Mert alas marcus piggott biography of michael
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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
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, sexual
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It seemed everyone was at Ian Schrager’s Public Hotel last night to celebrate industry-beloved photographer duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott on their long-awaited retrospective book, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, for Taschen. Over cocktails between the swanky lounge and rooftop areas, both of which offered prime photogenic views of New York’s skyline, attendees came excitedly bygd to flick through the 300-odd page work that was 20 years in the making, many of them searching for their own portraits. With guests including Cindy Crawford, Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Campbell, Nicki Minaj, Gigi and Bella Hadid, and many more, the evening opened to a veritable parade of the fashion industry’s greatest hits. Each had something wonderful to säga about Alas and Piggott, whose djärv depictions of their likeness have empowered not only their image, but their spirits as well.
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Lot with 5 Roberto Cavalli books - Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott - Michael Roberts - 2009
Lotto di 5 libri/cataloghi di Roberto Cavalli.
In occasione del quarantesimo anniversario della sua fondazione a Firenze, una retrospettiva di look classici e ricchi che hanno creato un impero della moda. La casa fondata da Roberto Cavalli negli anni Sessanta, con un look distintivo di sete stampate, suede e pelle, celebra ora quarant'anni di innovazione nella moda con un volume espositivo fotografato dall'illustre duo di fotografi di moda Mert Alas e Marcus Piggott e diretto artisticamente da Fabien Baron. Il lessico Cavalli include immagini sbalorditive disegnate dalla principale autorità della moda Marie-Amelie Sauve per le supermodelle di oggi e delle passate epoche della moda, tra cui Daria Werbowy, Angela Lindvall, Kate Moss, Gisele Bündchen, Carolyn Murphy, Cindy Crawford e Heidi Klum, oltre a citazioni offerte da celebrità, attrici del grande schermo e musicisti vincitori d