Classe Del 1965 Work - Playboy Italian Edition October 1976

is what collectors search for today: a double-page spread of a young boy (model) holding a miniature carabiniere hat while a nude woman (symbolizing “the future”) walks out of a foggy factory gate. The caption read: "Il lavoro del 1985 sarà silenzioso e solo" (The work of 1985 will be silent and lonely). Prophetic, given the rise of the service economy.

In October 1976, a generation born in 1965 stood at the threshold of adulthood — eleven years after the cultural upheavals of the 1960s and amid Italy’s turbulent 1970s. This photo-essay and profile piece follows a handful of Italian men and women from that birth cohort, capturing how they lived, loved, and dreamed in a city where tradition and modernity collided. playboy italian edition october 1976 classe del 1965 work

For those researching the "work" or artistic legacy of this era, this issue serves as a primary example of the boundary-pushing (and often criticized) intersection of 1970s photography and adult media in Europe. is what collectors search for today: a double-page