Kate Moss Reveals Motive Behind High Street Choice  3/11/07

Supermodel Kate Moss opted to design clothes for a high street store so she could avoid the stresses of a fashion show.

The 33-year-old has designed a 90-piece collection exclusively for Topshop, available in stores in May (07).

However, many were surprised she lent her talents to an affordable high street chain, rather than the top designers she models for on international catwalks.

She explains, "I'd talked to lots of people in the business about designing my own thing. Everyone said I should do something but I didn't want to be a designer 'designer' and have to do the shows and all of that. I've seen that stress."

Moss says much of her collection was inspired from her own wardrobe, adding "We started dragging things out that I liked. We looked at stuff and I said 'Well that if it was like this or that, and in this fabric or that?' It's great. I can say I want this boot but with this heel."