Morrissey in The Face, June 1986

Morrissey
The Face
June 1986

Adore adore adore this man and everything he stands for and represents - how utterly desolate this world would be without his music.  Meat definitely IS Murder!

School's out, so here's a new post to celebrate!

Joanne and Susan from the Human League
The Face
June 1986

And what better way to celebrate than with the Human League girls in this picture that I have rarely seen out and about.  The colour composition of the photograph is gorgeous, photography was by Steve Tynan.  I'll endeavour to post a lot more now that I have a ton of free time.

The Face magazine June 1985

June 1985 No. 62
Photography Jamie Morgan
Model Clinton McKenzie

These images feature clothes by John Galliano and birds nest head pieces by Rene Gelston.

The Face Magazine September 1982

Sue Clowes Fashion Feature - Designer for Culture Club

Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama modelling The Face T-Shirt

Another one from my Face magazine collection.  Featuring an emerging fashion subculture which The Face identified as 'Hard Times' and this look was reminiscent of Marlon Brando - fifties rebel.  Think torn Levi's jeans topped with even more torn shirts/tops, with the soundscape being primarily soul music.  The third image is the snapshot of the club kids from this scene and I remember when I first flicked through this issue, and upon seeing that page I just stared at these pics for so long.

The last image I think is a really cute one of Siobhan from Bananarama!  I would looove to get my hands on one of these Face t-shirts!!

The Face Magazine August 1984

Styled by Amanda Grieve

Photography by Mario Testino

Modelled by Suzi-Bic

Clothes by Nostalgia of Mud

Shoes by Robot

Styled by Helen Roberts at Premier
Photography by Martin Brading
Modelled by Kathryn Hardy, Ana Drummond & Lizzie 

Here's my first post from the depths of my collection of Face magazines.  The Face started in the UK of course, in 1980 in response to the New Romantic movement which was emerging at the time.  Its focus was on aesthetics in fashion and in music and was a very stylish publication (although in my opinion it did degenerate in the 90's - I guess as music itself degenerated!)

The first two images are stunning - I mean with Mario Testino as photographer, what else can one expect really, plus Nostalgia of Mud clothing by Dame Viv and Malcolm McLaren!

The next two images feature a fixture in the London scene at the time by the name of Lizzie Tear.  She is the one to the very left in the last image with the big beehive.  She worked in Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren's shop 'World's End' for a time, and later on in 1987 produced a single 'Life Won't Be The Same'.  She was also almost in Malcolm McLaren's band Bow Wow Wow ... ahh well, t'wasn't to be, and we ended up having the fab Annabella Lwin instead!