Murray and Vern: Biography and Background

Murray and Vern is an English design house and clothing retail company whose work is held in the permanent collection of the V&A Museum. and has been photographed by British documentarian Derek Ridgers and music/fashion photographer Peter Ashworth. Self-described as bringing ‘the design and imagery of latex clothing into the world of mainstream culture' for UK fashion, which also included television and film work, notably the opening sequence of the James Bond film The World is Not Enough. Because of their early adoption of latex they are regarded as one of the pioneers at bringing the fetish aesthetic to the mainstream fashion world. Murray and Vern have design pieces in the permanent collection of the V&A Museum Their work is known for also incorporating elements from the dance club scene, gay community, fetish world and performance art culture.

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