Studio 54

Studio 54

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  • Create Date:2021-06-06 08:55:15
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:Ian Schrager
  • ISBN:0847843440
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Summary

There has never been--and will never be--another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was Studio 54。 Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, co-owner Ian Schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with star-studded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time。 From the moment it opened in 1977, Studio 54 celebrated spectacle and promised a never-ending parade of anything goes。 Although it existed for only three years, it served as a catalyst that brought together some of the most famous and creative people in the world。 It quickly became known for its celebrity guest list and uniquely chic clientele。 From the cutting-edge lighting displays to its elaborate sets, it was the beginning of nightclub as performance art。 Now, Studio 54 explores this cultural zeitgeist and gives us Schrager's personal firsthand account of what it was like to create and run the most famous nightclub of our age。 With hundreds of photographs, many of which have never been seen before, of the celebrities and beautiful people and engaging stories and quotes from such cultural luminaries as Liza Minelli, David Geffen, Brooke Shields, Pat Cleveland, and Diane von Furstenberg, this exciting volume depicts the wild energy and glittering creativity of the era。 One of the most important cultural landmarks of the twentieth century, Studio 54 continues to inspire with its legendary glamour。 This exhilarating volume is a must-have for style and fashion aficionados today。

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Doug

3。5, rounded up。This is an oversize, very heavy coffee table book, primarily composed of (mainly b & w) photos taken at the iconic '70's disco。 Aside from an interview with the author (co-owner Schrager), and some juicy quotes from the celebrity clientele, there isn't a lot of text。 The final section contains newspaper clippings on various events and celeb sightings from Schrager's scrapbooks, but these are rather hard to read。 Not the definitive history some would like, and virtually NO mention 3。5, rounded up。This is an oversize, very heavy coffee table book, primarily composed of (mainly b & w) photos taken at the iconic '70's disco。 Aside from an interview with the author (co-owner Schrager), and some juicy quotes from the celebrity clientele, there isn't a lot of text。 The final section contains newspaper clippings on various events and celeb sightings from Schrager's scrapbooks, but these are rather hard to read。 Not the definitive history some would like, and virtually NO mention of the raids that led to its closure - but it's a heck of a lot of fun to page through for anyone (like me!) that was fascinated by the club back in its heyday。 [PS 。。。 I'd always heard rumors that Alec Baldwin worked there as a barback, and he DOES confirm that - so there's that too!] 。。。more

Mary Donnelly

I struggle with writing this review leading with that I had hoped it would be an Ian Schrager memoir in addition to a rather large coffee table book and not what it actually is (just a rather large coffee table book)。。。 but the review is owned by the reviewer, and I’m not likely to curtail any potential book deals Schrager might get because, quite frankly, the only semblance of literary prowess is in the too-brief opening essay on New York in the 70s written by Paul Goldberger。 Instead of just l I struggle with writing this review leading with that I had hoped it would be an Ian Schrager memoir in addition to a rather large coffee table book and not what it actually is (just a rather large coffee table book)。。。 but the review is owned by the reviewer, and I’m not likely to curtail any potential book deals Schrager might get because, quite frankly, the only semblance of literary prowess is in the too-brief opening essay on New York in the 70s written by Paul Goldberger。 Instead of just looking at the pretty pictures, I read the captions, the enclosed letters, the magazine and newspaper blurbs and full-length articles that were clipped “scrapbook style” within the pages。 I read the interviews。 Sadly, there wasn’t much substance within anything。 The book is an anthology of the idolatry Schrager and Rubell had for themselves and for the celebrities that frequented Studio 54 in its heyday, but mostly for themselves。 Schrager seems to want to pat himself on the back for his success, which, if you know the whole story, was one fraudulent scheme after the next。 Ian Schrager does not debrief the instigating incident that led to Studio’s ultimate downfall, instead he skips over it almost entirely (except for one photo of he, Rubell and their attorney Roger Cohn reading a newspaper article about the raid。”)Schrager missed an excellent opportunity to talk about his friendship with Rubell, which apparently went back to the days they were fraternity bros at Syracuse University。 Heck, he could have even talked about the impact that his partnership in Studio had on his life or his career。 There was none of that within。 Instead the reader just gets photo captions (oh look, here’s another picture of Bianca Jagger dancing) and lots of blabber about “how great it all was。”Give it two more stars, I guess, if you wanted a collection of full-color celebrity photos from the late 70s and a well-organized collection of gossip column copy。 I guess this comes in handy if you don’t have old copies of Star magazine somewhere in storage。 。。。more

H

AMAZING。 It's all so magical。 AMAZING。 It's all so magical。 。。。more