Ah, the 80s. Unemployment was high, morale was low and everyone hated the government. At least the ‘Blitz Kids’ knew how to have a good time View 4 Images Martin Kemp and Gary Kemp loved a night at The Blitz (Image: Getty Images)

Do you consider yourself a walking work of art? That was the test you’d need to pass to get into the Blitz Club – the short-lived nightspot in London’s Covent Garden that ‘created’ 80s music and fashion. ‌

A new exhibition on the club night opens this week at the capital’s Design Museum, kicking off with a (no doubt) suitably lavish party. Now we take a look at the characters behind a cultural phenomenon… ‌

Stranger than fiction

A no-nonsense fashion chameleon, Blitz Club co-founder Steve Strange was ruthless when it came to enforcing the dress c

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