EVE BABITZ / Fiorucci, the Book

Eve Babitz
Fiorucci, the Book, 1980
First Edition
Softcover, 130-142 pages
28 x 21.5 cm (11 x 8.5 in.)
Harlin Quist

A vibrant celebration of the legendary Italian fashion brand that defined New York's late 1970s and early 1980s counterculture. Published in conjunction with Fiorucci's iconic 59th Street boutique (1976-1984), this book captures the daytime Studio 54 energy where art and fashion collided in spectacular fashion. Babitz documents the fluorescent jumpsuits, parachute pants, and kooky disco clothes that attracted everyone from Andy Warhol (who launched Interview magazine there), Madonna, Keith Haring, Debbie Harry, to Jackie O and Gloria Vanderbilt. Klaus Nomi performed in the store windows, and it became ground zero for postmodern pop culture. Filled with the brand's famous graphics and anecdotes, this oversized softcover is a time capsule of the era when Italian design met New York nightlife. First printing in Very Good condition—uncommon to find with the vibrant yellow pages and spiral binding intact without significant wear. A true artefact of fashion history and 1980s visual culture.