Early Kate Moss 'Bare All' Photo Sold for Almost $25,000
An original print of the "bare all" photo taken during Kate Moss' early years as a model was sold for approximately $25,000 in an auction. Although people are used to seeing her on billboards, on print, and news, some people can never get enough of the supermodel.
The 57 by 45 inches black and white photo of the model taken in Marrakech, Morocco, was said to be one of her personal favorites. Fashion photographer Albert Watson was in charge of the shoot for the German edition of vogue in 1993.
"I still think these are among the best pictures ever taken of her, and she said so as well recently," Watson shared.
The shot shows a teenage Moss kneeling on a rooftop as she looks far away. Her hair billowing and a crooked leg to cover part of her body for modesty.
In the 1990s, her slender body and charm garnered more approval in the fashion industry and outstripped more curvaceous models like Cindy Crawford and Elle Macpherson. This also promoted the debate on zero-size fashion.
"I'm not as thin as people think... I eat normal things. I don't diet to look like this," Moss said in her defense.
The photo was sold at Bonhams in London to an anonymous private British buyer. It is one out of a limited edition of 10.
"Kate Moss is a contemporary icon and the photographer is a well-established name," Jocelyn Phillips, photography specialist at Bonhams said. "Combine that with the size and limited edition nature of this lot and it all combines to make it interesting to collectors."
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