Just Because - Fiorucci

 

Thanks to Disney Rollergirl for digging up these Fiorucci images (see more here). For me they're completely evocative of the late 70's/early 80's which is when they had a store in NYC. Evocative for me probably because of my age at the time, but in reality, the Italian designer has been around since the late 60's, and they've always seemed to have had this new wave/disco sheen to everything they do. I love it.

In case you've never seen it, here's a great television news piece on the New York store featuring Klaus Nomi, and then-Fiorucci employee Joey Arias:

Before and After: Falling In Love Again (I Can't Help It)

Before - Marlene Dietrich:

Marlene Dietrich on Amazon

After -
Billie Holiday:

Billie Holiday on Amazon

Nina Simone:

Nina Simone on Amazon

William Burroughs:

William Burroughs on Amazon

Klaus Nomi:

Klaus Nomi on Amazon

Bryan Ferry:

Bryan Ferry on Amazon

Paul Tschinkel's Innertube - New York Music New York

Paul Tschinkel's "Innertube - New York Music New York" was a public access video show that ran from 1979-1984 in Manhattan. He shot some incredible performances by the likes of DNA, the Contortions, the Cramps, the Waitresses, and many more. A short bio about Paul can be read here. His longest running project, ART/New York, a video series on contemporary New York-based artists can be seen here.

James Chance & the Contortions, Max's Kansas City, 1979


Klaus Nomi interview, 1982


New York New Wave at P.S. 1 - "The Armory Show of the 80s," 1981


Eight Eyed Spy with Lydia Lunch, Nick Zedd's film "They Eat Scum" (1979) and Howie Zowie, 1983


Johnny Thunders, Klaus Nomi and Jayne County, 1982


The Waitresses (Irving Plaza) & the Cramps (Mudd Club), 1981