Magazine Madness: Pure Style, Forever Kate. VOGUE British May 2019

“Everybody loves Kate”. Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful comments so on Editor’s Letter column at May 2019 British VOGUE. Kate Moss not only helped to define fashion magazines over past 26 years, but also British style around the globe. The interesting statistics show that May 2019 issue marks the 40^th month that this cultural icon has fronted British VOGUE, in total, Kate has spent more than 3 years of her life on the cover of this world leading fashion bible. This month, VOGUE has been published with three different covers for collectors’ wishes, and my version is that Kate wears jacket with necktie and snake bracelet, Gucci felt hat and Van Cleef& Arpels gold rings and diamond bracelet. Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Kate Moss herself is the fashion editor of these three versions of cover looks.

As for photography, due to Kate Moss has been on the runway for CHANEL since her early stage at modeling career, I selected Chanel Longwear Powder Eyeshadow #34 Poudre D’or Metallic with the gold-plated carving interlocked logo on the lid of cosmetic case and Rouge Coco Lip Blush #418 Rouge Captivant in order to enhance the pastel hues of VOGUE cover. Elie Saab’s GIRL of NOW perfume trial toy shields the price tag of the magazine, its light Tiffany blue tone matches powder pinkish VOGUE font in harmony purpose. Love, Chloé Eau Florale cute perfume bottle attached with the golden-tone lid performs well together with Chao&Eero 18K gold rings for the shooting. For the complete of the shooting, I place a dried rose atop of Kate’s Gucci leather hat, as if she wore flower during May Days.

For the fashion campaign pages, with working Dutch duo Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Kate can be both graceful or Rock ‘n’ Roll on wearing Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking, or Alexander McQueen’s sheer, flimsy ruffles with slim leather coat on rather fuzzy curl hair, or, under the lens of Mikael Jansson, she pays homage to her friend Anita Pallenberg in a glittering take on 60’s bohemian glamour or 70’s sophisticate feminine. The contrast between the now-and-then archive fashion pages has more of a comparative study of apparel evolution. While Anita strikes a pose by wearing Jimmy Choo platform sandals with black-and-white stripe jacket and trousers, on the opposite page, that Kate is casually sitting on the stool, half-opened eyes, naturally let the ANITA PALLENBERG ARCHIVE polka dots jacket trousers suits flow. At intimate shoots with photographer Jamie Hawkesworth at deserted Goan Beach. Kate looks as innocent teenager, half nude, only wearing an earring of her own and JW Anderson’s leather headscarf with chain. The adaptation in black-and-white photography at this project case propose more of retro touch of Kate’s versatile tastes, though this fashion icon has any personal accounts on any social media. We audience know her through the works, via the words of fashion designers, on the pages of fashion news. Kate Moss remains highly mysterious. We see her through a haze, at dawn and at dusk.