At 37, supermodel Moss says she's 'going with the flow'

She was photographed allegedly snorting cocaine at a party over five years ago, and smoked a cigarette on a Parisian catwalk this year (above), drawing the ire of anti-smoking advocates. -- PHOTO: AFP

HONG KONG - AFTER two decades of fast living, British supermodel Kate Moss says motherhood and creative work with major fashion brands have helped usher in a more mellow phase of life, though she's still haunted by existence in a celebrity bubble.

'I'm paranoid,' she said. 'Paparazzi are a nightmare. I don't think you ever get used to some man hiding in a bush ... It's unnerving to be watched all the time,' said the blonde 37-year old on Tuesday, in Hong Kong to launch an Asian flagship store for French handbag label Longchamp.

A diva of the fashion world after breaking onto the catwalk as a precocious and chain-smoking British teenager with attitude, Moss has weathered a string of scandals and remains a favourite of leading houses like Dior and Louis Vuitton.

She was photographed allegedly snorting cocaine at a party over five years ago, and smoked a cigarette on a Parisian catwalk this year, drawing the ire of anti-smoking advocates.

Asked about her endurability in such a fickle industry, Moss eased back into a plush green sofa in her harbour-view suite and said: 'I haven't got a plan ... I just take it as it comes.'

Longchamp's founding Cassegrain family enlisted Moss to design several lines of leather bags, drawn by the model's hip, inimitable personal style and naturalness. 'What she brings to the brand is maybe a touch of rock and roll,' said Ms Sophie Delafontaine, artistic director of the leading French bag maker which forecasts 2011 sales to rise than 10 per cent, helped in part by Moss's endorsement. -- REUTERS