Giclée print, photographed by Will Waterworth, in editions of 10.

Dimensions: 32CM X 40CM

We asked photographer William Waterworth to photograph dancer and contemporary dance choreographer, Connor Scott interpreting the sense of wearing Cuir De Connolly: its depth, its layers unfolding and its swirling headiness and the gestures of applying the scent to your body. 

The results are very personal, beautiful and sensual playing on the theme of where your pulse points like the neck, the wrists and everywhere you want to be embraced! Named after the word for leather in French...it smells like memories of Paris, of those fragrances that stylish men wore in the seventies, grown up, dandy, masculine with an underlying burst of vetiver mixed with leather. It’s full on, it isn’t subtle, its heady, sexy and rich. You could say it’s full throttle, and then just fades to a soft purr. Like Connolly leather it is unmistakable and for me personally evokes memories of a life that I remember... walking into certain menswear shops in Paris that no longer exist, night clubs, elegant restaurants ...the back seat of a car. It’s a memory of a style and way of living that I wanted to recapture and like all the best sensory experiences it takes you into another realm.

About: Will Waterworth, Photographer

British photographer William Waterworth works in counterpoint to current trends, making images that are full of playful grandeur. Incorporating unexpected shifts in scale, dramatic shadow, and bespoke props and costumes, he crafts narratives that are romantic and theatrical. Waterworth often works in a natural environment rather than a studio, enjoying the unpredictability of the weather and choosing locations specifically for the role they can play in building a story. He works with a longstanding group of collaborators who complement his dedication to photography, writing and book making. Waterworth studied History of Art at Manchester University, it was after a seminar on the photographer Sally Mann that he left Manchester and moved to Paris to study photography. After which he was awarded the Prix Picto de la Photographie de Mode for emerging talents in the field of fashion since 1998. He has exhibited his work at Burleigh Street Townhouse, London (2019) and Pipeline, London (2023). His fashion clients include Margaret Howell, Alexander McQueen, Erdem, Connolly and John Skelton. Waterworth has contributed to magazines including British Vogue, Vogue Italia and Vogue Paris, Acne Paper, AnOther, D – la Repubblica and DAZED.