Signed; Jean-Daniel Lorieux - COCONUTS [inscribed] - 1982-1982

SIGNED COPY WITH A HANDWRITTEN DEDICATION AND AUTOGRAPH BY JEAN-DANIEL LORIEUX
Hardcover with dust jacket.

A very beloved book for collectors. Coconuts is the first and only edition.
106 pages, 32.5 x 25 cm. Text in French.

Jean-Daniel Lorieux is the French fashion photographer behind Coconuts (1982), a luxurious photo book published by Love Me Tender Editions. The book is regarded as one of his more famous photo collections and showcases his distinctive 1980s style.
Jean-Daniel Lorieux belongs to the great names of French fashion photography. His colorful, sun-drenched, glamorous style made him globally recognizable and gave fashion photography a freer, more exotic, and sense-of-life aura. His body of work forms an important visual document of luxury and fashion culture of the late twentieth century.

Coconuts is a visual tribute to a world of fashion, beauty, luxury, and escapism. Lorieux photographs models in paradisiacal settings with white beaches, turquoise seas, and bright sunlight. The images combine a sense of vacation and freedom with the aesthetics of the international fashion world. A strong presence of color and summer light contrasts;
• elegant, sensual poses of models;
• a mix of glamour photography and fashion photography;
• a typical eighties vibe of “sea, sun and style.”

The book fits within Lorieux’s larger oeuvre, in which he is known for his spectacular stagings, highlighting female beauty and collaborations with major fashion houses such as Dior, Lanvin, and other couture houses.
Lorieux is known for:
• bright colors and strong natural light
• large, theatrical compositions
• a combination of fashion and imagination
• an optimistic, almost cinematic atmosphere

In Coconuts you see that he approaches fashion photography as a story. The models are not shown merely to present clothing; they become characters in a dream world. The photos sometimes feel like scenes from a luxurious travelogue or a commercial film.

Conclusion: Coconuts is especially interesting as a historical document of the eighties luxury fashion culture and as an example of Lorieux’s distinctive “sun-drenched” photography: elegant, sensual, and escapist. The ultimate summer dream of the 80s captured in a fantastic book
MODELS.
• Brooke Shields (at the time a young top model)
• Paulina Porizkova
• Debbie Dickinson
• Beverly Johnson
• Kirsteen Price
• Anne van Brussell
• Cathy Myers
• Anneli
• Gina
• Mika

In addition, a few well-known actors and actresses also appear in the book:
Actors and actresses
• Isabelle Adjani
• Mireille Darc
• Marlène Jobert
• Alexandra Stewart
• Glenn Ford