The Face Vol. 2 No. 48
X-rated Issue — Sandra Bernhard by Jean-Baptiste Mondino / Happy Mondays / Right Said Fred / Disco / Kate Moss by Mario Sorrenti
September 1992 Volume 2 No. 48 of The Face, billed on the cover as the “X-rated issue,” with Sandra Bernhard photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. The issue combines sexuality, celebrity, fashion and club/pop culture through features on Bernhard, Happy Mondays, Right Said Fred, the return of disco, America’s DIY porn boom and fashion imagery including an early Mario Sorrenti story with Kate Moss and her brother Nick Moss.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Good+ / Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete under the standing TMR magazine completeness rule: all pages/components are assumed present unless explicitly reported missing. No missing insert, supplement or issued component has been reported for this copy.
- Date
- September 1992
Catalogue note
September 1992 Volume 2 No. 48 of The Face, billed on the cover as the “X-rated issue,” with Sandra Bernhard photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. The issue combines sexuality, celebrity, fashion and club/pop culture through features on Bernhard, Happy Mondays, Right Said Fred, the return of disco, America’s DIY porn boom and fashion imagery including an early Mario Sorrenti story with Kate Moss and her brother Nick Moss. The rear cover is a Sisley Autumn/Winter 1992 “Montana. Big Sky.” advertisement.
Why this object matters
The Bernhard/Mondino package and early Sorrenti/Moss story create a concentrated original intersection of sexuality, fashion and club culture. Award Gold at 9.0 for the issue’s combined photographic and documentary significance.
Evidence limits: Complete under the standing TMR magazine completeness rule: all pages/components are assumed present unless explicitly reported missing. No missing insert, supplement or issued component has been reported for this copy.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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