Kate Moss.
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:44 pm
Is this what they mean by designer drugs?
LONDON (Reuters) - Kate Moss will design a collection for Topshop, the fashion chain announced on Wednesday, saying it aimed to turn clothes created by the supermodel into a global brand.
The deal, timed to coincide with London Fashion Week, marks the biggest upswing yet in the model's fortunes, who a year ago was shunned by the industry after being caught on camera snorting what appeared to be
cocaine.
It is also a coup for Topshop, giving the chain, famed for selling catwalk styles at discount prices, a fresh dose a high fashion glamour just as it plans to launch a flagship store in the United States next year.
"Kate has a unique position as a true fashion icon and I look forward to helping develop "Kate Moss for Topshop" into a global brand," Topshop's owner, retail tycoon Philip Green, who is chairman of the Arcadia group, said in a statement.
The announcement confirms speculation sparked by Moss's surprise front row appearance at Topshop's catwalk show at the start of this week, where she had paparazzi bulbs flashing as she sat giggling and gossiping with Green.
Pictures of Moss, who is feted as a style icon by British fashion editors, in Topshop clothes which she buys herself ensure the item sells out in days.
"I have always been a big fan of Topshop and regularly shop there. I love what they stand for and am very excited at the thought of working with them. It's going to be great fun," Moss said in the joint statement.
Topshop said the collection would launch in spring/summer 2007 across its 308 British stores as well as being available in its international outlet and online on Topshop.com.
Neither it nor Moss disclosed the value of the agreement, but the deal seals Moss's comeback after last year's cocaine scandal that has ended up only improving her marketability.
She featured in at least 18 major campaigns this season -- from Dior to make up chain Rimmel -- and British newspapers have reported Moss this year will earn more than she did before a paper last September printed pictures of her apparently snorting cocaine.
After the photographs were printed, Moss went to a drug rehabilitation clinic and issued an official apology for her behaviour, although she made no direct reference to the Daily Mirror allegations that she took illegal drugs.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Kate Moss will design a collection for Topshop, the fashion chain announced on Wednesday, saying it aimed to turn clothes created by the supermodel into a global brand.
The deal, timed to coincide with London Fashion Week, marks the biggest upswing yet in the model's fortunes, who a year ago was shunned by the industry after being caught on camera snorting what appeared to be
cocaine.
It is also a coup for Topshop, giving the chain, famed for selling catwalk styles at discount prices, a fresh dose a high fashion glamour just as it plans to launch a flagship store in the United States next year.
"Kate has a unique position as a true fashion icon and I look forward to helping develop "Kate Moss for Topshop" into a global brand," Topshop's owner, retail tycoon Philip Green, who is chairman of the Arcadia group, said in a statement.
The announcement confirms speculation sparked by Moss's surprise front row appearance at Topshop's catwalk show at the start of this week, where she had paparazzi bulbs flashing as she sat giggling and gossiping with Green.
Pictures of Moss, who is feted as a style icon by British fashion editors, in Topshop clothes which she buys herself ensure the item sells out in days.
"I have always been a big fan of Topshop and regularly shop there. I love what they stand for and am very excited at the thought of working with them. It's going to be great fun," Moss said in the joint statement.
Topshop said the collection would launch in spring/summer 2007 across its 308 British stores as well as being available in its international outlet and online on Topshop.com.
Neither it nor Moss disclosed the value of the agreement, but the deal seals Moss's comeback after last year's cocaine scandal that has ended up only improving her marketability.
She featured in at least 18 major campaigns this season -- from Dior to make up chain Rimmel -- and British newspapers have reported Moss this year will earn more than she did before a paper last September printed pictures of her apparently snorting cocaine.
After the photographs were printed, Moss went to a drug rehabilitation clinic and issued an official apology for her behaviour, although she made no direct reference to the Daily Mirror allegations that she took illegal drugs.
Mart