{"product_id":"outside-the-blitz-club-image-signed-by-rusty-egan","title":"Outside the BLITZ CLUB image signed by Rusty Egan","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOUTSIDE THE BLITZ CLUB image signed by \u003cstrong\u003eRusty Egan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA moment from the pavement that feels like a manifesto: Visage gathered outside the Blitz, under that huge neon sign — part band portrait, part scene roll-call. Photographed by Sheila Rock, it captures the New Romantic world at street level: sharp silhouettes, hard stares, styled like a future that’s already arrived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRock has spoken about taking this picture at the start of the 80s, choosing the Blitz sign as the graphic backdrop, and placing Steve Strange front and centre — because the whole point of Blitz was transformation: if you didn’t look good, you didn’t get in. It’s exactly the kind of photograph that turns a club night into cultural evidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image also carries museum-level provenance. The Design Museum’s major exhibition “Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s” (20 September 2025 – 29 March 2026) frames Blitz as design history — a short-lived Tuesday night that reshaped 80s fashion, music, graphics and identity. The exhibition draws together 250+ items including photography and rare film footage, and Sheila Rock’s “Outside the Blitz club” image is used as a key visual for the show.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotograph: Sheila Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubjects: Visage (including Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Rusty Egan)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper: Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm archival, museum-grade paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: A2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: signed by Rusty Egan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLicensing: officially licensed from Sheila Rock\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited Edition: 100 copies (stamped and signed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame not included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rusty Egan Merch Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53322858627405,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/3012\/6925\/files\/blitzpicloung16_9.png?v=1771063609","url":"https:\/\/rustyegan.myshopify.com\/products\/outside-the-blitz-club-image-signed-by-rusty-egan","provider":"Rusty Egan Merch Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}