Kate Moss was one of the first style icons to wear a lot of vintage clothing. She has the pick of every designer collection yet when she needs to wear something exceptional she usually chooses vintage.
For her 30th birthday party in 2004, Kate wore a vintage midnight-blue sequin dress that was originally worn by Britt Ekland to the premiere of Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun.
Kate Moss in 2004
For a similar look, we have an original 1930s bottle-green velvet gown, embellished with matte gold sequins and with matching cape. To view in our online boutique click here.
Britt Ekland in 1974
The lemon yellow dress she wore in New York in 2003 inspired a thousand high-street copies.
If you like this look, we have something similar currently in stock. Click here to view online.
In 2007 Kate attended the opening night of The Golden Age of Couture exhibition at the V&A wearing a vintage evening gown by Christian Dior:
The following year she wore a stunning vintage shawl over her Chanel couture dress for Leah Wood's wedding to Jack MacDonald:
The bride also wore vintage:
To read our blog on wearing vintage for your wedding please click here. In 2009 Kate attended Ben Caring's wedding to Elle Perfect wearing a stunning vintage gown with sheer sleeves and embroidered leaf pattern:
I love this photo of her cutting a rug with David Walliams - you can really see how the dress moves:
In 2010 Kate wore this slinky lime green 1970s gown with a vintage fur coat and platform sandals. Disco-style make-up completed the look:
To celebrate an exhibition of photographs by Corinne Day (right) at the National Portrait Gallery in 2007, Kate wore a vintage black sequin cocktail dress:
For her own wedding rehearsal dinner last year, Kate wore a blue vintage dress with Tabitha Simmons boots:
Earlier this year Kate wore a vintage embroidered tunic to the Fashion For Relief party during the Olympics:
For a similar look, we have an original 1970s embroidered tunic with sheer sleeves. Click here to view in our online boutique.
Rock chick Kate in a 1970s maxi dress
Earlier this month, Kate was spotted in St Barts on a fashion shoot with photographer Patrick Demarchelier. The vintage kaftan from WilliamVintage and the Bardot-style hair are quintessential Kate:
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In 2007 she launched her first collection for Topshop, featuring vintage-inspired dresses and accessories. The 1970s-style red dress Kate wore to promote the collaboration sold out in minutes:
She favours a retro look when wearing contemporary designer clothing - this sorbet-shade dress with batwing sleeves is from Louis Vuitton's S/S14 line:
In 2009 the supermodel added to her fragrance line with a new scent -'Vintage' - inspired by her love of vintage clothes.
Nothing makes a statement like an exquisite vintage dress. The next profile will be on Nicole Richie - a woman who loves vintage style so much she created her own retro jewellery line, House of Harlow 1960.
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