Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Art Edition No. 1–125 ‘Lara Stone’

Edition of 125

Hardcover in clamshell box, 12.4 x 16.5 in., 408 pages; with print Lara Stone, Vogue Paris (London 2010), signed by the artists and numbered, printed by hand in black and white on Harman Galerie FB digital paper, 14 x 17.7 in.

US$ 4,000

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Discover the megawatt world of Mert and Marcus, the creative tour de force who have styled and shot some of the most powerful brands and personalities of our time, from Miu Miu to Angelina Jolie, Givenchy to Gisele Bündchen. This XXL-sized Art Edition features some 300 pictures from their hyper-glamorous, hyper-glossy repertoire, complemented by an exclusive print.

Art Edition (No. 1–125), with the photographic print Lara Stone, Vogue Paris (London 2010), each numbered and signed on the reverse by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Picture Perfect

The photo duo behind some of fashion’s glossiest shots

Mert Alas, born in Turkey, and Marcus Piggott, born in Wales, met in 1994, at a party on a pier in Hastings, England. Piggott asked Alas for a light, the pair got talking, and rapidly discovered they had plenty in common, not least a love of fashion. Three years later, the duo now known as Mert and Marcus had moved into a derelict loft in East London, converted it into a studio, and had their first collaborative photographic work published in Dazed & Confused.

These days, Mert and Marcus shape the global image of such renowned brands as Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Fendi, Miu Miu, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, and Lancôme, and public figures including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Linda Evangelista, Gisele Bündchen, Björk, Angelina Jolie, and Rihanna. Their photographs encompass a wide range of styles and influences but are renowned particularly for their use of digitized augmentation of images, and a fascination for strong, sexually charged, confident female subjects: “powerful women, women with a meaning, a you-don’t-have-to-talk-or-move-too-much-to-tell-who-you-are kind of woman.”

Designed in collaboration with Giovanni Bianco, this Limited Edition explores the unique vision of a creative partnership that has defined and redefined standards for glamour, fashion, and luxury. Approximately 300 images from the megawatt Mert and Marcus portfolio are accompanied by an introduction by Charlotte Cotton.

Art Edition of 125 copies (No. 1–125), with the photographic print Lara Stone, Vogue Paris (London, 2010), each numbered and signed on the reverse by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

Also available as a second Art Edition (No. 126–250) with an alternative signed print, and as a signed Collector's Edition (No. 251–1,250).