Its disco days, though, were short lived and the club closed its doors in 1980-these archival photos are a snapshot that only a lucky few had the pleasure of experiencing. Under the helm of owners Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, Studio 54 became globally renowned as a cultural institution for its lavish, over-the-top spectacles and sartorial displays. And, who can forget the iconic image of Bianca Jagger riding a white horse through the club’s entrance? A guaranteed internet breaker, if it had been invented. Elizabeth Taylor shimmering in a glamorous iridescent bodysuit while chatting to legendary fashion designer Halston. Debbie Harry, dressed in a black turtleneck and black glasses, sticking her tongue out for a photo a tuxedo-clad Sterling Saint Jacques swinging around Shirley Bassey. Picture this: Elton John partying the night away with drag queen Divine on the instantly recognisable parquet dance floor. From the moment it opened its doors in 1977, the era-defining club was, says writer Bob Colacello in Rizzoli’s Studio 54, “a sociological phenomenon and a historical event.” In a 1996 interview with Vanity Fair, Diane von Furstenberg concurred: “I had more fun at Studio 54 than in any other nightclub in the world”-which says a lot, coming from a doyenne of the New York Fashion Week schedule. Diana Ross, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Cher, Truman Capote and Andy Warhol were all among its regulars, but Studio 54 was more than a celebrity hotspot and beacon of New York nightlife.
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