Kate Moss Says She Felt 'Pressure' to Pose Topless When She Started Modeling
Kate Moss has become one of the most well-known names in fashion, and her artistic editorials rank among the most iconic images in the industry. Many of them involve the supermodel posing topless—and, in retrospect, the model feels she wasn’t always comfortable with them.
In a recent interview on Megyn Kelly Today, Moss was asked if she ever felt pressure to pose with no top on, particularly when she was starting her career. The model immediately answered, “There was pressure.”
Moss continued: “I worked with a woman photographer called Corinne Day, and she always liked me with no top on. And I did not like it at all when I first started.”
Day was behind the lens for Moss’s infamous 1993 Calvin Klein campaign, in which she posed nude with then-boyfriend Mario Sorrenti. Moss reflected on the shoot: “And then I suppose—Mario was my boyfriend so I was kind of used to it but I was still always like, ‘Can I just put some clothes on?’ But that was the job, so I kind of just did it.”
Moss’ comments are particularly poignant in the wake of the #MeToo movement, particularly as it pertains to the modeling world. Last year, there were a number of sexual assault allegations made against some high-powered photographers, which led to several new regulations and programs to protect models.
Moss offered some advice for anyone who, like her, has felt pressured to pose without their clothes on: “They don’t have to do it if they don’t want to do it I wouldn’t let my daughter [15-year-old Lila Grace Moss-Hack] do it—I look at her now and she’s 15, and to think that I was going topless at her age is crazy.”
That doesn’t mean she isn’t supportive of her daughter’s burgeoning modeling career, though. “I will support her, obviously. I’ll be her manager,” she said. “Her momager?” Megyn Kelly asked. “Yes, I’ll be her momager,” Moss said. “If she wants to, I’ll support her in anything she wants to do.”
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