Moss and Doherty: Cavalli’s New Muses

Kate Moss and Pete Doherty, of junkie love, rockstar/model fame, are set to shoot Roberto Cavalli’s new safari-explorer campaign later this month.  Seeing as there hasn’t been a tabloid devoid of their faces for the past couple years, it’s no wonder the luxury king is using their torrid relationship to cull inspiration.

WWD Reports:

"Kate Moss and Pete Doherty perfectly embody everything that’s
contemporary and they’re poetic, creative and wild," said Cavalli.
"They go against mainstream and have an innate and fantastic sense of
style." The shots intend to highlight Doherty’s slightly ambiguous
spell and his status of contemporary icon, he added.

The pair will be shot separately; nothing new for Moss, but Doherty only began modeling last year.  Hopefully the musicians’ energy and stage presence will translate to the glossy page. 

Doherty’s already been a muse/icon for Hedi Slimane at Dior Homme; he proved that guys can pull off heroin-chic with flare.  However, the question remains if Doherty will succeed with Cavalli. 

Now that Slimane’s left Dior, we’re left wondering what’s to become of the once gorgeous cult relationship between designer and artist.  Slimane took Doherty’s aesthetic to a new level both financially and artistically.  Does Cavalli still have it in him to do the same?  Regardless, the shoot is bound to be buzzed about do to sheer star
power, let alone what kind of antics pair will get into in the
process.