Season 4 · Episode 8

Richie Rich

Club kid, figure skater, singer and designer · Heatherette, Richerette

Released 21 Aug 2024 · 1:03:03 on WOW and as a podcast

Every name, club, book, song, night and look from the interview - 227 references and 667 mentions in this episode. From the Ice Capades to the Style Summit, Hotel 17 and Heatherette - Miss Piggy front row, Paris in a studded bodysuit and Liza's glitter pants. Boom!

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Mood of the episode

On screen

Richie's on-camera look (S04E08)

On camera

bowler black#0E0609
platinum hair#E7E7F5
BOOM yellow#F2D13A
BOOM pink#EB81A5
pearl#D3CBD9
lip pink#E39B9F
boa orange#CD613A
sequin silver#DEE4D7

Amanda Lepore's pyjamas: a black tee with a yellow 'BOOM' starburst, a black feather shoulder piece, black bowler hat over platinum hair, pearls and a beaded choker, pink lips

His atelier on the farm: a rail of feather boas, pink and pastel caps, a silver sequinned dress form and a pink 'Richie Rich BOOM' tee on a hanger

In the stories

Lightning-bolt sequin skating suit

bolt silver#C0C0C8
bolt gold#F2C230
bodysuit black#111111

Sequinned skating bodysuit

The other boys copied his sequins, so he took them off - then put them back

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Michael Alig ↗Person
Called Richie to the Style Summit, took him under his wing and pushed him onto talk shows; Richie says he tried to look after him as the drugs took over
FashionClub Kid ringleader
Heard as “Ailig / Eilig / Michael / Michael Alec”
1983: Peter Gatien turns a church into Limelight 1990: The Club Kids invade daytime television 1992: Club USA opens in Times Square
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New York ↗Location
The city itself: where Richie moved from San Francisco; Amanda Lepore was his first friend there
1989: Seduction charts with Two to Make It Right 1991: Moby's Go breaks out of the clubs 1993: RuPaul's Supermodel (You Better Work) charts
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Club Kids ↗Organisation
Richie is introduced as a legendary club kid; Michael introduced himself as head of the club kids, and Richie says Heatherette put club kid fashion on the runway
FashionScene defined by costumes and looks
Heard as “Club Kid / Club Kids / club kid / club kids”
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Heatherette ↗Organisation
Richie and Traver's line: club kid fashion on the runway, ahead of its time
FashionFashion label
Heard as “Heather Bedazzle / Heather Rhett / Heather Zach / Heather and Club”
21
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Amanda Lepore ↗Person
Richie's first friend in New York, queen of Hotel 17, later a Heatherette muse; he wears her pyjamas on camera. Links to her Night Fever episode
FashionNightlife and fashion muse; Heatherette and LaChapelle muse
Heard as “Amanda / Lapore / Lepore”
A Night Fever guest →1990: The Club Kids invade daytime television 1990: Amanda Lepore: Club Kid-era icon in New York 2000: Amanda Lepore: Muse to David LaChapelle
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San Francisco ↗Location
Where Richie started out: Burger King make-overs, the Ivy, Colossus and the salon
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Richie Rich ↗Person
The guest: San Francisco club kid turned New York club kid, singer and co-founder of Heatherette, now designing Richerette. Links to his Night Fever episode
FashionClub kid fashion icon; designer of Heatherette and Richerette
Heard as “Richie / Richie Rich”
A Night Fever guest →1990: The Club Kids invade daytime television 1990: Richie Rich: Club Kid at the Limelight 1999: Richie Rich: Co-founds the label Heatherette
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Richerette ↗OrganisationPartly confirmed
Richie's new line, with a new generation on the runway
FashionFashion label
Heard as “Richard Red / Richer Red / Richerette / Richirette”
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Thairin Smothers ↗PersonPartly confirmed
Drops in from the World of Wonder office: a Hotel 17 neighbour who filmed Richie roller-skating with Amanda Lepore. James's theory: he carried 'hi' and 'honey, honey' to Drag Race. Heard as Darren/Theron; identity worked out from context
Heard as “Aaron / Darren / Thayer / Theron”
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Geraldo Rivera ↗Person
As Richie tells it, only wanted to talk about drugs; Richie walked off, then told him to find a new make-up artist
Heard as “Geraldo / Heraldo / Peraldo”
9
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Jenna Jameson ↗Person
Walked for Heatherette - the only name that impressed Richie's straight brothers
Heard as “Jenna”
9
