With Boy George manning the cloakroom, and Siouxsie Sioux, Grayson Perry and Billy Idol on the dancefloor, the Blitz Club was the most outrageous and exciting ticket on the London club scene between February 1979 and October 1980. In this photo series from Graham Smith, take a look back at the New Romantic era – and some of the personalities that defined it.
June 11, 2015
Myra and Michele Clapton at Stephen Linard’s Neo Gothic fashion show at St Martins, 1980
The Blitz: Steve Strange, 1980Graham Smith / PYMCA
The Blitz: Marilyn and Dencil Williams, 1981Graham Smith / PYMCA
The Blitz: Boy George, 1980Graham Smith / PYMCA
Club Hell, Steve Strange, 1980Graham Smith / PYMCA
Clare Thom and Stephen Linard on their way to see Spandau Ballet, 1981Graham Smith / PYMCA
Clare Thom, Boy George, and Michele Clapton on a coach trip to Margate, 1980Graham Smith / PYMCA
Steve Strange and Martin Kemp at Alternative Miss World, Olympia 1981Graham Smith / PYMCA
Boy George at Stephen Jones hat shop opening, 1980Graham Smith / PYMCA
Spandau show in NYC, 1980Graham Smith / PYMCA
Warren Street squat. Kim Bowen and Stephen Linard, 1980Graham Smith / PYMCA
Steve Strange in pub after Spandau gig in Cardiff, 1981Graham Smith / PYMCA
