\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tBoy George and other Blitz Kids in 1980.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Design Museum<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tA hub of outrageous fashion and futuristic music, the bar drew a boundary-pushing crowd of young creatives who went on to achieve massive success. Fixtures at the club, who were called Blitz Kids, included Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Visage, fashion designer Stephen Linard, couture milliner Stephen Jones and \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d costume designer Michele Clapton.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe Blitz Kids were among the brightest young talents of their generation and their impact on fashion, music and design is one of the underexplored stories of \u201980s culture in Britain,\u201d said Tim Marlow, director and chief executive officer of the Design Museum.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHow a niche club night launched numerous glittering careers and helped to revolutionize not just cultural but social attitudes in London and beyond is at the heart of this exhibition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tStephen Linard at the Blitz club.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Design Museum<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tPieces on display range from the Blitz Kids\u2019 wild wardrobe, such as Steven Strange\u2019s leather garments designed by David Holah, cofounder of Bodymap, to ephemera like the Yamaha synthesizer Spandau Ballet used to record their first album.<\/p>\n \n\tThe 2012 book \u201cWe Can Be Heroes: Punks, Poseurs, Peacocks and People of a Particular Persuasion\u201d <\/strong>will be reprinted to accompany the exhibition. It is available for pre-order at designmuseumshop.com and is approximately $53.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON \u2014 The Design Museum is celebrating all things Blitz and glamour with its upcoming exhibition, \u201cBlitz: The Club That Shaped the 80s.\u201d Celebrating how London\u2019s Blitz nightclub influenced \u201880s club culture, the show will run from Sept. 20 to March 29.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s remarkable that so much of 1980s pop culture can be traced back to the Blitz scene. That the club night only ran for little over a year, but shaped a whole decade is really astonishing,\u201d said Danielle Thom, the exhibition\u2019s curator. \u201cSo 45 years on feels like the right time to explore the club\u2019s enduring legacy in a major exhibition, as well as its continued impact today,\u201d she continued.\u00a0 Boy George and other Blitz Kids in 1980. Courtesy of Design Museum A hub of outrageous fashion and futuristic music, the bar drew a boundary-pushing crowd of young creatives who went on to achieve massive success. Fixtures at the club, who were called Blitz Kids, included Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Visage, fashion designer Stephen Linard, couture milliner Stephen Jones and \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d costume designer Michele Clapton. \u201cThe Blitz Kids were among the brightest young talents of their generation and their impact on fashion, music and design is one of the underexplored stories of \u201980s culture in Britain,\u201d said Tim Marlow, director and chief executive officer of the Design Museum.\u00a0 \u201cHow a niche club night launched numerous glittering careers and helped to revolutionize not just cultural but social attitudes in London and beyond is at the heart of this exhibition,\u201d he added. Stephen Linard at the Blitz club. Courtesy of Design Museum Pieces on display range from the Blitz Kids\u2019 wild wardrobe, such as Steven Strange\u2019s leather garments designed by David Holah, cofounder of Bodymap, to ephemera like the Yamaha synthesizer Spandau Ballet used to record their first album. The 2012 book \u201cWe Can Be Heroes: Punks, Poseurs, Peacocks and People of a Particular Persuasion\u201d will be reprinted to accompany the exhibition. 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