FROM the fashion houses of Milan to the Paris catwalks, Kate Moss has worked with the planet’s top designers... Now, she’s teamed-up with a nine-year-old to launch a fashion range for Debenhams.
And the youngster in question? None other than her daughter Lila Grace. Yep, the Croydon-born supermodel has signed an estimated £400,000 contract with the high street retailer to do a clothing range of “funky tweenage” designs, due to hit the shops in summer 2012.
Kate, 37, has told pals she will help Lila put pen to paper over Christmas, working on an “English rose-inspired” collection suitable for pre-teens and fashion conscious youngsters. My source tells me: “Lila has always loved trying on Kate’s clothes and make-up and is already really into fashion. “It was mainly Lila’s idea and mum Kate will obviously help out as much as possible, using her contacts to land a deal.”
And it appears that Lila knows exactly what she wants. My insider says: “Lila is adamant the range will be very traditional and English rose-esque – a world away from TOWIE. Lila doesn’t want to produce chavvy clothes.”Pals also say Lila is keen to incorporate “trendy ballet wear” after taking up dancing. The mother-daughter collaboration was actually inspired by Kate’s designer mates, Jemima French and Sadie Frost.
My source says: “Their FrostFrench ‘Iris and Edie’ sleepwear range came into being after their daughters got involved. Kate and Lila will get cracking on designs over Christmas at their Cotswolds’ pad.”It is understood the collaboration will work in a similar way to Madonna and her daughter Lourdes’ Material Girl project.
Both Lila and Kate’s signatures will feature on the range’s labels. This is not the first time that Kate has worked with a high street chain. Her hit partnership with Sir Philip Green pulled in a reported £3million for Topshop over three years, during which she designed 14 collections.