Kate Moss by Corrine Day for British Vogue, 1993.

A great number of fashion photographers have a model or models that define their early work and contribute to their rise. Steven Meisel’s—as recently recalled by Jonathan Van Meter in Vogue—include Naomi, Linda and Christy. David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton were another pair. Perhaps the most recent is the London-based duo Matt Irwin and Alice Dellal. Still for me, none quite match that of Corrine Day and Kate Moss in the early 90s.

The team’s first published collaboration (pictured below) was for the visionary magazine The Face in 1990. The resulting images of an unknown 15-year-old Moss succinctly capture the zeitgeist of Generation X. They are hauntingly honest and celebratory of truth over perfection. Similarly, the pair’s controversial 1993 collaboration for British Vogue remains one of my enduring favorites. Since that time, both Day and Moss have continued to produce beautiful photographs, but these early ones are untouchable. Their candor and beauty embraced the freedom of post-modern fashion and explained the allure of grunge in a way that no written manifesto could.

Sadly, Day is currently suffering from cerebral cancer and in an effort to help pay for her treatments, Premier Model Management is selling a number of limited edition Day prints. Every month through December, the agency will release 500 copies of the chosen print at a cost of £100 each, with 100% of the funds going directly to the photographer’s treatment. For more information on saving this eminent creative, check out Premier’s website or email emily@premiermodelmanagement.com.

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Kate Moss by Corrine Day for The Face, 1990.