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What makes them successful. lets start with kate moss. you knew her in the early days. i met kate when i was 16 and she was 14 and we went to a casting, and i remember she walked in and she literally charmed the whole room. the energy as well as the beauty. shes uniquely herself. and naomis always been the same. she was always outspoken. naomi always thought she was going to be a star from when she was a baby — and she is a star — but, you know, they really are who they are — authentic. yo...

You moved to ladbroke grove, which is the area just north of notting hill. what was it like back then as a young man, and especially as a young black man? i mean, ladbroke grove is a very interesting area, notting hill generally. its one of the few areas where you can have sort of the wealthiest of the wealthiest aristocrats next to rastafarians next to sort of immigrants, so i loved the energy. i loved the fact that, oh, my god, i really belonged. i started feeling like i belonged in england wh...

And sort of heading to college and simon was staring at me and he was...i remember bald, wearing denim and, you know, i was quite sheltered... i6. yeah, and at baker street, he got off and gave me his card and he said, "my name is simon foxton. "im a stylist" — i didnt know what a stylist was — but, "call me. "id love to use you in a shoot." i remember getting home and poor mum. "mum, i want to do this!" she wasnt having it. shes like, "the fashion industry is full of weird people" — i did...

You moved to ladbroke grove, which is the area just north of notting hill. what was it like back then as a young man, and especially as a young black man? i mean, ladbroke grove is a very interesting area, notting hill generally. its one of the few areas where you can have sort of the wealthiest of the wealthiest aristocrats next to rastafarians next to sort of immigrants, so i loved the energy. i loved the fact that, oh, my god, i really belonged. i started feeling like i belonged in england wh...

Was staring at me and he was — i remember bald, wearing denim and, you know, i was quite sheltered... i6. yeah, and at baker street, he got off and gave me his card and he said, "my name is simon foxton. "im a stylist" — i didnt know what a stylist was — but, "call me. "id love to use you in a shoot." i remember getting home and poor mum. "mum, i want to do this!" she wasnt having it. shes like, "the fashion industry is full of weird "people" — i didnt know what she meant by "weird" at t...

What makes them successful. lets start with kate moss. you knew her in the early days. i met kate when i was 16 and she was 14 and we went to a casting, and i remember she walked in and she literally charmed the whole room. the energy as well as the beauty. shes uniquely herself. and naomis always been the same. she was always outspoken. naomi always thought she was going to be a star from when she was a baby — and she is a star — but, you know, they really are who they are — authentic. yo...

Edward Enninful, 50, said he had spoken to Anna Wintour at Paris Fashion Week and told her that he didnt want her job amid rumors of her impending departure as the editor of American Vogue.

And make sure that he was... basically! wow. african mother. and sort of, yes, then i started sort of shooting with simon and nick knight as a model, and then i became a model with an agency while i was at college. and really, that was my entry into fashion. and a few weeks later, you were doing a shoot with the great nick knight, a photographer who you are still loyal to today — hes shot covers for you. and you worked for i—d magazine. you were fashion director at the age ofjust 18. i—d m...

Many times, my brothers and i. its remarkable how much the course of history, whether its global or personal, can swing on chance meetings and for you, it was when you were on the london underground, when a bloke called simon handed you a card. laughs. and i remember getting on the train and sort of heading to college and simon was staring at me and he was — i remember bald, wearing denim and, you know, i was quite sheltered... i6. yeah, and at baker street, he got off and gave me his card and...

People — and so, thats why i—d was so influential. you came of age in fashion in a sense at the same time as people like naomi campbell and kate moss, who people watching now will be aware of as two icons in fashion. icons. i just want to ask you about what makes them successful. lets start with kate moss. you knew her in the early days. i met kate when i was 16 and she was 14 and we went to a casting, and i remember she walked in and she literally charmed the whole room. the energy as well ...