Kate
“Kate” by Mario Sorrenti is a visually striking book published by Phaidon Press Limited in 2024, featuring 120 pages of intimate and elegant photographs. This edition captures the essence of a young Kate Moss just before her rise to fame, showcasing portraits taken in the early 1990s by Sorrenti, who was her then-boyfriend. The images played a pivotal role in the iconic Obsession campaign that propelled Moss into international superstardom.
Readers will find a collection of sumptuously reproduced tritone photographs that highlight the early days of one of contemporary culture’s most recognizable figures. The book includes an introductory essay by Sorrenti, providing personal insights into the work and its context. “Kate” celebrates the beginnings of two influential careers and reflects the aesthetic of 1990s fashion photography, making it relevant for those interested in photography, celebrity culture, and traditional portraiture.
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‘An important piece of fashion history.’ – Vogue
Intimate and elegant photographs taken just before Kate Moss’s rise to fame, in a stylish new edition
This gorgeously produced book features intimate portraits of a young and undiscovered Kate Moss, taken in the early 1990s by her then-boyfriend, Italian photographer Mario Sorrenti. Seen by Calvin Klein, the photographs gave life to the famous Obsession campaign, which launched Moss to international superstardom.
Sumptuously reproduced in tritone, Kate is a stunning photographic portfolio of one of contemporary culture’s most iconic figures. It includes an introductory essay by Sorrenti, which puts the work in its uniquely personal context. This book, which celebrates the dawn of two legendary careers, and the start of the highly influential aesthetic of 1990s fashion photography, is a must-have for Kate Moss’s fans, for fashion devotees, and for lovers of traditional portraiture and fashion photography.
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