Vinyl Style! 9 Vogue Editors on the ’70s Music Icons Who Inspire Their Dance Floor Looks Inline
Photo: Corbis1/9Edward Barsamian, Vogue.com Style Editor
“Always Grace Jones. Love a hood moment, especially during winter. Plus, with a metallic accent for a hint of shine, it becomes magic on—and off—the dance floor.”
Photo: Getty Images2/9Alessandra Codinha, Vogue.com Fashion News Editor
“Bianca Jagger, for her suiting and general grand entrances, like entering Studio 54 on a white horse or holding doves at Halston’s disco bash.”
Photo: Getty Images3/9Rebecca Bengal, Vogue.com Contributing Editor
“Was I not secretly conceived at Max’s Kansas City and CBGB? I pretty much owe my everything to The Velvet Underground, Television, Richard Hell, Blondie, Patti Smith, the Ramones, the New York Dolls, the Cramps . . . But just to throw a wrench into the whole works, I recently ran across a video of The Rolling Stones singing ‘Dead Flowers’ at the Marquee Club in 1971. Mick and Keith in dueling spangled, sequined, disco shrugs? Call me bedazzled.”
Photo: Getty Images4/9Chelsea Zalopany, Vogue.com Market Editor
“I would have to say Cher! I love how she rocks an evening sparkle: glittering rainbow fringe—perfect for pirouettes on the dance floor—but especially love the way she pairs it with a bare face and minimal jewelry. It’s so easy to lose jewelry jitterbugging late into the night. A great pair of platform sandals are also essential: Terry de Havilland is disco perfection, but any classic Tribute in metallic shades is even better and gets the job done.
In terms of my dance moves? Some would say I move closer to that of Elaine à la Seinfeld. Just kidding. I love it all: When I get going, I hit all the highlights: Charleston, line dancing, dirty dancing, oh, you name it! You have to see Kelly Connor and me when we team up.”
Photo: Everett Collection5/9Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis, Vogue Style Editor-at-Large
“Definitely huge style crush has always been Debbie Harry, though I’m obsessed by the dancing Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface—epic. But definitely my biggest style influence on the right side of wild—aesthetically speaking—is Edie Sedgwick with her big white fur and little negligee.”
Photo: Corbis6/9Emma Morrison, Vogue Market Editor
“For me, it’s Jerry Hall—there’s nothing better than a good tan, small slip dress, and long hair at any sort of party.”
Photo: Corbis7/9Sophia Li, Vogue.com Photo Producer
“Diana Ross, hands down! That picture of her at Studio 54 shimmying on the dance floor is life inspiration. Those sunglasses perched on top of that amazing, wild hair topped off with that smile, her eyes closed in disco bliss. Who wouldn’t want to be frozen in time like that?”
Photo: Everett Collection8/9Kelly Connor, Vogue.com Market Editor
“I will never forget the first time I watched Blow-Up. That opening scene of Veruschka wearing basically a strategically placed loin cloth as a dress at the studio with the photographer (inspired by David Bailey), writhing like a snake, yet still somehow as timid as a baby deer. I decided at that moment that she was the most beautiful creature I had and still have ever seen. She redefined sexy from that moment—her Amazonian height, impossibly lean figure, wide-set doe eyes, and bee-stung lips . . . and those cheekbones! It was as if she was from another planet. It comes as no surprise that she became the muse for many designers and photographers from that point onwards.”
Photo: Courtesy of Just Sunshine Records9/9Marjon Carlos, Vogue.com Senior Fashion Writer
“For me, it’s all about funk singer Betty Davis: As her top hit decrees, she’s different! Booty shorts with metallic platform boots, boudoir-inspired getups with fishnet stockings and itty-bitty nighties. She was fearless, reckless, a touch bawdy, but totally playful—that’s the type of energy you need when taking on a dance party and any ensuing high jinks. And lest we forget, she quite literally gave Miles Davis all of his swag.”
