kate moss style 2008 angela buttolph Source: Random House

Fashion journalist Angela Buttolph has written a book about Kate Moss’s style. Kate Moss Style is her study of the supermodel and her outfits through the decades, distilled into a handy guide for all Kate lovers out there. Most girls (and women) have channelled Kate at some point, and aside from being a fashion icon of our time, she also has an accessible, normal street style. Buttolph breaks it down for us and reveals that in as much as Kate is a trendsetter, she does stick to certain rules of dressing. Without going into the full on list, I want to pick out a few key points that Buttolph makes, which are the linchpins, if you like, of her style.

First she never looks like she’s trying too hard: teenage kohl eyeliner, hacked-off hemlines, worn-in vintage, unbrushed hair. So relax girls, stop trying so hard….it’s all in the downtime. Second, she is a dress code rebel, wearing the exact opposite of what’s expected. Hence the gold Dsquared party dress to Glastonbury, the formal dress to the NME… So the next time you’ve gone and misjudged the occasion, don’t worry, smile your biggest smile and comfort yourself in the knowledge that you’ve pulled off a Kate Moss without even trying. Oh, and one last thing. When it comes to jewellery, don’t mess around. Follow Kate’s lead and buy diamonds. Got that?

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