Blitz Kids
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Blitz Kids were a group of flamboyantly dressed young regulars at London’s Blitz nightclub in the late 1970s and early 1980s, closely associated with the emergence of the New Romantic music and fashion scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blitz Kids canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fashion scene
ⓘ
music scene ⓘ subculture ⓘ youth movement ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Romantic fashion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | New Romantic music ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | New Romantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithVenue | Blitz nightclub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredAround | Blitz club in Covent Garden ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
mainstream visibility of club fashion
ⓘ
visual identity of New Romantic bands ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
late 1970s Britain
ⓘ
post-punk era ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | London nightclub culture ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Boy George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Galliano NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Julia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusty Egan NERFINISHED ⓘ Spandau Ballet members ⓘ Stephen Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Strange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
1980s fashion trends
ⓘ
British pop music of the early 1980s ⓘ New Romantic bands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
androgynous style
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avant-garde fashion ⓘ club culture ⓘ elaborate makeup ⓘ flamboyant clothing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mediaCoverageIn |
British music press
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fashion magazines ⓘ |
| partOf |
British club scene
ⓘ
UK youth culture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Wave music scene
ⓘ
club kids ⓘ post-punk scene ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristics |
DIY couture
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futuristic aesthetics ⓘ gender-bending fashion ⓘ historical costume references ⓘ theatrical costumes ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | early 1980s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | circa 1978 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.