Details magazine, version #2, 1990-2000

This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the relaunch of Details by Conde Nast, under the editorship of James Truman, along with creative director Derek Ungless, photo director Greg Pond, and fashion director Bill Mullen. The first issues under Ungless's direction were truly groundbreaking, filled with bright, tabloid-inspired design, provocative photography, and cool fashion. Subsequent design directors included B.W. Honeycutt, Markus Kiersztan, and many others, but the constants were Pond and Mullen, who combined to create some of the most memorable magazine imagery of the 90s. Here are some of our favorite Details covers from 1990-1998. Unless noted, all credits include Greg Pond, photo director, and Bill Mullen, fashion director.

(Above): Creative director: Derek Ungless, photographer: Isabel Snyder


October 1990. Creative director: Derek Ungless, photographer: Albert Watson, inset illustration: Julian Allen.


January 1991. Creative director: Derek Ungless, photographer: Albert Watson, inset illustration: Julian Allen.


January 1992. Design director: B.W. Honeycutt, photographer: Albert Watson


August 1992. Design director: B.W. Honeycutt, photographer: Albert Watson


December 1994. Design director: Markus Kiersztan, photographer: Bettina Rheims


May 1996. Photographer: Albert Watson


June 1998. Design director: Robert Newman, fashion director: Derrick Procope, photographer: Seb Janiak

See a collection of 20 Details covers, 1990-2000, here.


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