The last copy we had of this incredibly rare magazine was snapped up straight away - be quick if you'd also like to secure this for your museum, archive, institution, gallery, reference or collection! In over 20 years of collecting and sourcing magazines, we can count the amount of times we've found this magazine on less than one hand!
This issue of L'uomo Vogue is a masterpiece of intellectual, cultural and fashion curiosity. Read on...
WHY BLACK?
Italian mens Vogue dedicates an entire issue to Black America. They visit New York in 1972 and the result is powerful and life affirming. It's still resonating through the decades.
(ENGLISH TEXT copy with translation from the Italian Text at the back of the issue)
Contents:
The Voice of Black America: writer James Baldwin interviewed with a portrait
The Black King of Jazz: Miles Davis' Super Fly fashion as he opens his wardrobe for us. 4 pages in and out of his wardrobe.
Stephen Burrows fashion designer is also interviewed.
Willi Smith, another great black fashion designer is featured.
AN IDEOLOGY BORN BEHIND BARS looks at the leading black intellectuals.
Black people on the streets of New York - 6 pages. Straight-Up style fashion photography in Harlem.
Several pages of street fashion straight-ups. Black sportsmen, stylists, and photographers. Black students at Parsons and assistants at Glamour magazine.
The legendary Chelsea hotel is featured. 6 pages on the artists' hotel.
The Jazz Monsters: Be-bop, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald.
Valentino's first mens collection is photographed on the streets of Madison Avenue. Outstandingly brilliant.
Other fantastic fashions by the likes of Fiorucci, Paradise Garage
Pat Cleveland one of the first African-American models to achieve runway and print success is photographed in the studio by Toscani. Pat Cleveland demystified sex. Composit by Toscani - 20 shots on 2 pages.
How to discover New York
SHOPPING guide
The editorial text is titled: L’UOMO BLACK WHY?
30 men in Manhattan. 14 pages shot by Alberto Rizzo and Oliviero Toscani On Madison Avenue.
Valentino-Uomo - 4 pages by Alberto Rizzo.
"He talks about it": Arthur Ashe, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Alvin Ailey, Melba Moore
BOXING: how much sweat to make a champion.
Joe Frazier - 4 pgs How to discover New York.
Fashion:
New ideas for everyone - 8 pag Ph Oliviero Toscani.
Red & White- 4 pag ph Oliviero Toscani
Classic Super 4 pag ph Oliviero Toscani.
Where does black fashion come from?
Veruschka for Nazzareno Gabrielli.
This is simply an amazing issue bristling with energy and life a glimpse into the streets and culture of the Black Americans of New York and America in 1972. It's easily one of our favourite issues and it's also fantastically rare. Full of brilliant fashion photography by Oliviero Toscani in his simple observant approach that lets the subject and their personal style shout out and grab our attention.
The Editorial essay is worth the price of admission alone.
English text at the back of this issue. 142 pages.
Here are excerpts:
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" L’UOMO WHY BLACK?
An issue completely dedicated to the blacks of America, produced in New York. with the lens focused exclusively on this bustling community, why?
Because life in New York, and that of blacks in
particular, represents the most advanced and most evident point of an
individuality brought to exasperation. .......
And because from
people of colour, from Harlem, came music, dances, fashions, crazes that
they have influenced America and the world......
Ambitious
and full of energy, they despise the Uncle Tom generation that preceded
them, they like to define themselves as African Americans.
Who are they, where do they live, where and how do they work, how do they dress? We photographed intellectuals, politicians, artists, well-known and unknown people, people who have achieved wealth and prestige, young people who have begun their personal escalation.
We try to answer everything."----
In 20 years this is only our 3rd copy, the first was bought by an American museum.
L'uomo Vogue is the mens edition from Italy so was not widely available at that time.
Good condition. Ultra rare with some wear, small clippings and graffiti inside see detail photos towards the end. The back cover missing a small piece.
We have shown 2 of the 3 occurrences of graffiti, the fashion images. The 3rd is a portrait from the Sergio Braidi feature.
We have had this very rare issue before and photographed all the pages so we can say what was clipped:
The boxing feature has a small clipping which was the headline from the 'How to Discover New York' on the other side see photos. There is another small photo clipping, from later in the article, of a person walking. There is one last clipping of some ad pages early on, no editorial content lost - No photo, we are limited to 24 photos or we would show more images.
Despite the clippings and graffiti this is still an an amazing issue full of incredible fashion AND history. Priced according to scarcity and condition. The magazine is complete - all pages checked. The cover is clean and vibrant. And WHAT a cover. By it for the cover alone!
The photographs are of the actual magazine that you will receive.
Shipping includes tracking and insurance. We are happy to combine orders and pass on the savings to you.
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