Gypset (Gypsy+jet set) is about an emerging group of artists, musicians, fashion designers, surfers, and bon vivants– who lead semi-nomadic, unconventional lives….

(to flip through book go to the publisher assouline’s website.)

They are people I’ve met–or been inspired by– in my travels who have perfected a high-low approach to life that fuses the freelance and nomadic wile of a gypsy with the sophistication and global references of the jet set. Its an alternative way of traveling and living that’s based more on creativity then money. Instead of a luxury hotel in St Tropez or St. Bart’s, you might find a Gypsetter in Montauk, Cornwall, or in a teepee in Ibiza.
The book features photo portraits of the Gypsetters, their self-designed homes in far flung bohemian enclaves, and a written profile. There’s also a historic section that traces the evolution of the Gypset movement; from the British romantic poets, Victorian era adventuresses, surrealists in Mexico,

beats, backpackers, and trust fund hippies.

Here’s a list of the contemporary Gypsetters featured in the book:
Carolyn Roumeguere Rift Valley/Lamu, Kenya
Mignot sisters Sayulita, Mexico
Sofia Mulanovich Mancora, Peru
Damien Hirst and Maia Norman Thames, London /Trancoso, Mexico
Alan Faena Jose Ignacio, Uruguay
Jade Jagger Ibiza, Spain
Sean Gullette and Yto Barrada Tangier, Morocco
Andrea Zittel Joshua Tree, California
Ashley Bicketon Bali, Indonesia
Devendra Banhart Topanga Canyon, California
Alice Temperley Somerset, England
Consuelo Castiglioni Formentera, Spain
Nicholas Malleville Valladolid, Mexico
me!

(Gypset Style is available for sale at most major bookshops, Barney’s NY, Saks, Bergdorf Goodman and on amazon.com)