bill willis – marrakesh




bumped into this extremely interesting article about the late marrakshi legend, decorator bill willis.
it’s in the new york times ( of course) and very well written by christopher petkanas for his column called “fabulous dead people”… how witty is that?
i could certainly tell you about mister willis but you should really read the article instead.
just to lure you a bit, mister willis lived the morocco of the 70’s around mister saint laurent, the stones, the getty’s and so on. he’s truly one of those larger than life character.
strange enough it’s rather difficult to find anything about the man on the net… so images are the same than nyt.
there should be a lot of documentation about his work in the great ivan terestchenko’s book about ysl and berge’s estates (pictures above are ysl’s marrakesh home) but i’m not sure which one can be credited to willis and which one can be credited to grange. by pp

CATEGORIES: eye candy, read

paul rowland – lady’s man photographer




just saw an article in the new york times about the man. beside the fact that someone in love with morocco can only be great, i really like his pictures.
so, photography is only a “pet project” for this paul rowland since he’s the man behind model managements such as women, supreme and lately ford.
one might get bored of everybody wanting to be a photographer these day, but sometime it’s just fine. by pp

CATEGORIES: fashion

givenchy couture fall 2010 – yum!


riccardo tisci is my knight in shining armor. his fall 2010 couture line for givenchy is so exquisite that it makes me happy just to gaze upon. i may die for these dresses, i may kill for these dresses… so, you better watch out. bless your eyes with the full collection here. by kl

CATEGORIES: fashion

self publish, be happy

self publish, be happy is an organization founded by one of the loveliest people i know, bruno ceschel (previously at colors magazine), in 2010 in celebration of self-published photobooks. they promote the freedom of creativity in self-publishing and do what they can to spur on more uninhibited bookmaking. with technology and access to so much through the internet there really isn’t anything holding you back, so what are you waiting for? we know you have a beautiful piece of brilliance waiting to be bound. for inspirations check here for events near you. by kl

CATEGORIES: books