Studio 54

The need has spawned "Studio 54". The beauty and fame bring money. Money multiply wealth. Prosperity favors leniency. Indulgence requires protection. Protection limits and separates. The limitations and the remoteness of depressing. Tosca encourages experimentation. As a result of experimentation, diversity is obtained. The variety gives beauty. Beauty is needed.

"Studio 54" was not just a club, it was a completely different world, in which everyone was who he is ... or what he wanted to be. While in the real world dominated by injustice, hatred and fear, in the "Studio 54" ball rules love, freedom and permissiveness. So, welcome to paradise!











26 April 1977 has gone down in history as the day of the opening of the legendary "Studio 54". The property is at the intersection of 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, in a former theater. On the opening day the whole of New York appeared at the door of the club, but only the most-most was to get inside.

The success of the club has become a hard face-control, which gave the institution a raid exclusivity. The owner of "Studio 54" Steve Rubell personally selected the visitors worthy to enter the club. People were willing to sell his soul to the devil, only to find himself in a blighted place: women offered themselves, the men offered their women, but nothing it did not give them the opportunity to be numbered with the circle of favorites. Once Rubell even missed club Cher. "But I'm Cher!" - Shouted the singer. "I know who you are," - she coldly Steve.







Every night in the "Studio 54" was a new program. It seemed that the best could not get, but the organizers of the parties come up with something new and just drove visitors crazy. On each of his nights of "Studio 54" has spent more than 2, 5 to 100 thousands of dollars. For example, on the birthday of the designer Valentino in the walls of the club turned circus in the truest sense of the word: in the center of the arena was, circling the ceiling trapeze artists, everywhere people were walking in a clown suit, walking their kids on a leash and poodles.



"Studio 54" would not be such without their star rating. The club was not just a place of rest of the world elite, it was their home. Karl Lagerfeld, Jack Nicholson, Bianca Jagger, Rudolf Nureyev, Farah Fawcett, Andy Warhol was held in the "Studio 54" the best years of their lives that they hardly ever be able to forget it.

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall



Steven Tyler, Andy Warhol, Michael Jackson



Michael Jackson and Woody Allen





Diana Ross

Blythe Danner and her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow at a party on the occasion of awarding the "Oscar»



Liza Minnelli and Mikhail Baryshnikov

Goldie Hawn and Elton John

Sylvester Stallone

Debbie Harry

Diane von Furstenberg

Farrah Fawcett



Gia Carangi

Bianca Jagger, Liza Minnelli and Michael Jackson



Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and Bianca Jagger



Tom Ford



Rod Stewart



Jackie O



Matt Dillon

Brooke Shields became a regular visitor to the club when it was not and 17 years.









Stars Club was peerless Bianca Jagger, the first wife of Mick Jagger. It can be seen in the "Studio 54" in the company of Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli and many other gods. Bianca arranged at the club the best dances, showed the most stylish dresses and took possession of the hearts of the best men.

His 30th birthday celebrated Bianca riding on a white horse.



Speeches Grace Jones is rightly considered the most enchanting and exciting parties in the "Studio 54". At the presentation of his new album Grace literally flew from the ceiling, and during the song «It's time to get down on your knees» mercilessly whipped whip anyone who was near the scene, until he fell to his knees.



Elizabeth Taylor





Andy Warhol



Andy and Yoko Ono



And this lady - the legend of the club. At 80, with a small Disco Sally he was a constant visitor to the "Studio 54" and arranges dances in the company of young boys.



Anyway, the "Studio 54" was destined to close. One night, December 14 1978, the club broke 30 agents of the US tax authorities. Of course, no good, they were not found - a lot of cocaine and countless bundles of money, which are not reported to the tax. Host club accused of concealing two and a half million dollars and gave 3, 5-year prison term each.











"Studio 54" lasted for only 33 months, but each of them remembered her "tenants" as the most happy, but at the same time the most agonizing months of their lives. With the "Studio 54" has ended the era of disco ... and started time MTV.

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