Changing look - Kate Moss, 1980s

Changing look - Kate Moss
By Jessica Hopper

Gawky adolescent Kate Moss was discovered by Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm model agency, at JFK airport in 1988, as she prepared to board a flight home to London with her father. She was just an awkward 14-year-old at the time, but Sarah saw something in her that would eventually make her the world\'s most infamous supermodel...

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Changing look - Kate Moss, 1993

At 15, Kate Moss strutted her teenage stuff in her first ever catwalk show, by John Galliano no less. At 18, she was cast as the face of Calvin Klein, most famously fronting his underwear campaign with a young and buff Mark Wahlberg. To this day, Klein maintains that she \"defines her generation\". When this pic was taken, Kate had made her first appearance in British Vogue. Her first cover followed just two months later. She was 19 years old and about to catch the eye of a certain, oh-so gorgeous A-list actor...

Changing look - Kate Moss, 1998

Five years on, Kate tempestuous and much-celebrated relationship with Johnny Depp was over, but her career was going from strength to strength. A stint in rehab after admitting she\'d been \"drunk for a decade\" only added to her raw appeal. Here, she was still flaunting her gorgeously covetable fresh-facedness and just starting to experimenting with hair styles and colours.

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Changing look - Kate Moss, 1999

A more stylised, edgy Kate Moss emerged in 1999, when the supermodel sported dark brunette locks and a peek-a-boo fringe. The tousled texture that Kate\'s hair is now famous for was starting to emerge.

Changing look - Kate Moss, April 2001

SophistiKate in early 2001, a newly mature and demure Kate Moss, now settled with boyfriend Jefferson Hack of Dazed And Confused fame, sported this cool crop in rich chocolate with plenty of classic black liner.

Changing look - Kate Moss, late 2001

Later that year, new mum to Lila La Moss went back to blonde and kept her look more relaxed and fuss-free.

Changing look - Kate Moss, 2004

Trying out Botticelli-esque curls for the first time, smouldering eyes and muted-down lips give Kate an almost ethereal look.

Changing look - Kate Moss, 2005

Her most infamous look to date - Kate does rock chic and a million copycats follow suit. With her too-cool-for-school tousled tresses and edgy liner, an úber-blonde Moss really does rock!

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Changing look - Kate Moss, 2006

Going for sophistication again, Kate Moss swaps rock chic for understated elegance with this sleek, slick-back up-do with gorgeously golden highlights and subtle metallic make-up.

Changing look - Kate Moss, late 2006

As one half of music\'s most infamous couple, Kate Moss goes back to her rock chic roots to complement douchebag Pete Doherty\'s scruffy style.

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Changing look - Kate Moss, 2007

Now free from Doherty mania, La Moss recoups and re-emerges as a full-on glamourpuss, with subtly spiky lashes and úber-red lips. Her hair, with its unfussy style and carefree texture, retains her edginess.

Changing look - Kate Moss, September 2007

Full on rock chick chic at work, with platinum blonde locks, dark roots and lashings of black liner. Kate has never looked cooler.

Changing look - Kate Moss today

Cue a thousand copycats. Kate Moss steps out with a very Marianne Faithfull-esque fringe and fashionistas everywhere flock to the salons armed with her snap.

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