#waltpaper

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

Walt Cassidy’s New York Club Kids by Waltpaper.

Lady Miss Kier at Wigstock, photo by © Tina Paul 1992 All Rights Reserved

#lady miss kier #deee lite #wigstock #1992 #lgbtqia+ #new york club kids #new york #club kids #tina paul #walt cassidy #waltpaper #fairy costume #faery costume #faerie costume #faerie #faeries #faeriecore #fairy #fairy aesthetic #faecore #fae folk #faerycore #fae friends #fae #fae queen

[autodiscipline]

#waltpaper

[nightqueendom]

it’s 1995, you know where the children are!

#disco 2000 #club kids #waltpaper #drag #newyork #90s #art #rupaul #lady bunny

[thenervouspeal]

NEW YORK: CLUB KIDS 1992

Collage by Waltpaper

Original Photographs by Michael Fazakerley

Hotglue Poster Edition

12.48" x 30"

Pigment Print

SHOP at www.waltcassidy.com

#NEW YORK CLUB KIDS #hotglue #club kids #waltpaper

[venusimleder]

Waltpaper

#waltpaper #90s #club #makeup

[whitneystarheel84]

Waltpaper by Alexis Dibiasio, 1993

#waltpaper #club kids

[m4riahi11]

-INTRODUCTION-

For the final project this module we have been asked to create our outcomes on something that we are passionate about. As a branding student, there were several options i could choose as my final outcome, and i have chosen to either create a magazine or a zine. The subject of these outcomes has to be something that we are passionate about, be it an aesthetic, social issue, or political movement. At first i struggled to think of a narrative for this project but i eventually decided on drag.

I came to this conclusion after realising how much of an influence drag has had over my life and how i am extremely passionate about it. I was first introduced to drag when i was five years old, at my aunties house, when my older cousins were watching RuPauls Drag Race. i immediately fell in love with the fashion, drama, and complete and total self expression and queer joy that i saw on the television. After this, i was hooked. I became an avid viewer of Drag Race and as i got older i became familiar with other aspects of drag such as drag queens, local shows, and incredible documentaries such as Paris is burning. When i was fourteen i saw my first ever drag show after getting into a bar using my fake ID. The atmosphere of the local drag scene and the raw talent i saw was enough to solidify drag as one of my passions forever. Since then, i've continued to be fascinated with it and attend more drag shows, and particularly i have learned more about the origins of drag and the different types there are. My focus on this project will be the Club Kids aspect of drag.

The club kids was a movement in the 1980s particularly in New York City, of extreme forms of self expression and hedonism while maintaining a wild and unconventional aesthetic. It was primarily seen in the clubs in New York, hence the name, and was used by youths as a form of not only self expression but rebellion and activism, as problems such as the AIDS crisis and homophobia were very prominent at the time. The club kids paved the way for many modern drag queens, and the scene itself birthed many stars, such as RuPaul, Lady Bunny, Amanda Lepore, Divine, and Waltpaper.

In this project, i aim to: cover many areas of the Club kids scene such as how they came to be, societal reactions, and the issues the community faces.

[kdfs]

Waltpaper and Flea

[clubkidandcollectives]

#waltpaper #Walt Cassidy #club kid #club kids

[glo0mydollx]

#waltpaper #club kids

[cutebugz]

walt cassidy (a.k.a. waltpaper), 1994

#waltpaper #walt cassidy #club kids

[imissyoupluto]

#club kids #90s aesthetic #richierich #waltpaper #subculture #new york #art

[thenervouspeal]

THE CLUB KIDS by Waltpaper

is now available to order at www.waltcassidy.com

Published by HOTGLUE

Softcover / 8 x 5 in. / 260 pages / 13 Illustrations

Black & White

Sold and Distributed by Walt Cassidy Studio

Press Inquiries: [email protected]

#THE CLUB KIDS #THE CLUB KIDS by Waltpaper #Waltpaper #HOTGLUE #Walt Cassidy Studio

[venusimleder]

Waltpaper, 1992.

#waltpaper #90s #nyc club kids #style icon #party

[whitneystarheel84]

Wallpaper (Walt Cassidy) and Violet Chachki

#waltpaper #violet chachki

[jaynedolluk]

BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020 PART 1

There were so many excellent books released this year - I still have a huge pile of books I’m waiting to read. (These are all books that came out this year or in the last few years).

Read a couple of good oral histories on Johnny Thunders (Looking For Johnny) + Lydia Lunch (LL The War is Never Over). Finally got to read The Beautiful Ones by Prince + it’s bittersweet to see what could have been. Also read Stranger Than Kindness by Nick Cave which is more a collection of memories/memorabilia than a straightforward memoir. John Waters released another great book, Mr. Know-It-All and Viv Albertine released To Throw Away Unopened (which was more about her family life than her music career but is definitely still worth a read).  Read Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies which was a hearbreaking but well-written account of how his father’s emotional/sexual abuse of him after his mum died affected him + how he sought justice later in life. 

Dave Haslam did a short book on Courtney Love’s time in Liverpool called Searching for Love. Got Metamorphosis the Marilyn Monroe book that has tons of photos that show the progression of her look/style throughout her career.

Phill Savidge did a very entertaining memoir on his time as a music publicist in the Britpop era. Read Bombshells by Shar Davis which examines the lives of Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors, Jayne Mansfield + Ruth Ellis. Waltpaper did this really great book called New York Club Kids which was part memoir + part exploration of the inspirations behind the whole club kid movement. Ashley Mears also did a surprisingly engaging book called Very Important People which looks at the world of club promoters + the models they get to come to the clubs. 

Also got the new books by Claudia Winkelman + Caitlin Moran 

Amphetamine Sulphate Press released a couple of new Simon Morris titles - Desire for a Holy War and The Nurses of Eris Hospital (a collaboration w/artist Gea* Philes) plus a reissue of his 1st book, Consumer Guide. 

I discovered Sady Doyle’s work + fell in love with it - both Trainwreck (which looks at archetypes of ‘trainwreck’ women in popular culture) and Dead Blondes + Bad Mothers (an interesting discussion of tropes in horror films). I also recommend Darkly by Leila Taylor which looks at black history and America’s gothic soul (looking at gothic in its widest sense it takes in everything from horror films like Candyman to Strange Fruit by Billie Holliday). 

#end of year #book reviews #my reviews #sady doyle #leila taylor #simon morris #claudia winkleman #caitlin moran #ashley mears #waltpaper #shar davis #ruth ellis #jayne mansfield #diana dors #marilyn monroe #jean harlow #dave haslam #courtney love #johnny thunders #lydia lunch #nick cave #john waters #prince #viv albertine #alan davies