Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Studio 54 night magic by matthew yokobosky waterstones. It even included its floor plans, decorations and renovation. Whether its studio 54, area, the peppermint lounge, the mudd club, or the palladium, here are 30 throwbacks to help you throw down in. Newly released studio 54 collection offers rare glimpse into a party legend by dan tracer february 23, 2015 at 7. Studio 54, in its first and most newsworthy incarnation, lasted less than three years, from april 1977 to february 1980. Now, journalist and nightworld denizen anthony hadenguest takes us behind the velvet rope that separated the celebrities from the wannabes, into an allnight world of revelry, sensation, and decadence. After a stunning start in 2015 with a billboard cover and billboard. Studio 54 was the best club to escape the first and experience the last two of them. Studio 54 is a former nightclub and currently a broadway theatre, located at 254 west 54th street, between eighth avenue and broadway in midtown manhattan, new york city. It operated as an entertainment venue under various names until 1942, when cbs began using it as a radio and television studio dubbed studio 52. Studio 54 founder ian schrager finally tells his story page six. In a new book, studio 54 cofounder ian schrager dives into the history of his infamous new york hotspot. Inside studio 54 invites you to revisit the happening scenes of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, the postpill, preaids era of free love, consequencefree sex, and seemingly endless partying.
A double album, the music was segued between tracks for continuous playing. When new york danced to discos beat in pictures art and design. Studio 54 was the epicenter of disco culture and preaids debauchery. Besides the amazing pictures, i love the actual clippings, headlines and references to what was going on outside studio 54 that. Studio 54 founder pens book about clubs dark side page six. Going beyond the endless partying with liza, bianca, halston, andy, and mick, hadenguest probes the. A night at studio 54 is a compilation album issued by casablanca records in 1979, featuring disco music played frequently at the famous new york city nightclub studio 54. Studio 54 wasand, arguably, remainsthe worlds most renowned and legendary disco. A new book of photographs by hasse persson takes us right back. In his book simply titled studio 54 persson gives a fascinating written account of his nights at the worlds most outrageous club, plus treats us to a brilliant selection of images capturing the blur and the sparkle, the wideeyed and the zonkedout, the blissfully unaware and the preening poseurs who filled the floor and occupied. Browse 68 studio 54 nude stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Ian schrager is an entrepreneur, hotelier, and real estate developer associated with the creation of boutique hotels.
Click here to see more images from hasse perssons book. Apr 01, 2015 in his book simply titled studio 54 persson gives a fascinating written account of his nights at the worlds most outrageous club, plus treats us to a brilliant selection of images capturing the blur and the sparkle, the wideeyed and the zonkedout, the blissfully unaware and the preening poseurs who filled the floor and occupied. Nikki haskell, an entrepreneur, raised in beverly hills, was the first to arrive at the april 26, 1977 opening of studio 54, which remains the most mythologized opening party ever haskell, who. See what legendary nightclub studio 54 was like in its heyday with these photos. Bob colacello, a special correspondent for vanity fair, was the editor of interview magazine for 12 years and is the author of several books, including. Vintage party pics from studio 54, the mudd club, and more. Mar 03, 2015 studio 54 is immensely interesting just in terms of a sociological perspective. In the late 1970s, at the peak of the disco dancing and music trend, the building was renamed after its location, and became a worldfamous nightclub and discotheque. Sep 05, 2017 there has never beenand will never beanother nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54. Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time.
To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studios history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be released at the end of the year. Studio 54 custom tattoo, is a warrington based studio that has a wide range of artist with different unique styles. The nightclubs wild parties, like this one on new years eve 1979, made headlines around. On a good night studio 54 was the best party of your life, says anthony hadenguest, who reported on the club as a journalist throughout its short existence. An instant hit, studio 54 was known for its nightly mob scene, as scores of wouldbe partiers jostled against the velvet ropes, screaming the.
