M: The Civilized Man, 1983andamp;ndash;1989, collects the best of M magazine and traces the wild years of the 1980s through the best restaurants, wildest bars, business legends, and classic apparel. Created as the menand#39;s W by John Fairchild, M featured fashion advice, styling, and advertisements from the likes of Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Jeffrey Banks, Armani, Luciano Barbera, Britches of Georgetown, Mariano Rubinacci, Robert Talbot, Alexander Julian, Jordan Marsh, Nicky Wallace, Ferrel Reed, Gianfranco Ferre, Bigsby andamp;amp; Kruthers, Hilditch andamp;amp; Key, La Matta, Paul Stuart, FR Tripler, Andre Oliver, Kilgore Trout, Rooster, John Mendez, Barry Bricken, Kenneth Gordon, Henry Grethel, and Gitman Brothers, at the peak of 80s prep and traditional American sartorial dominance. But M staffers, including Mark Ganem, George Whipple, and Fairchild himself under his nom de plume W. Rushton Chatsworth III, supplied more than just the fashion. They documented their upper-class, urbane, lifestyle as it was lived in New York City: the Surf Club; the Zulu Lounge; lunch at the Four Seasons; how to find the perfect tailor and the perfect wife. M was on the newsstands from late 1983 to its demise in 1992 with Clay Felker at the helm. M: The Civilized Man, collecting the best of M, is like a yearbook that will take you back to those days. Whether you missed it or just donand#39;t remember it, M: The Civilized Man can fill in the holes.andquot;In this increasingly less-than-perfect world, the man who dresses with styleandamp;mdash;that is, appropriately to the occasion as well as to his own personality and stationandamp;mdash;almost always stands out.andquot; andamp;mdash;from andamp;ldquo;Clothes with Style,andamp;rdquo; by Robert Bryan for M
