Bidspirit auction | 1983 Island Magazine Oversized Culture

1983 Island Magazine Oversized Culture and Fashion Periodical - A single issue of Island magazine, an oversized New York-based culture and fashion periodical from the early 1980s. The publication is staple-bound in a large-format newsprint style. The cover features a high-contrast monochromatic graphic of a human face with a textured finish and a photographic eye cutout. Featured content includes an interview titled Photographs: Human Beings / Body Text: Anne Hollander, conducted by Alfred Sturtevant with art and costume historian Anne Hollander. The issue contains photography by William Coupon, including portraits titled Colleen, Drag Queen, Australia, 1980 and Prince Philip, New York 1980. Other photographic contributions include work by Moshe Brakha, featuring portraits titled Ex-Husband and Ex-Wife, and Klaus Knaup, featuring a photograph titled Mannequins. Fashion illustrations by Mats Gustafson are present, depicting designs for labels including J-P Gaultier, Mugler, Chloe, and Chanel. The magazine also contains full-page and partial-page advertisements and features for Lloyd Allen NYC, Ken Angelico Designs for Jungle Red Studios, Lapp Princess Press, and Matsuda. One page features a large black ink fashion illustration signed with a monogram that appears to read Lloyd. The item measures approximately 11 1/2 inches in width across the bottom edge and 17 1/2 inches in height along the right edge. The magazine shows signs of age and handling throughout. The cover has significant creasing, surface wear, and staining, particularly in the upper right quadrant (photo 1). The edges of the cover show minor chipping and small closed tears (photo 2). Interior pages exhibit light creasing and corner folds (photo 6). A prominent damp stain is visible on the upper left side of the Lloyd Allen NYC advertisement page (photo 16). The spine edge shows multiple small stress lines and the staples show light oxidation (photo 4). The newsprint paper is naturally toned but remains supple.