Kate Moss’ 1990s Runway Debut Changed Fashion’s Beauty Ideal

by · WWD
Model Kate Moss at Calvin Klein Collection spring 1993 runway show, November 6, 1992, New York.George Chinsee/Fairchild Archive

Kate Moss made her runway debut with Calvin Klein in 1992. George Chinsee, then a staff photographer for Women’s Wear Daily, captured her debut season with the American designer during New York’s spring 1993 fashion week. During the 1990s, Klein pushed the boundaries of fashion and visuals, and his iconic collaboration with Moss was no exception. Her ethereal, waif-like demeanor would shift the industry away from the high-glamour supermodel look that defined the era. Moss represented something new: a fresh face, raw and spirited, poised for the next era. Forever changing how fashion saw beauty.