Dianne Brill

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Diane Brill (born April 6, 1958) is a fashion designer, model, author, and former club kid. Brill was a fixture in the 1980s downtown club scene in New York City.[1][2] Andy Warhol deemed her the "Queen of the Night".[1]

Life and career[]

Brill was born in Tampa, Florida on April 6, 1958. At the age of 19, she moved to London, where she became a promoter with Estée Lauder.[3][4]

In the early 1980s, Brill moved to New York City and became involved in the city's nightlife. She was married to German nightlife impresario Rudolf Piper, who was the owner of Danceteria.[5][6] Her club life is discussed in the book Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland and the work Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland (later becoming the film Party Monster).[7]

Following her life in New York, Brill became an author. In 1992, she released the book Boobs, Boys and High Heels, or How to Get Dressed in Just Under Six Hours, in which she shares her beauty tips and gives fashion and romance advice.[8][9]

In the 1990s, Brill married German film producer Peter Völkle, with whom she has three children, and they relocated to Germany.[3][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Lessons from a 1980s New York party girl and Warhol muse". Dazed. 12 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "No Double Exposure, That's All Dianne Brill, the New Queen of the Night". people.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "The unstoppable Ms Brill". Retrieved 9 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Geist, William E. (27 April 1985). "ABOUT NEW YORK; DIANNE BRILL REIGNS OVER A WORLD OF PARTIES". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Hogrefe, Jeffrey (May 19, 1985). "Every Night Fever". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  6. ^ a b Stein, Jeannine (March 4, 1992). "Nightclub fixture and how-to writer Dianne Brill says she has been mistaken for a blond bimbo. But deep down she's a...: A Feminist Babe". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ James, James St (2003). Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-5982-8.
  8. ^ Cagle, Jess (January 24, 1992). "Boobs, Boys, and High Heels-or How to Get Dressed in Just Under Six Hours". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Boobs, Boys and High Heels". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Books[]

Brill, Dianne (1992). Boobs, Boys and High Heels, or How to Get Dressed in Just Under Six Hours. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-013264-9.

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