The Face No. 77
Hell's Angels — British Menswear Takes Flight
September 1986 issue of The Face, led by the cover feature 'Hell's Angels — British Menswear Takes Flight' with cover photography by Eamonn McCabe. The issue combines British fashion and menswear with an early feature on Chicago dance music/house culture, Russell Mulcahy, Bruce Weber in Rio, Afghanistan reportage, Stan Ridgway, Youssou N'Dour and contemporary film/music criticism.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Good to Very Good — complete-looking research copy with visible handling and age wear; not fully collated.
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- September 1986
Catalogue note
September 1986 issue of The Face, led by the cover feature 'Hell's Angels — British Menswear Takes Flight' with cover photography by Eamonn McCabe. The issue combines British fashion and menswear with an early feature on Chicago dance music/house culture, Russell Mulcahy, Bruce Weber in Rio, Afghanistan reportage, Stan Ridgway, Youssou N'Dour and contemporary film/music criticism.
Why this object matters
The early Chicago house report, British menswear and McCabe cover form a substantial primary document of dance culture entering British style publishing before the later acid-house boom. Award Gold at 9.0 for that specific cross-collection significance.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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