Barneys creative director Simon Doonan said Kate Moss is cool.
He is also looking forward to the launch of her KM Topshop collection in the US.
Moss may have been slated recently for her lack of design skills in some of the US press but Doonan believes she has genuine mystique.
He said:" Kate is playing to her strengths here. [She has a] sphinx-like cool, she's a girl with a genuine mystique. You have to understand the concept of TopShop in Britain - there is really no equivalent here."
"It has fashion cred, street cred - it cuts across all socio-economic lines. It has a bizarre, democratic cool and Kate is the perfect person for them."
The supermodel will make a special appearance at the store on May 8th to launch the range.
Patricia Johnson
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