Moss’ small stature stood in stark contrast to the curvy, statuesque supermodels of the early ’90s, like Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. She ushered in the era of delicate beauties and wide-eyed waifs.
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Often fierce and serious in photos, a young Moss cracked a smile and wore a see-through silver dress at an Elite Model Agency party in London in 1993.
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With her waifish physique and dramatic bone structure, Moss became a poster child for the “heroin chic” look of the day, though she’s sworn never to have done the drug. More than a decade later, a scandal erupted when photos appearing to show her snorting cocaine surfaced.
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Noted German photographer Juergen Teller captured Kate in the wild in the mid-’90s. In the years since, Moss has often been called Teller’s muse, and he’s known for capturing her in raw, natural frames.
Juergen Teller
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The grungy ’90s behind her, Moss showed off her face with a chic brunette pixie cut at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
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Moss looked to be partying hard when she attended photographer friend Mario Testino’s 2002 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. A couple months later, news would come that she and her then-boyfriend, publisher Jefferson Hack, were expecting a child.
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With age, Moss has filled out and gained womanly curves, but her lanky, skinny-girl ease (and the occasional jutting bone) remain, as in this shot by Mario Testino.
Mario Testino
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Though often noted for projecting vulnerability, Moss also portrays a unique strength, as captured here in 2009 by Inez and Vinoodh for Vogue.
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Decades later, Moss remains a rockin’ force in the fashion world, as seen here in a Patrick Demarchelier photo for British Vogue.
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In London on Thursday, Moss celebrated the launch of “The Kate Moss Book,” released with eight different iconic covers.
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“The Kate Moss Book” will be released with eight different covers shot by Mario Testino (clockwise from top left), Corinne Day, Inez & Vinoodh, Craig McDean, Mert & Marcus, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, and Juergen Teller/
