working with Longchamp for a while - I've modelled in eight campaigns over four years. We get on. They understand me and I like working with them - Sophie Delafontaine (Longchamp's artistic director) is lovely. So it seemed a natural progression, and a fabulous opportunity for me, particularly given the quality of everything they do.
What inspires you about Longchamp?
I just really like them as people. I find them lovely to work with, so that was the first thing. Longchamp is a family business, it's been going for more than 60 years and I just love the whole feeling of it.
What is your best fashion memory?
Any of John Galliano's shows. John would stand on the runway and tell you a story about who you were. He'd say, "You're a princess and you've just escaped from the castle and you're running away from the wolves," and the wolves would be howling on the soundtrack, and he'd send you out, and he'd cry, "Run, Kate, run!"
Who has been the biggest influence on your career?
I think Fabien Baron (uber art director who has worked for US Harper's Bazaars, French Vogue and Calvin Klein, among others) has been a huge factor in my career. He got me the contract with Calvin Klein and I still work with him now. If it wasn't for him, I don't know where I'd be...
Which of your advertising campaigns or fashion shoots are you most proud of?
It has to be the Calvin Klein Obsession campaign, which was shot by my then boyfriend Mario Sorrenti, when I was 17 and he was 21. We created it entirely on our own - there was no stylist, no hair or make-up. We were just sent to an island and just got on with it - and it ran for a really long time, eight years, I think.
Who are the designers you most admire?
Yves Saint Laurent, Madame Gres, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood...They're my favourites.
What is your beauty routine?
The same as everyone else's. I don't do anything special, but I have got into juicing. I try to make sure I eat as many vegetables as possible and I have less meat than I used to.
What is the most essential item in your make-up bag?
Mascara and black eyeliner. I never really wear lipstick, but I do use lip balm.
Before you were discovered, did you dream of becoming a model?
No, never. I still can't quite believe it, even now. I still think I'm blagging it a bit, but nobody's cottoned on yet!
What career had you been planning on?
I was only 14, so I hadn't got around to thinking about it. I had this lovely geography teacher, and I asked her whether she thought I should give modelling a try, and she said "Kate, just give it a go. If it doesn't work out, you can always go to college."
How would you spend your perfect day?
In the country with my daughter and friends. I have a house in the Cotswolds, and I love it there.
How did becoming a mother change you and your outlook on life?
Well, it's just the love, isn't it? You don't realise you could love anyone that much. And then that changes everything. Everything pales into insignificance when you've got that.
What is your best quality?
Loyalty. I'm fiercely loyal - to friends, to everyone, even in business.
And your worst fault?
How long have you got? I'm sure I've got a lot...I don't know! Timing. I'm not great with timing. I'm not as bad as some people, but I'm not great.
What do you like best about London?
It's my home. I was brought up here. I still get excited when I get home. And there's just so much good energy in London.
How you do deal with your fame?
Sometimes, not very well at all. Sometimes, I don't like it, but then I've got to deal with it, so I do. You know, I just wanted to be good at my job, I never wanted to be famous, but that happens to come with it.
What are your plans for the future?
You know, I'm still having a wonderful time modelling. In career terms, things have never been better. Modelling has given me insights and experience that I can now use in other ways - take this collaboration with Longchamp. I'm interested in so many different things that, whatever the future holds, I'm definitely not going to be bored.
I love that Kate doesn't wear chunky, ugly, trend slave shoes.....all her footwear is timeless.
Please do not think me tasteless to say that, regarding post #3644- all the ladies look stunning and very approapriate for Mr McQueens funeral.
Having said that-I believe that this would please him so!
Please do not think me tasteless to say that, regarding post #3644- all the ladies look stunning and very approapriate for Mr McQueens funeral.
Having said that-I believe that this would please him so!
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What a lovely interview
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what led you to believe that?these aren't mcqueen,but alaia.
(well,there's never been photographic proof since 2002,but it was stated somewhere-if they were mcqueen or anyone else,there'd have been runway shots et al.)
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