Kate Moss, model

Desert Island Discs

BBC

Society & Culture, Music Commentary, Music, Personal Journals

4.4 • 13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Kate Moss came to fame in the 1990s, and her distinctive look went on to embody the era of Cool Britannia. She has appeared on the cover of hundreds of magazines and starred in campaigns for many of the top fashion houses. She has made cameos on film and television and inspired artists including Lucian Freud, Tracey Emin and Marc Quinn. Kate was born in Croydon in 1974. When she was 14, she was spotted at JFK airport by Sarah Doukas who signed her to her modelling agency. Two years later Kate was on the cover of the style magazine the Face – one of a series of photographs shot on Camber Sands by Corinne Day. The images were raw and natural and Kate’s slight, delicate build, in stark contrast to the curvaceous supermodel silhouette that had defined the decade, heralded a new era in modelling. Kate moved on to high profile campaigns for the designers Calvin Klein and Marc Jacobs. In 1993 she appeared on the cover of British Vogue for the first time. Later her waif-like figure attracted criticism from some commentators who thought some of her photographs glamorised thinness. In 2013 Kate received a Special Recognition award at the British Fashion Awards, acknowledging her 25-year contribution to fashion. Kate set up her own talent agency in 2016 and one of the agency’s first signings was her daughter Lila. DISC ONE: Back to Life by Sunday Service and Jazzie B (Soul II Soul mix) DISC TWO: A Whiter Shade of Pale (Live) by King Curtis DISC THREE: Harvest Moon by Neil Young DISC FOUR: Life on Mars by David Bowie DISC FIVE: Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ by The Velvet Underground DISC SIX: Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones DISC SEVEN: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison DISC EIGHT: Madame George by Van Morrison BOOK CHOICE: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry LUXURY ITEM: A cashmere blanket CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.9	Hello, I'm Lauren LeVern and this is the Deser Island Disks Podcast.
0:08.6	Every week I ask my guests to choose the eight tracks, book and luxury they'd want to take with them
0:13.9	if they were cast away to a desert island.
0:16.5	And for right reasons, the music is shorter than the original broadcast.
0:21.2	I hope you enjoy listening.
0:45.1	My cast away this week is the model Kate Moss.
0:48.4	In the beginning, fashion made her famous, but the stiletto was soon on the other foot.
0:54.0	In an industry known for its constantly changing tastes, her longevity over 30 years in the
0:59.7	business to date is a testament to her ability and willingness to adapt.
1:04.8	In the early 90s, her slight delicate build challenged the prevailing supermodel aesthetic of
1:10.5	tall, curvaceous silhouettes, but as the decade progressed, she came to embody the cultural
1:15.6	capital of Cool Britannia in innumerable shoots, campaigns and runway shows.
1:21.2	She's been immortalised in works by artists including Lucian Freud, Tracy Mn and Mark
1:26.8	Quinn. Yet despite her extraordinaryness, a huge part of her success is her ability to bridge
1:32.8	the gap between high fashion and the high street. In recent years, she's worked behind the camera too.
1:38.8	She launched her own modelling agency in 2016. One of her first signings was her daughter Lila.
1:45.2	She says, people think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face,
1:49.6	but it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to
1:54.8	stay in it. Kate Moss, welcome to Desert Island Disks. Thank you. So, Kate, let's start about that
2:00.5	ability to stay ahead of the game. How have you managed it? Do you think looking back?
2:05.3	I think it's just instinct. It's not a plan. I just go with what I feel at the time.
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