Kate is getting old

It has been twenty years since Kate Moss started her modeling career, as the grunge blond turns 35 today. Quite an achievement to still be featuring on so many beauty and fashion campaigns at this age for a model.

For a quick history, Kate Moss was scouted at 14, in 1988. She first appeared in the magazine The Face at 15, shot by Corinne Day. She appeared on more than 30 magazine covers and created the waif look.

In my opinion, you either love her or you hate her.

We can only wait and see how her big 3-5 birthday bash will degenerate. She is supposed to be partying all week-end.
I was surprised however to see pictures of her from the 90s, here are a few:

Disco trash party look

Tonight I am going to a 'disco/trash' birthday party, which means I need to dress accordingly.

Who is on top of the trash look?

Well, there obviously was Courtney Love, anything punk in the 70s, Britney Spears during her downfall, Amy Winehouse. And these are only a few.

The trash look comes from the 1970s, as an anti-authority, anti-decency with a 'dress - or often, undress - to shock'.

It is all about micro shorts, torn fishnet tights, tattoos, a no-bra (or no t-shirt) policy and smudged make-up.

Courtney Love seems the most appropriate to copy for the occasion - well to an extent anyways.

I am not quite as brave with the indecency though, so I might conjoin the trickiest trend of the season - skin-tight shinny nylon leggings - with an 80s buckle-belt and call it Olivia Newton John in Grease.

It's always good to be able to try a trend in a party environment before wearing it during the day. So be it for the leggings.

Christmas in Moss

Top shop has been counting down the days till Kate Moss' Christmas collection will hit the stores, and the day is getting close. TOPSHOP.COM, the web-shop onto which thousands of girls who want to look like 'stylish Kate' are going to log on tomorrow, probably cannot wait.

I have looked at the sneak peaks from the collection, and I have to say I am, not surprisingly though, disappointed.

Some pieces are undeniably cute, including a sixties-style mini dress 'a la Brigitte Bardot', but maybe not for Christmas.

Firstly, it might be a little too cold outside to be sporting a style that short, and risk turning your thighs into stalactites.

Secondly, Christmas tends to be about family dinners. And no matter how open-minded my own family is, I would not risk meeting my grand-parents in a snake spot print mini cocktail-dress, that reveals the colour of my knickers.

Top Shop experts will disagree with me however, the Christmas holidays should be about following our feelings and emotions to create a unique look.

If you want to follow Kate Moss' style advice (on the Top Shop website) be ready to be brave: "When going out for the evening, think about your arrival - the accidental pairing of a battered leather jacket and floor sweeping gown looks amazing and effortless"

Effortless surely. And a little unclassy too, perhaps.

But let tomorrow prove me wrong, when London fashionistas will overtake the store and secure a little piece of supermodel cloth. Well, with supermodel approval anyways.

London should better get ready for a grunge Christmas.