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: High-quality imagery was a priority, featuring work by celebrated photographers like Gautam Rajadhyaksha , Adam Steven , and Swapan Mukherjee .

Surprisingly, the magazine dedicated space to high art, even giving two full pages to poetry to surround the "necessary evil" of the centrespread [5]. debonair centrespread

In the golden era of print media, the term "centrespread" evoked a sense of grand reveal. It was the heart of the magazine—the visual climax that required a literal unfolding of paper. But when you marry that format with the concept of the , you transcend mere photography. You enter the realm of a lifestyle philosophy defined by effortless charm, sartorial precision, and a polished, worldly confidence. : High-quality imagery was a priority, featuring work

Unlike the female centrefold, which leaned into fantasy and voyeurism, the was aspirational. It was the man in the midnight-blue tuxedo leaning against a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. It was the novelist with a loosened tie and a glass of Macallan 18, staring out a rain-streaked window. It was Steve McQueen in a Persol sweater, looking like he might either fix a motorcycle or walk the red carpet at Cannes. It was the heart of the magazine—the visual