i-D No. 271
The Youth Issue — Flash Louis by Alasdair McLellan
i-D No. 271, The Youth Issue, November 2006, in the Flash Louis cover state photographed by Alasdair McLellan.
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- i-D
- Condition
- Very Good (externally observed)
- Completeness
- Main magazine and front/rear covers are present in the supplied evidence. Interior page-by-page collation has not been performed. A contemporary 2006 review reports an HP gatefold cover advertisement, but the gatefold interior/page count is not verified from the supplied photographs.
- Date
- November 2006
Catalogue note
i-D No. 271, The Youth Issue, November 2006, in the Flash Louis cover state photographed by Alasdair McLellan. The monochrome portrait and oversized FLASH! typography became one of the magazine’s retrospectively celebrated cover images. The object is a strong document of mid-2000s British youth and fashion publishing, connecting i-D’s portrait-led visual language with luxury-fashion advertising and contemporary youth representation.
Why this object matters
McLellan’s Flash Louis cover is outstanding youth portraiture within i-D’s retrospective visual account. The unverified gatefold and lack of a stronger issue-level landmark support 8.8 with Gold removed, rather than the former 9.3.
Evidence limits: Main magazine and front/rear covers are present in the supplied evidence. Interior page-by-page collation has not been performed. A contemporary 2006 review reports an HP gatefold cover advertisement, but the gatefold interior/page count is not verified from the supplied photographs.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.8 / 10.
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- Terry JonesCreative directionHigh-confidence attribution
Attributed from documented creative-director tenure; issue masthead not yet checked. i-D: creative-director succession, 2019
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