Kate Moss is hardly down to a million a year
We know it was a quiet news weekend for the fashion scene, but that’s no need for headlines hinting that supermodel Kate Moss’s earning power has dipped to a “mere” £1 million per annum, as some media are reporting. Both the Daily Mail and NineMSN report that Moss’s Skate LLP business earned £1,091,304 last […]
Finally, footage from the Kate Moss for Longchamp launch
We’ve tried to get this footage for over a week, thanks to technical difficulties that have persisted for nearly a month, and the underwhelming silence from the folks supplying it (finally broken yesterday, thank you). But here it is—Kate Moss on her handbag design collaboration with Longchamp, and the party at the Ritz, Paris, on […]
WGSN poll says Lady Gaga is biggest fashion influencer
Above Lady Gaga in a 2009 visual for her tour, The Monster Ball. WGSN’s latest poll indicates that Lady Gaga, 23, is the biggest celebrity influence on fashion at the moment, somewhat validating Polaroid’s announcement of using the singer for its relaunch. She leads with a 55 per cent share of the poll, says […]
British Fashion Council announces 2009 award winners
The British Fashion Council is delighted to announce Christopher Bailey as the winner of the prestigious Designer of the Year Award. Ten other leading fashion figures were honoured at the 2009 British Fashion Awards, supported by Swarovski, held yesterday evening at the Royal Courts of Justice, London. Hosted by presenter Lauren Laverne, the ceremony […]
Vintage by Kate Moss releases ad image, TVC
Supermodel Kate Moss’s fragrance, titled Vintage by Kate Moss, went on sale in September, but the company has only sent us artwork and a video today. The print advertisement has a 1920s’ to 1930s’ feel, while the fragrance itself has fruity and floriental notes. The print ad was shot by Mert and Marcus, featuring […]
Cheryl Cole: latest celebrity linked to Cowell–Green venture
The company being created by Simon Cowell and Sir Philip Green, which the UK media have been reporting as involving supermodel Kate Moss, has tapped another name to get it headlines: English singer and The X Factor judge Cheryl Cole. Cole, who came to fame through the pop group Girls Aloud, and who now […]
Kate Moss tipped to join forces with Simon Cowell, Sir Philip Green
Left: Kate Moss’s Topshop range has been a success for the high street chain. Reports are emerging today, initially from an English tabloid, that supermodel Kate Moss will join forces with Sir Philip Green, the owner of Topshop, which whom she already cooperates, and Britain’s Got Talent’s Simon Cowell in a new business venture. […]
Forbes releases 2009 list of world’s top-earning models and supermodels
Above: Doutzen Kroes remains in fifth place in 2009, with US$6 million earned between June 2008 and June 2009, says Forbes. Forbes this week released its list of the world’s top earning models, estimating their income earned between June 2008 and June 2009. The magazine notes that the recession has hit earnings. While Gisèle […]
Matthew Williamson is H&M’s next guest designer
Above: Model Veronika Fasinova and Matthew Williamson, previewing one of the designs in next spring’s collection for H&M. (Photographed by Magnus Magnusson for H&M.) Continuing the idea of accessible luxury, Hennes & Mauritz has announced that its next guest designer will be Matthew Williamson. Williamson follows in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Viktor […]
Kate Moss gold sculpture unveiled
A gold sculpture (the maquette is shown at left) of supermodel Kate Moss, dubbed Siren, has been unveiled at the British Museum. The statue, weighing 50 kg, is the work of artist Marc Quinn. It is claimed to be the largest gold statue since those made in ancient Egypt and has been valued at […]