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only counted here · named on 2 more cards
James St. James ↗Person
Host; says he spotted Richie in FAD Magazine and put him on the Project X list before the Style Summit. Links to his own Night Fever episode
FashionClub Kid famous for his looks
Heard as “James / James King James / Kim Tink James”
A Night Fever guest →1990: The Club Kids invade daytime television 1996: The Club Kid era ends with the Angel Melendez case 2021: Night Fever starts recording the survivors
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Naomi Campbell ↗Person
Kenya looked like her; later walked for Heatherette after a fitting at her house
FashionSupermodel
Heard as “Naomi”
8
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Jenny Dembrow aka Jenny Talia ↗Person
Club kid who, James remembers, wore a gimp mask on Phil Donahue so her parents wouldn't know; now runs the Lower East Side Girls Club with her mother. Links to her Night Fever episode
FashionBlack patent-leather mask
Heard as “Jenitalia / Jenny”
A Night Fever guest →1992: Jenny Dembrow aka Jenny Talia: Part of the Club Kid crowd at the Limelight
8
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Miss Piggy ↗Person
Front row at Heatherette, silent because her voice was in Canada
FashionMuppet diva
Heard as “Piggy”
8
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Club USA ↗Club
Peter Gatien's Times Square megaclub with the slide, the Mugler room and the Raspberry Smash
Heard as “Club USA / USA”
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Susanne Bartsch ↗Person
Saw Richie roller-skating at Webster Hall, booked him for her parties and made him her assistant at the Chelsea Hotel. Links to her Night Fever episode
FashionQueen of the Night, famous for her looks
Heard as “Suzanne”
A Night Fever guest →1980: Danceteria stacks four floors of nightlife 1981: Susanne Bartsch opens her SoHo boutique 1985: The Palladium opens with art on the walls
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Leonardo DiCaprio ↗Person
At the Tunnel in the club kid days; Richie says he later asked him to pretend not to know him at a shoot
Heard as “Adi Caprio / Leo / Leonardo”
7
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Paris Hilton ↗Person
Richie says he met her crying at Pat Field's; she wore a studded bodysuit on Heatherette's WWD back page
FashionHeatherette muse
Heard as “Paris”
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Randy Barbato ↗Person
Co-host; asks Richie whether he ever did drugs. The cash-in-a-paper-bag payday with Michael comes up, as told on the show
Heard as “Barbado / Randy”
1993: RuPaul's Supermodel (You Better Work) charts 2009: RuPaul's Drag Race premieres 2021: Night Fever starts recording the survivors
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Hotel 17 ↗LocationPartly confirmed
Art hotel full of club kids, drag queens and hookers where Richie, Amanda and Thairin lived
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Style Summit ↗EventPartly confirmed
Michael's club kid contest that flew Richie to New York - he'd already won
Heard as “Style Summit / style summit”
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Danilo ↗PersonPartly confirmed
Celebrity hairstylist who taught Richie to airbrush wigs and invited him to the George Michael video shoot
FashionHairstylist for Gwen Stefani, Mugler and Gaultier
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in this episode
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Zach AugustinePersonNot found online
Richie's roommate, then head of Polo Jeans, who named Heatherette
Heard as “Zach”
6
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HeatherPersonPrivate person
The San Francisco salon client whose answering-machine calls gave Heatherette its name
Heard as “girl named Heather / it's Heather”
6
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Kelly Osbourne ↗Person
As Richie tells it, walked for Heatherette and asked why Miss Piggy couldn't talk
Heard as “Kelly”
6
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Fenton Bailey ↗Person
Co-host; compares Hotel 17 to the Chelsea Hotel and asks how Heatherette ended
Heard as “Fenton”
1993: RuPaul's Supermodel (You Better Work) charts 2009: RuPaul's Drag Race premieres 2021: Night Fever starts recording the survivors
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Los Angeles ↗Location
Where Theron moved to start on Drag Race; Richie turned down a trip there to airbrush wigs, and James spent time writing there
Heard as “LA”
2004: Lisa Edelstein becomes Dr. Cuddy on House 2021: Night Fever starts recording the survivors
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David LaChapelle ↗Person
