First came Kate Moss for Topshop; now fans have received the first look at the supermodel’s “perfect party capsule” which she has designed for Zara.
In what was a tidal moment for dressing up during festive bash season 2024, Moss said in a statement when the news first broke in October: “I’ve enjoyed working with Zara on campaigns over the years and always loved their collaborations so when Marta [Ortega] and I first talked about this project I was excited…getting to design clothes again and work with Katy England.” England is a stylist and longtime collaborator of Lee Alexander McQueen’s.
She continued: “pieces that feel effortlessly chic but with an edge. Mixing classic cuts with just the right amount of glam to take you through the party season.”
Today, the Spanish fast fashion company has revealed the collection is “comprised of ready to wear and accessories, bringing Kate's signature style with a touch of rock-and-roll—think Studio 54 meets effortless British cool,” and is available to buy from November 30, 2024.
Campaign shots show Moss posing up a storm in her own designs. There is a play on the gold, crystal sweater she took to Glastonbury in 2005, and has since been burned on the retina of festival-goers the world over. Now, it’s a chic, gold-tinged micro mini — complete with cheeky slit.
A fetching black cape, dazzling, diamanté encrusted bralette, ivory satin blazer and a chiffon dress complete with decidedly John Galliano-esque, Japanese-style print make up more of the collection.
The launch follows a string of chic capsule coups for Zara. Most recently, these have included lines designed by Stefano Pilati, the esteemed designer at Yves Saint Laurent from 2004 to 2012, Harry Styles' stylist Harry Lambert, and the photographer Steven Mesiel.
Of course, bagging the Croydon girl who changed nineties fashion and remains on every designer moodboard, bedroom wall and phone screensaver today, will be met with a more insatiable appetite.
In 2014, as she launched the last of her wildly successful Kate Moss for Topshop collections, which started in 2007, she hollered "I just want everyone to find something from the collection that they love... this is mental" to baying fans. Over summer, a decade later, the same high street designs became collectable once again, rising to become an unexpected style staple of the summer as younger generations scoured Vinted and Depop for surviving pieces.
Will there be campers outside Zara ahead of Saturday’s drop? Time will tell.
