Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Artisitic and Creative Gay Heros - Way Bandy



Way Bandy 1941 - 1986, he is the make up artist icon. He started the whole celebrity/editorial makeup artist movement in the 70s. Before Way, models actually did their own makeup for photo shoots, which is hard to believe. He practiced his make up skills on Nancy Reagan, Elizabeth Taylor, Raquel Welch and many more of the world's most famous women. He worked with all the top magazines and photographers. In 1971 he went on his own as a freelence artist and worked with just about every top model and movie star of the time. Famous celebrities like ELIZABETH TAYLOR, CHER, and BARBRA STREISAND became huge fans of his. He died of AIDS in 1986.

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