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In the 1980s and early 90’s, there was no better guide to affluent and preppy fashion and lifestyle than American menswear magazine M. Each issue of M, portrayed the wild years of the 1980s and early 1890s through the best restaurants, inspiring travel, wildest bars, business legends, and classic apparel. Created as the men’s W by John Fairchild, M featured fashion advice, styling, and advertisements from the likes of Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Gucci, Versace, Armani, Luciano Barbera, Britches of Georgetown, Mariano Rubinacci, Robert Talbot, Alexander Julian, Gianfranco Ferre, Bigsby & Kruthers, Hilditch & Key, La Matta, Paul Stuart, FR Tripler, Andre Oliver, Kilgore Trout, Rooster, John Mendez, Barry Bricken, Kenneth Gordon, Henry Grethel, and Gitman Brothers, at the peak of 80s prep and traditional American sartorial dominance. But M staffers, provided more than just the fashion. They documented their upper-class, urbane, lifestyle as it was lived in New York City: the Surf Club; the Zulu Lounge; lunch at the Four Seasons; how to find the perfect tailor and the perfect wife. M was on the newsstands from late 1983 to its demise in 1992 with Clay Felker at the helm. Whether you missed it or just don’t remember it, each issue of M: The Civilized Man documents the excess of 80’s and early 90’s like no other publication.