Kate Moss smoulders in see-through bodycon on first men's magazine cover in 17 years

Kate Moss has long held the mantle of being one of the sexiest supermodels of all time, but just in case you've forgotten her age-defying beauty - these new pictures should jog your memory.

The British model has posed for a seriously sizzling new photoshoot for Esquire magazine wearing a bejewelled mesh bodysuit, with just a few carefully-placed sequins protecting her modesty.

But the most shocking factoid about these new hot pics of Kate Moss isn't that's she in sequined pants, but that it's the first time she's fronted a lads' mag for 17 years.

While the 39-year-old has been modelling for top name campaigns and displaying that willowy figure across dozens of glossies, we'd overlooked the fact she hasn't delighted her male audience for some time.

[Kate Moss has a body double?!]
[First look at Kate Moss for St Tropez]

Well, thanks to the persuasive powers that be at Esquire, Mossy covers their September issue and we're sure we speak for men everywhere when we say she has been sorely missed.

Covering that leotard with a ringmaster's-style tuxedo jacket she smoulders for the cover shot, complete with sexily tousled locks and trademark pout.

In the exclusive fashion shoot for the magazine's Made In Britain September issue, Kate's look was captured by A-list photographer Craig McDean and super-stylist Katy England.

In another image from the shoot, the mother-of-one dons a plain white tee with a jewelled bodice over the top and gives readers a cheeky flash of her studded knickers.

Speaking about Kate's return, editor Alex Bilmes said: “Kate Moss is my generation’s embodiment of homegrown sex, glamour, hedonism and insouciant cool.

“She’s also a uniquely British figure, and one who for too long has been monopolised by women’s fashion magazines. So I am thrilled that we’ve persuaded her to front our special issue dedicated to this country’s most stylish people and products. I really can’t imagine anyone better suited to the job.”

The last time Kate Moss was photographed for the cover of a monthly men’s magazine was in November 1996, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary issue of the now closed Arena magazine.

And the last time Kate Moss was photographed for the cover of a monthly men’s magazine that is still in business was in the autumn of 1993, aged 19, for Esquire.

Check out the full Kate Moss shoot in the Esquire September issue - on sale Wednesday 31 July. Also available as a digital edition.For exclusive photos go to www.esquire.co.uk/women/esquire-girls/4477/kate-moss-esquire-shoot/