Jean-Daniel Lorieux
Coconuts
Paris. France. Love Me Tender. 1982. First edition. Original edition. Only edition. Hardcover. With the dust jacket. Text in French. Unpaginated. 120 Pages. Very good.
This was the first book published from French photographer Jean-Daniel Lorieux and, since its publication has become one of their rarest, most prized editions. Working as a fashion photographer for Vogue, L’Officiel, Dior, Lanvin, Celine, Cardin, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Boucheron, Leonard, this strikingly designed folio captures sun kissed and airbrushed swimwear models, in saturated colors, across sun drenched locations such as Monte Carlo, Mexico, Djerba, Tunis, Brazil and Panama.
Some of the models featured are: Brooke Shields, Debbie Dickinson, Kirsteen Price, Anne van Brussell, Paulina Porizkova, Alexandra Stewart, Cathy Myers, Beverly Johnson, Anneli, Gina, Mika. Celebrities include: Glenn Ford, Mireille Darc, Mariene Jobert, Isabelle Adjani.
This is pure 1980s Summer fantasy mode, the way only Love Me Tender could capture so well in book form.
Very good in a very good dust jacket. Light wear to the boards. Discoloration to the edges. Rubbing and some dings to the bottom edges. Internally unmarked. Clean and bright. Nice tight binding. Hinges sound. The dust jacket has light wear. Scratches visible in the light.