Now those pictures are being released in a new book, studio 54. Actress catherine deneuve dances at new york disco, studio 54, feb. Studio 54 is immensely interesting just in terms of a sociological perspective. Ive quite a lot of books on studio 54, but this one is the most extensive with many new photos. And yet, decades later, it remains the standard by which all other. Lillian carter, left, and andy warhol at studio 54 in december 1977. I came upon the apartment listing just days after the black monday stock market crash, a swedish stockbroker named chris who ran through an inheritance his father left him was seeking a roommate after losing pretty much everything in the crash that year about seven months later he. Studio 54 was a seductive engine of denial that the city was inexorably sliding into a tailspin. In inside studio 54, the former owner takes you behind the scenes of the most famous nightclub in the world, through the crowd, to a place where celebrities, friends, and the beautiful people sip champagne and share lines of cocaine using rolledup hundreddollar bills. To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studio s history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be released at the end of the year. To say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades. Studio 54 founder ian schrager finally tells his story. Mar 15, 2020 studio 54 was the best club to escape the first and experience the last two of them.
Following fleischman as he built connections as a hotel, restaurant, and club owner that lead him to studio 54. Their trademark hedonism was still intact, but the values or complete lack thereof had shifted 180 degrees from woodstock. From the moment it opened in 1977, studio 54 celebrated. Apr 23, 2017 studio 54 was a seductive engine of denial that the city was inexorably sliding into a tailspin. Esquire to say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades.
Ap photorichard drew studio 54 was the new club in new york city where the famous and beautiful went to dance and mingle. A book of bill bernsteins striking images of 70s clubland, many of which. The images he photographed there have become legendary, capturing the clubs famed revelers, dancers in costume and general, drunken exhilarationand yet, incredibly, studio 54 published by max strom marks the first time in history that they have seen publication. I came upon the apartment listing just days after the black monday stock market crash, a swedish stockbroker named chris who ran through an inheritance his father left him was seeking a roommate after losing pretty much everything in the crash that year about seven months later he killed.
There has never beenand will never beanother nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54. He gained fame as coowner and cofounder, with steve rubell, of nightclub studio 54 in 1977 and then the palladium in 1985. Inside studio 54 by mark fleischman, hardcover barnes. Gia marie carangi january 29, 1960 november 18, 1986 was an american model during the late 1970s and early 1980s. My book is the true story about studio 54, says mark fleischman, who bought the club from schrager and steve rubell in 1981 when the original duo served time for tax evasion. Hasse persson and his camera were frequent club guests from 197780. Crowds linger outside the entrance to studio 54 in new york, nov. Book overview in 1977, at the height of the disco craze, a club opened at 254 west 54th street in new york city. Check out time lightboxs interview with tod papageorge, whose new book offers a new look at studio 54s flash.
There were half as many murders in 1977 as there would be in 1990. The subject matter should be utterly fascinating, and youd have to go some way to make studio 54 seem dull, but this book. Jan 01, 1997 studio 54 was the epicenter of disco culture and preaids debauchery. The building opened in 1927 as the gallo opera house. Studio 54 fotografia, rafelcofer, valenciana, spain. Tina turnerstudio 54 alte fotos, schone fotos, nachtclub, musik, schone.
Apr 14, 2017 nikki haskell, an entrepreneur, raised in beverly hills, was the first to arrive at the april 26, 1977 opening of studio 54, which remains the most mythologized opening party ever haskell, who. Aside from the classic fashion staples in our sartorial lives, looking into studio 54 fashion as a necessary moodboard for some social eventful weekends, when youre no longer 19 and can go to fancy dinners in sneakers is actually a pretty sartorial eureka moment. Studio 54 is located a short walk from halifax town centre with car parking facilities. Dec 14, 2015 hasse persson and his camera were frequent club guests from 197780. Apr 26, 2012 on a good night studio 54 was the best party of your life, says anthony hadenguest, who reported on the club as a journalist throughout its short existence. Wonderful photos of famous faces dancing at studio 54. Oder suchen sie nach studio 54 new york oder party, um noch mehr. Studio 54 owner to release 40th anniversary book with.
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