French artist Thomas Lelu’s artwork is really original – Here is a review of 3 series of his work, entitled Pinup, Playmate and Mgzn in hi-res ~ exclusivity for CyanaTrendLand .

Born and based in Paris, Thomas Lelu is a writer and artist represented by the Dominique Fiat Gallery in Paris, He is also the new Art Director of PLayBoy France. For those painting, Thomas used acrylic paints on some vintage erotic magazines – And if you are in Paris you can go check the exhibit at the Fiat gallery [11am to 7pm - 16, rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais 75003 Paris]

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In September, Taschen will publish Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s illustrated biography in six volumes, combined with a chronological selection of highlights from the seminal men’s magazine’s first 25 years (1953 to 1979). Limited to 1,500 numbered and signed copies, the six-volume set comes packaged in a luxurious Plexiglas box and costs $1,300. Beginning with Hef’s youth and his boyhood comic collection and ending with the height of Playboy’s success, the anthology is billed as “the most probing and intimate portrait of Hefner ever made.”

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Lui Magazine is the French answer to Playboy during the 60’s, created as soft-porn publication by French Journalist and photographer Daniel Filipacchi ( he is also the one who launch the French edition of Playboy and Penthouse ). Lui was really popular in France during the 70s and 80s and their covers were incredibly beautiful and original- see more cover here

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Lilly Cole for French Playboy, for her saccharine sixties-themed editorial, a complement to her teddy-and-me cover for the magazine. -

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