"My Guy" is one of the foundation stones of today's massive pop - culture magazine genre. It defined what it meant to be young in the 1980s and was a template for the hugely successful gossip mags like "Heat", "Closer" and "OK!" that fly off the shelves every week.

'My Guy' is one of the foundation stones of today's massive pop-culture magazine genre. It defined what it meant to be young in the 1980s and was a template for the hugely successful gossip mags like 'Heat', 'Closer' and 'OK'! that fly off the shelves every week.

This compilation showcases the best (and a little of the worst!) of the magazines' content: photostories - featuring many stars before they were famous - including Hugh Grant, Tracey Ullman, Lesley Ash, Alex Kingston and Tony Hadley; pop and film-star pin ups (Sting, Simon Le Bon, George Michael etc); fashion and lifestyle articles; problem pages and hot celeb news.

'The Best of My Guy' is an essential purchase for all those nostalgia addicts out there who want to relive their teenage years - packed with memories that will bring a huge smile to every reader's face.

Frank Hopkinson is a photographer with a wide variety of commissions in books, websites and magazines. His most recent work for Pavilion Books has been for Puerto Rico Then and Now, Savannah Then and Now, Brooklyn Then and Now and Paris Then and Now.