New Romanticism (1979-1983) was a youth fashion movement that peaked in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. Originally centered around part of the Synthpop music scene, it has seen several revivals since then, and continues to influence popular culture. Developing in London nightclubs such as Billy's and The Blitz, the movement was associated with bands such as Visage, Adam and the Ants, Ultravox, Duran Duran, Human League and Spandau Ball...
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New Romanticism (1979-1983) was a youth fashion movement that peaked in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. Originally centered around part of the Synthpop music scene, it has seen several revivals since then, and continues to influence popular culture. Developing in London nightclubs such as Billy's and The Blitz, the movement was associated with bands such as Visage, Adam and the Ants, Ultravox, Duran Duran, Human League and Spandau Ballet. Brian Eno and Roxy Music were also influences. The term New Romantic was coined by Richard James Burgess in an interview with reference to Spandau Ballet.
New Romanticism's genesis took place largely through the nightclub Billy's in Dean Street, London, which ran David Bowie and Roxy Music nights in the late 1970s, when some had felt that punk rock which had initially enjoyed great and widespread popularity had lost its original appeal. In 1979, the growing popularity of the club forced owners Steve Strange and Rusty Egan to relocate to a...
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