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.

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Blitz Kids canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fashion scene ⓘ
music scene ⓘ
subculture ⓘ
youth movement ⓘ
activeIn early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
associatedWith New Romantic fashion ⓘ
associatedWithGenre New Romantic music ⓘ
associatedWithMovement New Romantic ⓘ
associatedWithVenue Blitz nightclub ⓘ
linked to: Blitz club
basedInCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
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 ⓘ
John Galliano ⓘ
Princess Julia ⓘ
Rusty Egan ⓘ
Spandau Ballet members ⓘ
Stephen Jones ⓘ
linked to: Sir Paul Smith

Steve Strange ⓘ
influenced 1980s fashion trends ⓘ
British pop music of the early 1980s ⓘ
New Romantic bands ⓘ
knownFor androgynous style ⓘ
avant-garde fashion ⓘ
club culture ⓘ
elaborate makeup ⓘ
flamboyant clothing ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mediaCoverageIn British music press ⓘ
linked to: British press

fashion magazines ⓘ
partOf British club scene ⓘ
UK youth culture ⓘ
relatedTo New Wave music scene ⓘ
club kids ⓘ
post-punk scene ⓘ
styleCharacteristics DIY couture ⓘ
futuristic aesthetics ⓘ
gender-bending fashion ⓘ
historical costume references ⓘ
theatrical costumes ⓘ
timePeriodEnd early 1980s ⓘ
timePeriodStart circa 1978 ⓘ

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New Romantic movement → hasPart → Blitz Kids ⓘ