Dianne Brill

Dianne Brill
Born
Tampa, Florida
OccupationFashion designer

Dianne Brill is an American 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 on April 6, 1958 in Tampa, Florida, and 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 a fixture 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] She is a judge on the series Drag Race Germany.[10]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lessons from a 1980s New York party girl and Warhol muse". Dazed. January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "No Double Exposure, That's All Dianne Brill, the New Queen of the Night". people.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "The unstoppable Ms Brill". Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Geist, William E. (April 27, 1985). "About New York; Dianne Brill Reigns Over a World of Parties". The New York Times. p. 27. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Hogrefe, Jeffrey (May 19, 1985). "Every Night Fever". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Boobs, Boys and High Heels". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Germany' Season 1". www.out.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.