Photographer who caught 'honeyitis' from Richie and helped shape and spread the Heatherette look
FashionFashion photographer
Heard as “David / Davilot Chappelle / La Chapelle”
5
in this episode
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Ice Capades ↗Organisation
Richie toured with it as a skater - his 'fashion school'
FashionSequinned show costumes
Heard as “Ice Cap / ice cap”
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in this episode
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Miami ↗Location
Where Susanne asked him to be her assistant; later a Delano party with Leo
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Joan Rivers ↗Person
Richie compered a club kid fashion show on her talk show
FashionFashion commentator
Heard as “Joan”
5
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6 across all
Peter Gatien ↗Person
As Richie tells it, the feared club owner who told him to look after Michael and complained the Raspberry Smash was breaking the bank
Heard as “Peter / Peter G / Peter Gason / Peter Gation”
A Night Fever guest →1983: Peter Gatien turns a church into Limelight 1985: The Palladium opens with art on the walls 1990: The Club Kids invade daytime television
5
in this episode
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Pauley Perrette ↗Person
Shaved-head Club USA bartender who co-invented the Raspberry Smash and became Abby on NCIS
FashionShaved head and goth style
Heard as “Polly”
5
in this episode
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Liza Minnelli ↗Person
Had Heatherette copy her Halston in black; Richie still keeps the Liza glitter pants and T-shirt
FashionHalston muse
Heard as “Liza / liza”
5
in this episode
13 across all
BrookePersonNot found online
Hotel 17 friend who, with Richie and Astro, started the 'hi, honey' talk
4
in this episode
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Astro Earl ↗PersonPartly confirmed
San Francisco hairdresser turned pierced, tattooed New York club kid; Richie says he asked him to hide his 'before' photos
FashionClub kid look
Heard as “Asther Earl / Astro”
4
in this episode
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Hotel Chelsea ↗Location
Where Susanne Bartsch lived; Richie worked there as her assistant
Heard as “Chelsea Hotel / Hotel Chelsea”
1981: Hotel Chelsea
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RuPaul's Drag Race ↗TV
Where 'hi' and 'honey, honey' spread to every queen, in James's theory
Heard as “Drag Race / drag race”
4
in this episode
14 across all
Alaska Thunderfuck ↗Person
The missing link in the 'hi, honey' chain while she was on Drag Race
Heard as “Alaska”
4
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Burger King ↗Location
Kenya did Richie's make-up in its bathroom
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in this episode
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Thierry Mugler ↗Person
Danilo worked for him; Club USA had a Mugler room at the top
FashionFashion designer
Heard as “Muglair / Mugler”
1992: Club USA opens in Times Square 2015: Susanne Bartsch: FASHION UNDERGROUND opens at the Museum at FIT
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in this episode
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Jean Paul Gaultier ↗Person
Danilo worked for him; Club USA's middle room was Gaultier's
FashionFashion designer
Heard as “Gautier / Goti”
4
in this episode
10 across all
Waltpaper ↗Person
Club kid in Richie's top ten, now a jewellery designer. Links to his Night Fever episode
FashionJewellery designer
Heard as “Walt / Walt Paper / wallpaper”
A Night Fever guest →1987: Waltpaper: Joins Michael Alig's Club Kids at the Limelight 1990: Waltpaper: Appears in the Club Kids' TV and magazine moments
4
in this episode
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Kabuki Starshine ↗PersonPartly confirmed
Richie introduced him to Patti Wilson; now a top make-up artist working with Steven Klein
FashionMake-up artist
Heard as “Kabuki”
4
in this episode
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The Joan Rivers Show ↗TV
Richie MC'd a club kid fashion show on it
FashionClub kid fashion show
Heard as “Joan Rivers”
4
in this episode
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Volvo ↗PersonNot found online
Hotel 17 friend Thairin rode a random train to Scarsdale with, in drag
Heard as “Volv”
4
in this episode
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Sean Lennon ↗Person
Helped out of the back of the queue into a club
Heard as “Sean”
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Traver Rains ↗Person
Heatherette co-founder; Richie says Traver was his boyfriend and is still his best friend
FashionFashion designer, Heatherette
Heard as “Travor / Trevor”
4
