Kate Moss was discovered at age 14 at JFK airport and became a defining figure of 1990s fashion. She appeared on numerous magazine covers, starred in advertising campaigns for major brands, and walked hundreds of catwalk shows, including a recent Gucci appearance. Her cultural impact extended into music and art, with tributes and portraits by prominent artists. A new film, Moss & Freud, directed by James Lucas and executive produced by Moss, centers on her friendship with Lucian Freud in 2002 when she sat for him while pregnant. A lifesize nude portrait from that sitting later sold for 3.5 million. The film’s release is accompanied by reflections on her enduring influence.
"Scouted aged 14 while waiting for a flight at New York's JFK airport, the Londoner quickly went on to define the fashion aesthetic of the 90s. There have been countless magazine covers including 43 issues of British Vogue, scads of advertising campaigns spanning Calvin Klein to Chanel and Tom Ford and hundreds of catwalk moments including, most recently, a thong-baring appearance at Demna's Gucci debut."
"The latter is now the subject of a new film, Moss & Freud. Directed by James Lucas and executive produced by Moss, it explores the model's friendship with the then 80-year-old painter during 2002 when she sat, pregnant, for him. That lifesize naked portrait later sold for 3.5m."
"I have such a vivid memory of seeing this Corinne Day shoot in the 1993 June issue of British Vogue for the first time, in my student bedroom. Even a 19-year-old who knew zero about fashion could see that this was an earthquake. Kate, skinny and in her knickers in her shabby flat, stuck a needle in the vein of the new era of grunge and launched a new school of photography."
"She's been sung about by Pete Doherty and Playboi Carti, sculpted by Marc Quinn and painted by Chuck Close, Banksy and Lucian Freud. The latter is now the subject of a new film, Moss & Freud."
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