New Romantic movement

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The New Romantic movement was a late-1970s and early-1980s British pop-cultural and musical trend characterized by flamboyant fashion, synth-driven music, and a theatrical, glamorous aesthetic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fashion movement
music movement
subculture
youth subculture
aesthetic club-based performance art
decadent and glamorous imagery
romanticized historical and fantasy themes
associatedWith Billy’s club
Blitz club
The Camden Palace
The Rum Runner club
characteristic androgynous appearance
club-oriented culture
danceable rhythms
elaborate hairstyles
flamboyant fashion
romantic and escapist lyrics
synthesizer-based sound
theatrical makeup
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalOrigin Birmingham
Liverpool
London
linked to: London, England
declineCause commercialization of style
shift toward more mainstream pop and rock in mid-1980s
endTime mid 1980s
genre new wave
linked to: New Wave

post-disco
synth-pop
hasPart Birmingham club scene
Blitz Kids
London club scene
influenced 1980s pop music
contemporary fashion
later synth-pop acts
influencedBy David Bowie
Glam rock aesthetics
Kraftwerk
Punk fashion
Roxy Music
mediaCoverage British music press
Top of the Pops
notableFigure ABC (band)
Adam and the Ants
Boy George
Classix Nouveaux
Culture Club
Duran Duran
Japan (band)
Rusty Egan
Soft Cell
Spandau Ballet
Steve Strange
Ultravox
Visage
peakPopularity early 1980s
relatedTo MTV era
Second British Invasion
startTime late 1970s
stylisticOrigin art rock
disco
electronic music
glam rock
punk rock

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Gary Kemp hasGenreAssociation New Romantic movement
Spandau Ballet associatedMovement New Romantic movement
Roxy Music influencedMovement New Romantic movement
Midge Ure isPartOf British new wave movement
linked to: New Romantic movement
The 1989 World Tour promotesSingle New Romantics
linked to: New Romantic movement
1989 single New Romantics
subject linked to: 1989 (2014 Taylor Swift album)
linked to: New Romantic movement
True genre New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
To Cut a Long Story Short movement New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
Journeys to Glory genre New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
Journeys to Glory mainSubject New Romanticism
linked to: New Romantic movement
Lifeline associatedAct New Romantic movement
Communication (song) genre New Romantic
subject linked to: Communication
linked to: New Romantic movement
Communication (song) partOfScene New Romantic movement
subject linked to: Communication
Blitz Kids associatedWithMovement New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
Blitz Kids associatedWith New Romantic fashion
linked to: New Romantic movement
Blitz club culturalMovement New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
Blitz club musicScene New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
The Camden Palace centralHubFor New Romantic movement
The Camden Palace culturalMovement New Romanticism
linked to: New Romantic movement
Steve Strange genre New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
Steve Strange movement New Romantic movement
Steve Strange partOf British New Wave scene
linked to: New Romantic movement
Visage movement New Romantic movement
Japan (band) influenced New Romantic movement
Classix Nouveaux movement New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
Classix Nouveaux associatedWith New Romantic scene
linked to: New Romantic movement
Second British Invasion isRelatedTo New Romantic movement
Rusty Egan genre New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
Rusty Egan movement New Romantic movement
Rusty Egan associatedWith New Romantic club scene
linked to: New Romantic movement
Pam Hogg influencedBy New Romantic movement
George Alan O'Dowd movement New Romantic
linked to: New Romantic movement
1989 single New Romantics
linked to: New Romantic movement
Out of the Woods followedBy New Romantics
linked to: New Romantic movement
New York club kids influencedBy New Romantic movement