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Andy Warhol with Calvin Klein, Brooke Shields and Steve Rubell at the grand re-opening party for Studio 54 in New York City on September 15, 1981. Photo by Robin Platzer Andy documented the evening in his diary: "Went to Halston's for dinner before the reopening of Studio 54. Halston had wanted to give a party for Steve before the reopening, but Steve told him Calvin was already giving him one. So then Halston asked Steve to choose between him and Calvin — Steve chose Calvin. But then Calvin smoothed things over by calling Halston to invite him. Went in Halston's car and arrived to the Sovereign and went up to Calvin's penthouse and everybody was either famous or beautiful — Brooke Shields and seventy-five other models, and Jack Nicholson was there. And Godunov was there, he came over and he looked so beautiful and sexy and he's just changed his whole personality, he's so free and talkative now. Then we went to Studio 54 and the street was just mobbed like I've never seen it, and it made my art opening look like it'd been deserted. And Calvin took Brooke. It was so jammed they must have made a fortune at $25 a head. Went to leave at quarter to 3:00. It took us fifteen minutes to get out of the place." • • • • • #andywarhol #calvinklein #brookeshields #studio54 #steverubell #1981 #nightlife #popart #popculture #1980s #80sart #80sfashion #warhol #robinplatzer #oldnyc #contemporaryart #andywarholdiaries