See Kate Moss’s First Ever Photoshoot

Pictures of Kate Moss's first ever photoshoot are set to go on show in a new exhibition at London's Lawrence Alkin Gallery, opening on October 31. Photographer David Ross was asked by his friend - Sarah Doukas, who had recently set up her own modelling agency, Storm - to take pictures of a then-14-year old ingénue called Kate Moss, and those first pictures are soon to be displayed to the public

"Kate was a young girl like any other, but with a certain teenage air about her that was piercing," said Ross. "She was against the grain of any other look of the time. She was a cool kid and refreshing in that sense. She just had an attitude and an expression that kind of came easy, I guess."

According to Ross, the Croydon-born beauty didn't seem nervous, but he did his best to ensure that she was as comfortable as possible. The images themselves show the supermodel at her freshest and most pared-back. She wears a white, printed jumper and is seen both laughing and straight-faced.

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"I tried to make her feel safe about trying things if she wanted to," he said. "I told her that she was unique and, when I spoke to her, I just willed upon her what I wanted to achieve for her new agency. She didn't need to really do anything - that's the secret. You see, modelling is an art form and having a natural sense of how much to do and how little to do is a skill that you either have or you don't."

With 25 years passed since the pictures were first taken, and Moss's name now universally known, Ross admits that - although he could never have guessed what was in store for his young muse - there was something very special about her.

"These pictures are proof that Kate Moss holds the same mystique as Marilyn Monroe, who had the same elements about her during Fifties," he said. "In many ways, Kate has the sense of just knowing what she can do to people looking at her, via camera or not." 

"Kate Moss: Roll 1" is open from October 30 until November 3 at the Lawrence Alkin Gallery, Soho, London.