Miles Aldridge was born on 29 September 1964 and is a British fashion photographer and artist.
12 Facts About Miles Aldridge
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At the age of 12, Alan Aldridge moved to Los Angeles where he formed a new family.
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Miles Aldridge stayed in London with his mother Rita, a housewife, and his brother Marc and sister Saffron.
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Miles Aldridge studied illustration at the Central St Martins to follow his father's steps and afterwards briefly directed pop videos.
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Miles Aldridge moved into photography by chance: he sent some photos of an aspiring model girlfriend to an agency and fell into fashion when British Vogue called him as well as her.
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Miles Aldridge worked as an advertising photographer for Longchamp, MAC Cosmetics, Sergio Rossi, Carolina Herrera, Lavazza and Mercedes E-Class, among the others.
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Miles Aldridge shot for noted fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent and Paul Smith.
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Miles Aldridge's photographs appear in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Miles Aldridge's monographs include Acid Candy ; The Cabinet, Pictures for Photographs and Other Pictures.
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Miles Aldridge's latest project is a book made in collaboration with stylist Nicola Formichetti and entitled Zero Zero Vol.
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Miles Aldridge's influences include film directors Derek Jarman, David Lynch, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, the photographer Richard Avedon and the psychedelic graphic design of his father, Alan Aldridge.
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Miles Aldridge's work is highly controlled with a cinematic effect.