About Me

Willy van Rooy, was born in The Hague, Holland, where she attended the Academy of Fine Arts Fashion department ( in Rotterdam). She was a topmodel in London, Paris and NY before she started designing accessories for Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. It was also in Paris that she designed and produced her famous  Tunique Unique which was sold all over the world and worn by many celebrities. In the 80-ties she moved to Spain where she designed and produced her own Shoe-line WILLY VAN ROOY for 10 years with great success and worn by many artists like Cher, the Pointer sisters, Madonna and many other wonderful women. In the 90-ties she lived in Los Angeles where for 2 years she was the private designer for Paula Abdul and made a jewelry collection, In 1997 she returned to Holland after an absence for more then 30 years and designed one of a kind accessories. She now lives in Oregon, USA, where she is making jewelry for sale on internet at ETSY. She had an exhibition of all her work in Madrid, Spain, and is in many books: a.o. La Dictionaire the la Mode (France) books on YSL, Helmut newton, Karl Lagerfeld and MY LOVE IN CLOSE-UP by her husband for 40 years, painter Salvador Maron. Apart from english she is fluent in French, Spanish and Dutch, can draw, sew, paint, photograph and work the Photoshop if you like to know more…

.MY BIO by WILLY VAN ROOY in Biographies & Memoirs


Alejandro and me in an other Blog” the Satorialist”

30 thoughts on “About Me

  1. Hi there! I know this is kinda off topic but I’d figured I’d ask. Would you be interested in exchanging links or maybe guest writing a blog article or vice-versa? My blog discusses a lot of the same topics as yours and I feel we could greatly benefit from each other. If you happen to be interested feel free to shoot me an email. I look forward to hearing from you! Great blog by the way!

  2. willy! we have not met. i have not had that privilege or that of meeting your children. i knew dashaun when he was a teenager. we were simply friends. but from that friendship, i have had the pure pleasure of being introduced (via the internet) to you, your husband and both of your children. YOU ARE ALL AMAZING! such beauty, such art, such amazing lives. thank you for sharing. thank you for reading my writing and leaving me encouraging comments. i feel blessed and humbled. brava!
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  3. Hi Willy, I noticed on your blog ur based in Oregan now. How funny, I’m based in Seattle, WA. Alot of former top fashion models I worked with during the day also reside here in the pacific northwest. I guess after traveling around the globe from Europe to NY, we enjoy the peaceful, slower paced relaxing beauty of this area. =) I have so enjoyed our exchange on your blog and fb and would also like to invite you to my personal fb page if you like. You can find me on there under Cathy McNew Metschar. I hope to keep in touch!! xo Cat

    • Hi Peter, nee, message niet gekregen. Your mother the daughter of my uncle? From ome Joop? Ja dat moet wel, heel leuk en nee jammer genoeg… mischien kun je het nog een keer sturen? Are you on Facebook? you can find me there, many greeting for you and of course your mom, my niece? Love and Peace

      • Hi Willy,
        I did send you the massage through LinkedIn.
        Ja, het moet ome Joop (Johan van der Splinter) zijn. Jouw nicht, zijn dochter/mijn moeder, is Willy van der Splinter. Zij herinnert jou en je zusters Nellie en Lisa nog heel goed wanneer ze op bezoek was bij oma, begin jaren veertig. Ze doet jullie dus de groeten en hoopt dat alles goed gaat.
        And yes, I am on Facebook, and also one of you likes, maar dit bericht vond ik teveel prive om op FB te zetten.
        Love & Peace to you as well, en vele groeten!
        Peter

  4. Hi Willy.
    I was sorting through photographs the other day and came across one I had taken of you in my Chelsea Studio when you first arrived. It was simply a ‘test’ shot and perhaps the first photograph taken of you in London. It’s very beautiful and thought you might like to have it. Send me an email address and I will send.
    I’m delighted to see – only recently – of your great success in the fashion world since those charming days of the 60s and 70s.
    I remain in good health and have daughters and grandchildren. I now have many friends in Holland and spend much time there.
    Groetjes.
    Malcolm.

  5. willy van rooy je mai y tend drai goed morgan
    im trying to see if you know if cathy has any friends

    that might be interested in a daltonico colour blind man as myself
    i worked with cathy a long long time ago and were still young
    we dont get old we are from a race of atlantis and dutchy i lived in australia
    and went to the royal mines let me know if you want to get connected

    im a dutch family jansoonz lauren coster
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