London. TJ Informat Design/Better Badges. August 1980-December 1982.
First Edition. Oblong 8vo. 10 vols. ca 38pp each. Printed wrappers.
Numerous Duotone and Black & White plates. Including the scars flexi
that was issued with no.3.
The first 10 issues of one of the best magazines ever.
Nothing like it existed before. From the pioneering 'straight ups' to
introducing the world to Bodymap, Westwood/World's End, Judy Blame and
Nick Knight to kickstarting the careers to many of today's fashion
giants. Initially started as a document of street fashion and quickly
developed into being one of the most influential magazines around. The
first ten issues are full of raw energy, and count as a whos who of
popular culture in the UK in the eighties, though nobody would have
known it at the time. Magic.