WE'RE NUMBER ONE
PHOTO BY HELENA CHRISTENSEN

WE'RE NUMBER ONE

Scroll through the first issue of NYLON ever.

In April, 1999, the first issue of NYLON Magazine hit stands.  It starred Liv Tyler, Ryan Phillipe, Blur, The Beastie Boys, Jeremy Scott, and a model-turned-photographer named Helena Christensen.

We've dreamed for a while of putting the whole thing up online and now - because it's Thursday and you're bored, because there's no more LOST or Top Model for another few months, because we love you - we're letting you have it.  All of it.  Right here.

And once you want to read the actual articles?  Go to our Flickr and click "enlarge" on your favorite stories.  We especially recommend Marvin's first Editor's Letter on page 34 - you know, for old times' sake.
   



This story was published on May 13, 2009.


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CONTENT RATING: ( 26 )

Chelsea

05/14/2009


I used to have the first issue, but when I moved from Montana to Texas, it got lost among the shuffle. So glad to see it exists somewhere.

J

05/14/2009


What a treat! Thanks, Nylon : )

NATASHA

05/14/2009


Magnificent, done so well for just beginning to 'find its own'. What I would give to own a copy!

Kaaay.

05/14/2009


I forever pledge allegience to Nylon.

Alice

05/14/2009


Wow. You guy had amazing photographers back then. No offense, but your photos now lean more towards commercial. And they all look the same. But these. Wow.

Michelle Christina

05/14/2009


Love it - brings back memories. I think horoscopes should return! http://tchaikovskydarling.wordpress.com/

glennisha

05/14/2009


Nylon has certainly come a long way. It's great to see this though, and I agree...bring back the horoscopes!

glennisha

05/14/2009


Nylon has certainly come a long way. It's great to see this though, and I agree...bring back the horoscopes!

Krista

05/14/2009


I agree with Alice, such amazing photography. Maybe Nylon could do a special edition-- Nylon then and now. Nylon's next birthday?

krista

05/14/2009


just amazing!

megan

05/14/2009


oh, the nineties

megan

05/14/2009


this really is beautiful. is there any possible way i can order this?

aimee

05/14/2009


nylon used to be so cool.

naomi

05/14/2009


i would do anything-anything-for nylon to look like this again. not only are the pictures so beautiful and original, the articles are so well-written and personal. that story on the ice cream? amazing. its so much more avant-garde and thinking outside the box with fashion, with the interviews, with everything, and nylon has gotten pretty commercial over the past few years. please please please go back to this. or at least let us buy these oldies

Jasmine

05/14/2009


I love this. So much.

annabelle

05/14/2009


oh how i miss the simplicity of the first few years! and how much of a legend is liv?!

Miami Nice

05/14/2009


I was like kinda bored w/ it and then I saw sophia coppola and I like burst! Hi5! for 10 yearz!

Alexis Hofs.

05/15/2009


Happy 10th Birthday, NYLON. :)

U.

05/15/2009


AWESOME!! and I want that red tote bag with the cut outs. So hot!!

U.

05/15/2009


oh well too bad. its 1999!!!!

pyut

05/24/2009


WOW. WOW. WOW. terrific. that was fantastic.

pyut

05/24/2009


WOW. WOW. WOW. terrific. that was fantastic.

pyut

05/24/2009


WOW. WOW. WOW. terrific. that was fantastic.

Li

05/24/2009


I was 16 when I first saw this, I still have it, I even had a subscription - always Avant Garde ;) and I 100% agree there's a novel freshness there it would be so great to see again

so

05/25/2009


so like, what happened to you guys?

kundi

05/27/2009


i lov u....that is all

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