Kate Moss’s Jubilee Union Jack Blazer Is A Rare Piece Of Fashion History

Today in London, the stars have come out to celebrate the final day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend with a carnival-like pageant through the streets of London all the way up to Buckingham Palace. But even among the illustrious line-up of celebrities attending the spectacle all dressed up, one fashion icon stood head and shoulders above the rest: Kate Moss.

Attending the event with her friend Charlotte Tilbury, who hosted a party at Claridge’s before the concert kicked off, Moss wore a silk bias-cut slip dress in black and a pair of red Vivienne Westwood stilettos, before adding layers of her signature boho-inflected necklaces. But the star piece was the Union Jack blazer Moss wore to top it off – and if the piece looked at all familiar, that might be because it isn’t the first time Moss has worn it.

Indeed, the jacket is a rare piece of fashion history, originally worn by Moss herself on the Paris runway for John Galliano’s spring 1993 collection, which paid tribute to British fashion history and naval prowess with its bustiers, bustles, military jackets and bold hairstyles that recalled tricorn hats. Galliano at the time was famous for recompensing his models with clothing from his own collections, which might explain how the piece (or a similar version) made its way into Moss’s treasure trove of a wardrobe.

Moss is far from the only one to re-wear a favourite piece hanging in her wardrobe this weekend. The Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to Cardiff Castle in Wales on Saturday wearing a red wool-crepe Eponine dress that she previously wore last year, while her playful white Self-Portrait skirt suit for the Party at the Palace yesterday was also a piece she pulled from the back of her closet.

Still, there are few fashion stars who know how to pull off an archival moment quite like Kate Moss. With her brilliant nod to fashion history (and indeed, her own history as a model) yesterday, Moss staked her claim as a style icon all over again.