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Irina Lazareanu to model Kate Moss’ collection for TopShop |
 Kate Moss has chosen Irina Lazareanu to model the new collection she designed for the U.K. retailer TopShop. Irina was introduced to Moss before her modelling days, when she was a drummer in Pete Doherty’s band Babyshambles. In 2005 Kate Moss was guest-editing French Vogue and decided to cast Irina in a shoot.
“Kate thinks she’s got a very unique, rock-chick look. She really felt that Irina embodies the feel of her TopShop range - her porcelain skin, her big eyes under her thick Sixties fringe - it was a look Kate was impressed with,” a source close to Moss told Vogue.
Irina Lazareanu has become the supermodel since meeting Kate Moss. She has been modeling for such big fashion houses as Chanel, Mulberry and Hugo Boss.
The Kate Moss collection for TopShop, which launches in the UK on May 1, will go on sale in US department store Barneys a week later and will be celebrated with a huge party in Moss’ honour.
The Kate Moss TopShop collection consists of about 80 pieces and prices will range from £10 for a vest to about £200 for a soft-leather jacket.
“The clothes are super cute,” Barneys’ fashion director Julie Gilhart told WWD. “She’s very much a Barneys kind of look.”
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