L’UOMO VOGUE IN FIVE PICTURES

A selection from the archive

The f irst edition of L’Uomo Vogue appeared in the spring of 1968, a time of political turmoil for Europe. Perhaps not the ideal time for a magazine tied to luxury and fashion and la dolce vita, but it was an instant hit. Over the last f ifty years it has acted as a cultural barometer of our times with a commitment to visual genius, an investment in great writing and a discriminating, optimistic editorial eye. Here are f ive f igures by f ive great photographers who seem to us to sum up the intervening years. We could have chosen hundreds more. ( Maybe we will)