VICE Vol. 6 No. 6
The Mexican Issue — UK edition · July 2008 worldwide VICE México launch · cover photo Martha Álvarez · Stefan Ruiz / Napoleón Habeica
Original VICE UK free Volume 6 Number 6, The Mexican Issue, associated with the first VICE México publication and international launch in July 2008; global version was catalogued Volume 15 Issue 6 and its articles posted from June. A huge archival milestone: VICE itself remembers the 2008 issue as the Mexico office's launch, internationally distributed in 20 territories and translated into seven languages per contemporary launch statement.
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- VICE
- Condition
- Good+ / Very Good−, provisional from five exterior and interior photographs. Strong colourful cover and preserved interior photo essays, with visible minor handling and spine/edge wear.
- Completeness
- Assumed complete under the standing TMR magazine rule unless owner explicitly states otherwise. Front cover, original American Apparel rear cover, Esa Mamacita original fashion opening, later fashion spread and original contributor/Employees page photographed. Not collated page by page; no originally issued special wrap, CD, poster, insert or gift has been established from this UK printing.
- Date
- July 2008 worldwide launch issue (UK copy undated; corresponding global VICE Vol. 15 Issue 6 online June 2008)
Catalogue note
Original VICE UK free Volume 6 Number 6, The Mexican Issue, associated with the first VICE México publication and international launch in July 2008; global version was catalogued Volume 15 Issue 6 and its articles posted from June. A huge archival milestone: VICE itself remembers the 2008 issue as the Mexico office's launch, internationally distributed in 20 territories and translated into seven languages per contemporary launch statement. The distinctive cover shows a costumed person beside a large grey animal-character head in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park, photographed by Martha Álvarez, whose 'The Kids in Chapultepec Park' essay is referenced as p64. Original UK contributor page identifies guest editor Gabriela Gómez-Mont, Mexican novelist Guillermo Fadanelli, photographer Stefan Ruiz (telenovela portraits that developed into The Factory of Dreams) and Álvarez. Original double fashion spreads 'Esa Mamacita' are by photographer Napoleón Habeica, with styling by Nini Blancq-Cazaux and makeup/hair María del Pilar Senderos. Rear carries original British-store American Apparel / Viva Radio advertisement. The UK number and UK advertising must be retained rather than replacing with global numbering, and different international local-content variants cannot be presumed identical.
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Archive Importance: 9.7 / 10 · Gold Star.
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