Mustapha often takes his clients to Jardin Marjorelle, a residence and botanical garden owned by French designer Yves Saint Laurent (who was actually born in Oran, Algeria) and his partner Pierre Bergé since 1980. The buildings (which include a Berber museum) and various structures on the property are characterized by an electric – almost messianic – cerulean blue. Yves died in 2008 and his ashes we scattered in the Jardin Marjorelle.
“Yves Saint Laurent a passé une grande partie de sa vie au Maroc. Il terminera là, dans un pays qui l’a beaucoup influencé, beaucoup marqué ; il finira dans le Maghreb dans lequel il est né”, avait souligné Pierre Bergé lundi devant la presse.
-Paige Darrah