Marrakech was a place of spiritual escape and inspiration for Yves Saint Laurent in his lifetime. This past weekend, current Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello returned to Morocco for an awe-inspiring S/S 2023 menswear show held in the ...
creative director Anthony Vaccarello returned to Morocco for an awe-inspiring S/S 2023 menswear show held in the Agafay desertMorocco, particularly the ancient desert city of Marrakech, was a place of particular resonance for the late Yves. During his life, the designer – himself born in neighbouring Algeria – spent large swathes of time in the country, first travelling there in 1966 with partner Pierre Bergé.
’s spiritual second home, the pair first purchasing Dar el-Hanch, a small house in the Medina, and later Sar Es Saada, close to the blue-walled Jardin Majorelle . Marrakech began to seep into the house’s collections; found growing inspiration in the cuts of traditional Moroccan dress, and the colours of its landscapes. ‘Once I grew sensitive to light and colours, I especially noticed the lightcolours… on every street corner in Marrakech, you encounter astonishingly vivid groups of men and women,’ he said.
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