Supermodel Kate Moss, the fashion legend and new creative director of Decorté, the cult Japanese beauty brand known for its state-of-the-art serums and whose advertising campaigns she has modeled in for the past three years, opens up about her life as a young model, her thoughts on getting older, and her down-to-earth approach to beauty in the December/January issue of Harper’s BAZAAR.
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On being named the new creative director of Decorté, the cult Japanese beauty brand known for its state-of-the-art serums and whose advertising campaigns she has modeled in for the past three years: “I love the products, I really believe in them, so it’s easy for me to talk about them. I used to bring them back for my friends every time I’d go to Japan because after the first time they were all like, ‘Please, can I have some more.’”
On Kate’s low-maintenance approach to beauty: “I think it helps that I don’t take myself too seriously. You don’t want to be a slave to beauty. Don’t get me wrong, I love beauty products more than ever—as you get older, you have more to hide—but I’m not obsessed. Even when I’m going out, I still find it hard to wear false eyelashes and stuff. Sometimes [makeup artist] Pat McGrath will be like, ‘Come on, darling, let’s put a lash on you,’ but I would never put one on myself.”
On why she finds it hard to believe that she made a name for herself in the age of Naomi, Linda, and Christy: “I never could compare myself to those girls. I wasn’t five foot eleven, I wasn’t built like they were. I was always different, and that’s why I got booked. For Lila [her 16-year-old daughter] and her friends, it’s hard because it’s all there on the phone, the Kardashian factor, it’s in their face much more than it was for us. It’s instant inspiration but also instant judgment. But she has seen me, and I’m not obsessed with myself, so hopefully that will rub off.”
On how keeps her stress in check: “I’ve learned to take care of myself a bit more. I do yoga every day. I don’t go out nearly as much. And I take care of my skin, which somehow has held up. The bad things I have done usually take their toll, and I’ve been quite lucky in that respect, but you have to put in the work.”
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Kate wears Dolce & Gabbana sweater and leggings; Bulgari necklace and bracelets; Her own ring