π Product Description ποΈ About the Magazine
**HOTDOG PRESS** is a fashion and lifestyle magazine for young people that was first published in 1979. It was a textbook for the "city boy" that covered all the topics that boys are interested in, such as love, dating, music, interior design, and travel. Its bright, energetic, and slightly frivolous style continues to be popular as a symbol of Showa culture.
HOTDOG PRESS began in 1979 as a trendsetting fashion and lifestyle magazine for Japanese youth. Known as a bible for the βCity Boyβ generation, it offered fun and stylish takes on love, music, interiors, and youth travel. Its bold, upbeat tone perfectly captures the Showa-era vibe and continues to attract vintage magazine collectors today.
π Special Feature: β3rd Anniversary Issue: The Sea Is Our Young General!β
The special issue commemorating the third anniversary of the publication is a feature on the beach, anticipating the summer. It covers the city boy's "ways to enjoy the beach", such as swimming, picking up girls, beach fashion, dating, and marine sports. The beach culture of the 1980s, full of youth and romance, is spread across the pages of the magazine.
This special 3rd anniversary issue dives into summer beach cultureβfeaturing everything from beach fashion and seaside dating to marine sports and city-boy-approved beach hangouts. A vivid snapshot of how Showa-era youth spent their summers by the sea, filled with nostalgia and playful spirit.
π Product conditionο½Condition
There is some fading and light scuffing due to age, but overall it is in good condition.
Some natural aging and light scuffing, but overall in good vintage condition.
π Shipping & Inventory
The item will be carefully packed and shipped from Japan with a tracking number.
Shipped from Japan with careful packaging and tracking number.
