A super rare early 3rd copy of the original small format Purple magazine including articles, prose and features all in the publication's iconic 'anti-fashion' style.

A fantastic issue showcasing work by Mark Borthwick, Terry Richardson, Comme des Garçons, Martin Margeila, Hermes, Junya Watanabe, Balenciaga, Jil Sander, Collier Schorr, Richard Prince, Lee Ranaldo, Gerard Malanga, Jeff Rian, Richard Hell, Katja Rahlwes and many more. The back cover is a Comme des Garcons gatefold.

These early issues don't come around very often!

French 'anti-fashion', art and culture magazine founded in Paris in 1992 by Olivier Zahm and Elein Fleiss and inspired by the likes of Nova, Interview and Helmut Newton's Illustrated. Since 2004, Purple has been divided into two different publications - Purple Fashion edited by Zahm and published by Purple Institute, and Purple Journal edited by Fleiss and Sebastien Jamain and published by Les Editions Purple.

Very good condition with some light markings and creases on the cover and ligth scuffing to the spine.

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