Visionaire 23: The Emperor's New Clothes/ Karl Lagerfeld
New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1997. Limited Edition. Box. 1/5000. 42 plates + title plate and subscription card. 15x12.5" hinged clamshell wooden box with gilt-stamped illustrations and lettering over a grey label on front cover. The box is closed with gold clasps and has a leather strap carrying handle mounted on the right side. The interior contains a ribbon-tied portfolio with chocolate-colored suede front & back boards and silver debossed lettering, housing a collection of 42 loose photographic plates. The plates feature sepia-toned reproductions of nude photographs by Karl Lagerfeld, featuring a variety of models, movie stars and dancers. Each measures 14x11.5" and is printed on heavy cardstock. Photographic subjects include Demi Moore, Julie Delphy, Rupert Everett, Minnie Driver, Lisa Marie, Carla Bruni, Nikolaj Hubbe, Bianca Li, Karen Elson, Amber Valletta, Linda Evangelista, and Jodie Kidd. Laid into the box is the Visionaire flier advertising previous issues of the publication. This a "display" copy from a limited edition of 5000 copies, numbered on the back board of the portfolio.
Wood box with some light scratches to the label on the front. Minor smudges to the front cover of the suede, minor fingerprint smudges to the title plate. A few other plates have minor to light fingerprint smudges on the versos. All image clean as new. Box in very good+, plates in near fine condition overall. vg+ to near fine. Item #53359
"This was our nude issue. Setting fashion aside but keeping style intact, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld picked up his camera for Visionaire and photographed fifty of the world’s most beautiful people. Over the course of nine months, ensconced in his private Paris studio, he captured men and women as they shed their clothes to reveal their true physiques - and their true selves. " - The Publisher.
Price: $475.00