Supermodel Kate Moss Makes A Remarkable Comeback
Robert Paul Reyes
December 10, 2005
In September a British tabloid ran photos of Kate Moss preparing 20 lines of cocaine, then snorting some herself before letting her sleazy friends binge themselves into oblivion.
Burberry and other top fashion brands dropped her and there was much speculation that she wouldn't be able to revive her career.
In less forgiving times, the Supermodel's career would have been over, and she would not have been welcomed back into polite society until she had paid a long penance in prison or a mental institution.
But after a short stint in rehab, Moss is back with a vengeance, gracing the covers of top fashion magazines like French Vogue and Vanity Fair.
Kate is too beautiful and too bankable to languish in a luxury rehab center for too long, after a couple of months in rehab, where she probably dictated her autobiography to a ghostwriter, she is back in business.
The world can't get enough of celebrities like Kate Moss and Paris Hilton, I've written essays about Iraq, human rights and other important issues, but by far my most popular American Chronicle essay is the last article I wrote about Kate Moss.
Kate Moss may be a Supermodel but she is not Superwoman, and she can't overcome a cocaine addiction in a couple of months, but who cares? She can always bank on her notoriety, indeed she has an endorsement deal for Yves Saint Laurent's Opium perfume.
The fashion industry may be craven, cynical and corrupt, but anyone who buys products endorsed by Kate Moss is also morally bankrupt.
The values of a gaunt Supermodel who embodies "heroin chic" are not my values, and Kate Moss may have been welcomed back with open arms by the fashion industry, but the products that she endorses will never be welcome in my home.
Burberry and other top fashion brands dropped her and there was much speculation that she wouldn't be able to revive her career.
In less forgiving times, the Supermodel's career would have been over, and she would not have been welcomed back into polite society until she had paid a long penance in prison or a mental institution.
But after a short stint in rehab, Moss is back with a vengeance, gracing the covers of top fashion magazines like French Vogue and Vanity Fair.
Kate is too beautiful and too bankable to languish in a luxury rehab center for too long, after a couple of months in rehab, where she probably dictated her autobiography to a ghostwriter, she is back in business.
The world can't get enough of celebrities like Kate Moss and Paris Hilton, I've written essays about Iraq, human rights and other important issues, but by far my most popular American Chronicle essay is the last article I wrote about Kate Moss.
Kate Moss may be a Supermodel but she is not Superwoman, and she can't overcome a cocaine addiction in a couple of months, but who cares? She can always bank on her notoriety, indeed she has an endorsement deal for Yves Saint Laurent's Opium perfume.
The fashion industry may be craven, cynical and corrupt, but anyone who buys products endorsed by Kate Moss is also morally bankrupt.
The values of a gaunt Supermodel who embodies "heroin chic" are not my values, and Kate Moss may have been welcomed back with open arms by the fashion industry, but the products that she endorses will never be welcome in my home.
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