FHM Magazine March 1998 All Saints Fold-Out Cover Issue 98 SKU 1465

Original FHM Magazine – March 1998, Issue 98, featuring All Saints as the main cover stars. This is a particularly distinctive late-1990s issue because the front is promoted as an “elaborate fold-out cover stunt”, with the cover physically opening out to reveal an extended multi-panel photograph of the group.

The magazine comes from FHM’s peak 1990s era and combines celebrity features, fashion, gadgets, humour, entertainment, lifestyle and the characteristic photography and graphic design associated with the title at the time.

All Saints Fold-Out Cover Feature

The major collector feature is the All Saints fold-out cover. The standard front cover carries the huge orange ALL SAINTS headline and opens out into a much wider photographic presentation.

The supplied photographs clearly show the fold-out opened, revealing an extended image of members of All Saints posed together against a dark background. Multiple fold panels are incorporated into the cover itself, giving this issue a much more elaborate presentation than a normal single-sheet magazine cover.

This is part of the magazine's original folding cover construction, rather than a separate loose poster.

The contents page confirms the main All Saints feature as:

Page 126 – “Meet All Saints”

and describes them as the pop group featured in this issue.

Magazine Contents

The photographed contents pages show a substantial range of late-1990s FHM material, including:

• All Saints – major feature beginning on page 126
• VJ Cat / MTV-related feature
• Lisa Kudrow – feature connected with her role as Phoebe in Friends
• Kurt Russell
• Large 43-page Spring Fashion Special
• Men’s fashion and spring style coverage
• Gadget and technology features
• “Welcome to Gadget Land”
• Hair and grooming feature
• Earthquake/survival feature
• Humour and regular FHM editorial sections
• Men’s health
• Hardware and technology
• True stories
• Travel/adventure and diving material
• Regular letters, reporter, bar-room jokes and lifestyle sections

The contents imagery also gives a very strong snapshot of 1998 popular culture and technology, including bulky televisions, early consumer electronics, fashion, MTV imagery and other period-specific material.

VJ Cat Feature

One of the photographed interior spreads shows MTV VJ Cat in a full-page fashion/glamour feature. The spread uses multiple photographs across both pages with bold black-and-white typography, making it a visually strong example of FHM’s late-1990s editorial design.

Fashion Content

Fashion is a particularly significant component of this issue, with the front cover advertising a 43-page spring fashion special. The contents also list the fashion section separately, making this a good issue for collectors interested in 1990s menswear, advertising, styling and magazine design, as well as celebrity material.

Fold-Out / Insert Information

There is no separate poster visible in the supplied photographs, so no poster is being claimed.

The unusual extra is instead the original fold-out All Saints front cover, which is clearly shown opened in the photographs and forms part of the magazine itself.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine in good overall condition for its age, with visible handling and storage wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains bright, clean-looking and highly presentable, with strong black, white and orange print.
• The main All Saints cover image remains clear and attractive.
• There is general edge and corner wear, particularly around the outer edges and spine.
• Light rubbing/scuffing is visible on darker areas of the covers.
• The fold-out front cover naturally has several vertical fold lines/creases from its original multi-panel construction.
• The fold-out panels appear to remain attached and functional in the supplied photographs.
• Some light handling marks and minor surface wear are visible around the folds.
• Spine shows minor rubbing and age-related wear.
• Corners show some light rounding and small knocks.
• Interior pages shown remain bright, clean and strongly printed.
• Pages display normal curvature around the spine from reading and storage.
• No major tears, large stains or obvious handwritten markings can be seen in the supplied photographs.
• Rear cover appears generally intact with light edge/spine wear.

Because this magazine dates from March 1998, some age-related handling wear should be expected. Please study all photographs carefully, particularly the fold-out cover, as they show the exact magazine and form an important part of the condition description.

SKU 1465