LOS ANGELES, Aug 23 — Kate Moss’s left breast has been immortalised in a champagne coupe.
To fete the model’s 25 years in the fashion industry, London restaurant 34 commissioned British artist Jane McAdam Freud to create a mould of her left breast that would serve as the shape of champagne coupes.
Freud is the daughter of Lucien Freud, who likewise used Moss as a muse and painted a portrait of her nude during her pregnancy.
The coupe features an elongated stem, while the well of the bowl is etched with an Art Deco-inspired pattern, meant to evoke the curve of Moss’s breast when held at angle.
The base of the glass is engraved with Moss’s signature.
Moss is a fan of the Mayfair restaurant, as she celebrated her 40th birthday at the luxury dining destination in January.
McAdam says she was inspired by the legend behind the original champagne coupe, the ‘Bol Sein’ from the 18th century, believed to have been modelled after Marie Antoinette’s left breast as well.
“I was excited to participate in this project. What an honor to be alongside Marie Antoinette,” said Moss in a statement.
“She was a very intriguing and mischievous character. Champagne is always associated with celebration and happy occasions and I had fun creating this beautiful coupe.”
Moss will officially launch the glassware October 8 at the restaurant’s Emin Room and fill the coupes with Dom Perignon’s latest vintage, P2-1998.
The coupe will also be used at 34’s sister restaurants in London — The Ivy, Daphne’s, Scott’s and The Club at the Ivy — for guests who order a glass of bubbly as of October 9. — AFP Relaxnews
