ESSENCE’s fall fashion special captures the bold colors, sculptural outerwear and expressive styling of the late 1980s. The vivid pink-and-purple cover anchors a fashion-focused issue of the influential magazine for Black women. Cover lines include Pebbles and Salt-N-Pepa, connecting its style coverage with an era of growing visibility for women in R&B and hip-hop.

Issue / publication: ESSENCE, September 1988.

Condition: Pre-owned.

Visible cover wear: Edge and corner wear, light creasing and handling bends; mailing label remains on the lower-left cover.

The photograph shows the actual copy offered. Interior pages and completeness have not been inspected. One copy available.