Sex is a 1992 book written by Madonna, with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and Fabien Baron. It was edited by Glenn O'Brien and published by Warner Books, Maverick and Callaway.
Madonna developed Sex after editor Simon & Schuster'sJudith Regan suggested an erotic photography book. He wrote it as a character called "Mistress Dita", inspired by the film actress Dita Parlo from the 1930s.He was influenced by punk rock and fashion characters including Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton and Robert Mapplethorpe.
The photos were taken in early 1992 in New York City and Miami.
The book includes cameo by actress Isabella Rossellini, rappers Big Daddy Kane and Vanilla Ice, model Naomi Campbell, gay porn star Joey Stefano, actor Udo Kier and socialite Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg. The cover is in aluminium, spiral bound and wrapped in a sheet of Mylar. The metal cover was Madonna's idea and was inspired by the 1979 Metal Box album from the public Immagine srl.
The initial edition for the first edition was one million copies on five continents and in five languages. The retail price of the book was $50 and broke the record for the number of pre-ordered copies before its release.The copies are numbered in the 4th cover with punching
