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Divine in "Pink Flamingos"
Pink Flamingos is a black comedy film directed by John Waters which featured Divine as the lead actress. As one of John Water's most iconic films, it has been subjected to controversy due to it's perversive nature which made Divine an underground star. -
David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust
During the glamrock years, David Bowie created his flambouyant alter ego "Ziggy Stardust" who was androgynous and exta-terrestrial like. Ziggy Stardust was lead by his single "Starman". -
Studio 54
From 1977 to 1979, Steve Rubell opened the Studio 54 nightclub which was famous for it's regular attendees of A-list celebrities like Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Cher, Freddie Mercury, Salvador Dali and Grace Jones. -
Blitz Kids
Night-clubbers who frequented the Blitz Nightclub and launched the new-romantic subculture movement. Notable figures include Boy George, David Bowie and Steve Strange -
Culture Club forms
Culture Club, an English New Romantic band forms with lead singer Boy George, guitarist Roy Hay, bass guitarist Mikey Craig and drummer Jon Moss. -
Grace Jones releases "Nightclubbing"
Grace Jones releases "Nightclubbing" which becomes the most succesful album of her career. Known for her androgynous looks, Grace Jones is a singer, supermodel, record producer, actress and author who has become an influential figure for many modern musicians. -
Culture Club's Karma Chameleon becomes a #1 hit
The Culture Club's single Karma Chameleon becomes a big hit in the U.K. selling 1,405,000 copies. -
Wigstock
Wigstock is an annual drag queen festival which lasted until 2005. It traditionally fell on Labor Day to mark the unofficial end to the summer for the LGBT community in New York.
Wigstock featured guest performers such as Leigh Bowery, RuPaul, Lady Bunny, Lipsinca and Candis Cayne. -
Leigh Bowery
Leigh Bowery becomes the host for Taboo nightclub in 1985 - 1987. Born in Sunshine, Victoria, Bowery attended RMIT University.
Known for his outlandish costumes and offensive performances, Bowery is one of the most influential figures for modern fashion and music -
The Club Kids
The Club Kids were a group of outrageous New York City club personalities who were led my Michael Alig in the late 1980s early 1990s. Notable figures included James St. James, Kabuki Starshine, Jenny Talia and Richie Rich. -
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen CBE was a British fashion designer who previously worked at Givenchy and founded his own brand Alexander McQueen in 1992.
McQueen has earned four British Designer of the Year awards and CFDA’s International Designer of the Year award in 2003.
Nicknamed the “l’enfant terrible” of fashion, which implies an unorthodox genius. McQueen is known for his extreme avant garde costumes which often had shock appeal and was presented in theatrical runway sets, which continues to inspire. -
RuPaul Andre Charles
Born on the 17th November 1960, RuPaul grew up San Diego as a child with his single mother and 3 sisters, he moved to Atlanta to study performing arts, and he later moved to New York to become a nightclub personality. An actor, drag queen, model, author, television personality an recording artist, RuPaul became internationally known when he released his hit song "Supermodel (You Better Work)" in 1992. -
Leigh Bowery Dies
Seven months after marrying his best friend Nicola Bateman, Leigh Bowery passed away on New Years Eve, London, from an AIDS complication. Very few friends of his knew of his suffering. -
Michael Alig charged on the murder of Angel Melendez
Angel Melendez was a regular at the New York nightclub scene. After an arguement in Michael Alig's apartment which included a drug debt, Angel Melendez was murdered by Alig and his friend Robert Riggs.
On the 1st October 1997, both Alig and Riggs were sentenced to prison for 10-20 years.
This event brought an end to the Club Kids, as many of the members had fled to other states to escape drug charges. -
The RuPaul Show
The RuPaul Show hosted by RuPaul was famous for being the first talk show for having an openly gay host.
The show featured celebrity interviews which included Diana Ross, Olivia Newton-John and Cher, comedy skits and musical performances. It last aired on the 23rd September 1998.
