Man About Town magazine covers

This page shows the covers of Man About Town, a quintessential quarterly men's magazine from the 1950s, that was launched by the world's most influential men's fashion magazine, John Taylor's Tailor & Cutter. In the 1960s, it became part of that swinging era under the wing of Michael Heseltine's Cornmarket - later Haymarket - and in the process increased its frequency to monthly or 13 issues a year and abbreviated its name to About Town and then Town. I'd be grateful to anyone who can fill in the gaps (tony [at] magforum.com). With thanks to Chris Gregory, Neil Raphael, Mark Isaacs and Adam Smith.

History of Man About Town

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Man About Town 1955 (quarterly, Tailor & Cutter)     Man About Town magazine cover: Spring 1955. Articles included Victor Silvester on how to Mambo; modifying your car for stock racing; punch drunkenness; and how to plan a bachelor flat Man About Town magazine cover: Winter 1955     Man About Town 1956 (quarterly, Tailor & Cutter)      

Man About Town magazine cover: Spring. Fiction by Somerset maughan - 'Closed Shop'; perfect martinis; 'mensur' - German duelling; and Anthony Burgess on parachuting. Cover by Rickards; illustrations by Franciszka Themerson

    Man About Town 1957 (quarterly, Tailor & Cutter)     Man About Town magazine cover: Spring 1957 Man About Town magazine cover: Summer 1957. How to wear Harris Tweed; convertible beds, illustrated by Marc (Boxer) cartoon; and poor dressing from Prince Philip Man About Town magazine cover: Winter 1957     Man About Town 1958 (quarterly, Tailor & Cutter)     Man About Town magazine cover: Summer 1958. Guide to young love; country houses to rubberneck; illustrations by Heath; the flair of a romantic cape

Man About Town magazine cover: Autumn. Helps you to be good ... at being bad; the perils of kingship by L.G. Pine with Heath cartoon; advert for Aston Martin DBIII; My angry old man by Ivan Roe illustrated by Beresford Egan. Cover by Maurice Rickards

Man About Town magazine cover: Winter 1958

    Man About Town 1959 (quarterly, Tailor & Cutter) Back to top           Man About Town magazine cover: Autumn-Winter 1959     Man About Town 1960 (quarterly, Cornmarket) Back to top     Man About Town magazine cover: Spring 1960 Man About Town magazine cover: Summer 1960 Man About Town magazine cover: December     Man About Town / About Town 1961 (monthly, Cornmarket) Back to top Man About Town magazine cover: January Man About Town magazine cover: February Man About Town magazine cover: March About Town magazine cover: April 1961 About Town magazine cover: May 1961 Man About Town magazine cover: June Man About Town magazine cover: July Man About Town magazine cover: August Man About Town magazine cover: September Man About Town magazine cover: October Man About Town magazine cover: November Man About Town magazine cover: December About Town / Town 1962 (monthly, Cornmarket) Back to top About Town magazine cover: January About Town magazine cover: February About Town magazine cover: March About Town magazine cover: April Town magazine cover: May Town magazine cover: June Town magazine cover: July Town magazine cover: August Town magazine cover: September Town magazine cover: October Town magazine cover: November Town magazine cover: December 62           Town magazine cover: Christmas 62           Town 1963 (monthly, Haymarket) Back to top

Does anyone have Jan 1963? Or any other covers missing?

tony [at] magforum.com

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