first met on a Los Angeles photoshoot in 1992. “It was a brief meeting, but I remember her being strikingly quiet, she hardly spoke,” Campbell in 2014. “The other striking thing, obviously, was her beautiful face.
I knew she was special from the first minute I saw her.” The careers of these south London supermodels have since run in parallel, with throwback photos of their early days of fame now iconised on Instagram accounts with names like @90sanxiety and @shesvague. And so: Moss was always going to be among the first to step foot into Campbell’s in London.
(She probably saw most of the pieces exhibited – among them slashed knit dresses, the exact autumn/winter 1993 look that precipitated Campbell’s now-iconic catwalk tumble and ’s short-lived designs for Perry Ellis – the first time around.) Campbell wore a tailored Boss dress which had been slit to reveal those world-famous legs, while Moss wore an aqueous slip – – with a cropped tuxedo jacket. The duo – who refer to themselves as “wagons” on account of their hedonistic behaviour in the ’90s and ’00s – were accompanied by several peers past and present: including , , , , and .
“To stand in front of my wardrobe is a humbling experience,” Campbell said. “Vivid memories replay bygone conversations with the legendary designers who were among my closest friends and collaborators. “I hope you will get to know the love stories behind the clothes.
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