{"product_id":"taschen-mert-alas-marcus-piggott","title":"Mert Alas \u0026 Marcus Piggott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJump into the megawatt world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMert and Marcus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the creatives who have styled and shot some of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emost powerful brands and personalities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of our time, from Miu Miu to Angelina Jolie, Givenchy to Gisele Bündchen. Sourced from our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebest-selling Collector’s Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, some \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e300 pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illuminate the hyper-glamorous, hyper-glossy repertoire of a creative partnership that has defined and redefined standards for fashion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture Perfect\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe duo behind some of fashion’s glossiest shots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMert Alas\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in Turkey, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Piggott\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDazed \u0026amp; Confused\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese days, Mert and Marcus shape the global image of such renowned brands as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiorgio Armani\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoberto Cavalli\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFendi\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiu Miu\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGucci\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYves Saint Laurent\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGivenchy\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLancôme\u003c\/strong\u003e, and public figures including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLady Gaga\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadonna\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Lopez\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Evangelista\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGisele Bündchen\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBjörk\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngelina Jolie\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRihanna\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estrong, sexually charged, confident female subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e: “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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing our best-selling Collector’s Edition to an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eaffordable, compact format\u003c\/strong\u003e, this collection explores the unique vision of a creative partnership that has defined and redefined standards for glamour, fashion, and luxury. Approximately\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e300 images\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the megawatt Mert and Marcus portfolio are accompanied by an introduction by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a curator and writer. She was head of the Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2007–2009), curator of photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1992–2004) and the head of programming at the Photographers Gallery (2004–2005) in London. 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