Absolute Beginners
The contents announce the film feature; no writer is identified here.
TMR-000234Magazine object
The Face No. 72
Nick Kamen — Fashion Special: EXTRA!
April 1986★ Gold Star object
April 1986 issue of The Face, No. 72, a Fashion Special headed EXTRA! with Nick Kamen photographed by Jamie Morgan on the cover.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good (VG)
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- April 1986
Object record
Catalogue note
April 1986 issue of The Face, No. 72, a Fashion Special headed EXTRA! with Nick Kamen photographed by Jamie Morgan on the cover. Features include Absolute Beginners, Jazz Age Britain, Dan O'Bannon, Dr. Martens, Patricia Highsmith and Gary Oldman, alongside a 32-page fashion section covering Jean-Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith, Christopher Nemeth, Joe Casely-Hayford, Patrick Cox and Comme des Garçons. Back cover carries an Ocean Pacific California surf/fashion advertisement.
Why this object matters
The Morgan/Kamen image and substantial fashion section record an unusually concentrated network including Nemeth, Casely-Hayford, Petri and Comme des Garçons. The original complete package warrants Gold at 9.0 as primary evidence of this creative milieu.
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.
This is a curatorial judgement, not a measurement accurate to one tenth or a market valuation. Read the explanation and its evidence limits together.
How Archive Importance is assessed →Inside this issue
11 selected entries checked against the photographed contents and credits. This is a partial index; page numbers are printed references, not a physical collation.
View the source photograph ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-06
Selected legible entries from the registered photograph. Single page numbers are printed starting pages; ranges reproduce the printed range. This is not a page-by-page inspection or a complete contents transcription.
Jazz Age Britain
Dan O’Bannon
Subject / model: Dan O'Bannon
Contents description refers to Alien.
Dr Martens
Patricia Highsmith
Subject / model: Patricia Highsmith
Velvets / Gary Oldman
Subject / model: Gary Oldman
Jamie Reid / Nick Kamen
Subject / model: Jamie Reid · Subject / model: Nick Kamen
Both names are listed as subjects; this does not assign writing or photography.
EXTRA! — 32-page Fashion Section
Styling: Ray Petri · Styling: Jamie Morgan · Styling: Mitzi Lorenz
Printed subjects include Jean-Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith, Nick Coleman, Christopher Nemeth, Atom, Joe Casely-Hayford, Patrick Cox and Comme des Garçons. Styling is credited to Petri, Morgan and Lorenz for the section, not specifically the cover.
Jon Savage column
Writing: Jon Savage
Films — Mixed Blood, Crimewave, Fright Night
Publisher / editor and deputy editor
Editing: Nick Logan · Editing: Paul Rambali
Masthead identifies Nick Logan as publisher/editor and Paul Rambali as deputy editor.
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Recorded contributions · 14
- Ray PetriFashion section stylingSource verified
The April 1986 contents page credits Ray Petri among the stylists for the 32-page EXTRA! fashion section, pp. 67–98. This section credit does not by itself identify the cover stylist. The Face, April 1986 — photographed contents and masthead
Find other objects with this contribution → - Jamie MorganFashion section stylingSource verified
The April 1986 contents page credits Jamie Morgan among the stylists for the 32-page EXTRA! fashion section, pp. 67–98. This section credit does not by itself identify the cover stylist. The Face, April 1986 — photographed contents and masthead
Find other objects with this contribution → - Mitzi LorenzFashion section stylingSource verified
The April 1986 contents page credits Mitzi Lorenz among the stylists for the 32-page EXTRA! fashion section, pp. 67–98. This section credit does not by itself identify the cover stylist. The Face, April 1986 — photographed contents and masthead
Find other objects with this contribution → - Neville BrodyArt directionSource verified
The photographed issue masthead explicitly names Neville Brody as art director. The Face No. 72 — photographed contents and credits
Find other objects with this contribution → - Robin DerrickAssistant art directionSource verified
The photographed masthead credits Robin Derrick as assistant art director. The Face No. 72 — photographed contents and credits
Find other objects with this contribution → - Nick KamenCover modelSource verified
The specialist dealer identifies the exact issue, No. 72 from April 1986, and names Nick Kamen as its cover model. This corroborates the retained catalogue identification; it does not establish the condition of TMR’s copy. The Face & I-D Archive — exact April 1986 issue identification
Find other objects with this contribution → - Jamie MorganCover photographySource verified
The specialist dealer identifies the exact April 1986 cover as Nick Kamen by Jamie Morgan, corroborating the retained catalogue attribution. The separately photographed fashion-section styling credit is retained and does not identify the cover stylist. The Face & I-D Archive — exact April 1986 issue identification
Find other objects with this contribution → - Dan O'BannonSubject / modelSource verified
Dan O’Bannon (p. 48). Contents description refers to Alien. The Face No. 72 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Patricia HighsmithSubject / modelSource verified
Patricia Highsmith (p. 64). The Face No. 72 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Gary OldmanSubject / modelSource verified
Velvets / Gary Oldman (p. 24). The Face No. 72 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Jamie ReidSubject / modelSource verified
Jamie Reid / Nick Kamen (p. 30). Both names are listed as subjects; this does not assign writing or photography. The Face No. 72 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Jon SavageWritingSource verified
Jon Savage column (p. 63). The Face No. 72 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Nick LoganEditingSource verified
Publisher / editor and deputy editor. Masthead identifies Nick Logan as publisher/editor and Paul Rambali as deputy editor. The Face No. 72 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Paul RambaliEditingSource verified
Publisher / editor and deputy editor. Masthead identifies Nick Logan as publisher/editor and Paul Rambali as deputy editor. The Face No. 72 — photographed contents
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