Description
Launched by
editor and
creator Nick Logan in 1980,
became an icon of ※style culture,§ the benchmark for the latest trends in art, design, fashion, photography, film, and music being defined by a thriving youth culture.
tracks the exciting highs and calamitous lows of the life of the magazine in two parts. Part one focuses on the rise of the magazine in the 1980s, highlighting its striking visual identity求embodied by Neville Brody＊s era-defining graphic designs, Nick Knight＊s dramatic fashion photography, and the ※Buffalo§ styling of Ray Petr求 and its unflinching approach to journalism. Contributors included a host of writers who subsequently made their impact in the wider world, from Julie Burchill, Robert Elms, Tony Parsons, and James Truman to Jon Savage, Richard Benson, and Sheryl Garratt.
Part two shows how in the 1990s, after surviving a disastrous Jason Donovan libel suit, the magazine heralded the post-acid house era of Britpop and Brit Art. However, after the magazine had become the engine of the booming British magazine industry, the end of this decade also saw the eventual demise of The Face. Including an introduction by Dylan Jones,
is an engaging behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of one of the 80s and 90s＊ most influential music and style publications.
440+ illustrations in color and black and white
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