New York club kids

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New York club kids were a flamboyant group of young nightlife personalities in late-1980s and early-1990s New York City, known for their outrageous fashion, gender-bending personas, and hedonistic party culture.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Club Kids 6
New York club kid scene 1
New York club kids canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nightlife scene ⓘ
social group ⓘ
youth subculture ⓘ
activeInPeriod early 1990s ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ
aestheticFeatures cartoonish silhouettes ⓘ
club kid masks ⓘ
extravagant makeup ⓘ
neon colors ⓘ
platform shoes ⓘ
associatedWith Amanda Lepore ⓘ
Gitsie ⓘ
James St. James ⓘ
Kenny Kenny ⓘ
Keoki ⓘ
Michael Alig ⓘ
Richie Rich ⓘ
RuPaul ⓘ
linked to: RuPaul Charles

Waltpaper ⓘ
centeredAround Club USA ⓘ
Limelight nightclub ⓘ
Manhattan clubs ⓘ
Palladium nightclub ⓘ
Tunnel nightclub ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalContext LGBTQ+ community ⓘ
New York City nightlife ⓘ
downtown art scene ⓘ
declineCause drug abuse issues ⓘ
violent crime scandal involving Michael Alig ⓘ
documentedIn Disco Bloodbath ⓘ
Party Monster (2003 film) ⓘ
Party Monster (book) ⓘ
Party Monster: The Shockumentary ⓘ
influenced 1990s club culture ⓘ
LGBTQ+ nightlife culture ⓘ
avant-garde fashion ⓘ
contemporary drag aesthetics ⓘ
influencedBy New Romantic movement ⓘ
drag culture ⓘ
performance art ⓘ
punk fashion ⓘ
knownFor DIY costume design ⓘ
club-based performance art ⓘ
drug-fueled parties ⓘ
gender-bending personas ⓘ
hedonistic party culture ⓘ
media-savvy self-promotion ⓘ
outrageous fashion ⓘ
legacy influence on reality TV drag competitions ⓘ
inspiration for club nights worldwide ⓘ
inspiration for fashion designers ⓘ
legalAssociation Angel Melendez murder case ⓘ
location New York City ⓘ
mediaCoverage Geraldo talk show appearances ⓘ
club photography ⓘ
tabloid press ⓘ
socialFunction community building for outsiders ⓘ
exploration of gender and identity ⓘ
nightlife performance ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Disco Bloodbath → mainSubject → Club Kids ⓘ
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Disco Bloodbath → portraysSubculture → Club Kids ⓘ
linked to: New York club kids
James St. James → knownFor → New York club kid scene ⓘ
linked to: New York club kids
James St. James → partOf → Club Kids ⓘ
linked to: New York club kids
Michael Alig → movement → Club Kids ⓘ
linked to: New York club kids
Michael Alig → associatedWith → Club Kids ⓘ
linked to: New York club kids
Party Monster (book) → subject → Club Kids ⓘ
linked to: New York club kids