Whilst at Fable, Olley was chosen by the British designer Alexander McQueen to be the main model for what became one of his most celebrated creations: the centre piece tableaux of his 2001 spring/summer collection, named VOSS. The tumultuous history of Salon Kitty was described in their own words as: "9 lives, 8 years, 7 members, 6 near death experiences, 5 Countries (if you include Wales), 4 Managers, 3 record deals, 2 arrests, One hell of a ride." Alexander McQueen (Simon Hoare later went on to become a member of the bands Raymonde and RPLA. In 1995, the band released the single, Freak (written by Olley/Hoare) on Liquid Gold Records, and in 1996 signed to Epic Records. And, in 1995, a club night called Street life that Olley ran with her band Salon Kitty and which was held at the Brixton Academy.įrom 1992 to 2000, Olley was vocalist with the electronic band Salon Kitty, composed of Olley on vocals, Simon Hoare on guitar, Neil Albert on keyboards/backing vocals, Andrew Mann also on backing vocals, Robert Michael on keyboards and Cliff Hewitt on drums. Olley also ran a club night called Disco Scum – an electro-punk night that was held in a gentlemen's club in Piccadilly – which she ran in 1993 with Mark Carter (who also ran punk club Penetration and managed the band Superblond). It grew from an event for 2,000 people in 1992 to a bursting to capacity 4,500 people crammed into Hammersmith Palais by 1994." Club Nights "We decided that we wanted to do a 'public' fetish party because in the early 90s there was a lot of tabloid/police interest in fetish clubs and people were getting closed down by raids in the summer of 92, so we decided that instead of hiding and going quietly, the thing to do would be to hold a more open event, invite the press, let everyone know that the press were there, get them to show up in the mood for a fun party rather than anything more full-on and have a public celebration of dressing-up and general sauciness. Of the inception of the Rubber Ball, Olley said: In that time it became an international event with people coming from all over the world to attend and to participate in the increasingly elaborate fashion shows and performances. Olley hosted, ran and MC-ed the Ball from 1992 through to 1996.
Guests on the opening night included John Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Leigh Bowery and Mick Jagger disguised in a fake moustache and Muir cap. The original Ball was held in aid of the MS Society and Cruisaid (the 1995 Ball alone raised £16,000 for the latter).
In 1992, Olley instigated the now-famous fetish club night the Skin Two Rubber Ball, which in the 1990s went on to become the largest and most high-profile fetish party in the world. Michelle Olley, Neil Albert and Andrew Mann at the Skin Two Rubber Ball she co-hosted with Chi Chi Valenti
0 kommentar(er)