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Berlin ↗Location
Where young fans in Heatherette and club kid T-shirts went wild at his gig
1970: Park (Berlin club)
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Madonna ↗Person
Shot Bedtime Stories artwork at Hotel 17; met Richie at Club USA with a lollipop
FashionPop style icon
1980: Danceteria stacks four floors of nightlife
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KenyaPersonPrivate person
Richie's teenage best friend in California: he says she did his make-up, dubbed him 'Biscuit' and smuggled him into the Ivy
FashionGlam make-up and go-go looks
Heard as “Kenny put / Kenya”
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in this episode
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California ↗Location
Richie's family moved there when he was 12 and he took up skating; Heather lived there
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Doris ↗PersonPartly confirmed
Co-editor at FAD Magazine whom James urged to feature Richie
FashionClub and fashion magazine editor
3
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New Jersey ↗Location
Where Richie grew up and first skated on ponds
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Times Square ↗Location
Where, Richie says, his dad was mugged; later home of Club USA
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8 across all
Nob Hill ↗Location
Where the high-end salon Richie worked at was
Heard as “Knob Hill / Snob Hill”
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Andy Warhol ↗Person
On the art teacher's syllabus; the Liza silk-screen in the studio was a nod to him
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator
Heard as “Warhol / war hall”
1970: Max's Kansas City back room becomes the Factory's canteen 1971: Warhol's play Pork runs in London 1977: Studio 54 opens
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in this episode
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The Limelight ↗Club
Wednesdays; where, as told on the show, Michael paid WOW in cash
Heard as “Limelate / limelight”
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SebastianPersonPrivate person
Little club kid with round glasses; Richie says Michael bullied him and Richie defended him
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Patti Wilson ↗Person
Stylist who cast supermodels for Heatherette's first show and called Naomi
FashionFashion stylist
Heard as “Patty Wilson”
3
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Baby Rue ↗PersonNot found online
Part of the Astro-era club kid group; was on the Geraldo episode
Heard as “Baby Rue / Rue”
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in this episode
this episode only
CarlynPersonPrivate person
Jenny's tall model friend with the amazing wedding
FashionModel
Heard as “Carlin / Carlyn”
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in this episode
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Scarsdale ↗Location
Thairin and Volvo spent a day there in drag
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in this episode
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MAC Cosmetics ↗Organisation
Heatherette did a MAC line; Richie suggested a MAC shade to Geraldo
FashionCosmetics
Heard as “Mac”
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Julian Lennon ↗Person
Richie says he was in one of the beds at Michael's after an all-nighter
Heard as “Julian”
3
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The Tunnel ↗Club
Fridays, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Marky Mark
Heard as “Tunnel / tunnel”
1986: The Tunnel
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Patricia Field ↗Person
Placed Heatherette's first big order; her store was where Richie met Paris. Links to her Night Fever episode
FashionStore owner, stylist and costume designer
Heard as “Pat Fields”
A Night Fever guest →1966: Patricia Field: Opens her first New York boutique 1998: Patricia Field: Costume designer for Sex and the City 1966: The Pants Pub, Washington Place
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The Muppet Show ↗TV
Richie grew up loving the Muppets
Heard as “Muppet”
3
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Party Monster ↗Film
The film of James's book, now a cult
Heard as “Party Monster / party monster”
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Macy's ↗Organisation
Carried Heatherette's junior line
FashionDepartment store
Heard as “Macy”
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Bloomingdale's ↗Organisation
Carried Heatherette
FashionDepartment store
Heard as “Bloomingdale”
3
in this episode
5 across all
World of Wonder ↗Organisation
Fenton and Randy's company; Richie loves meeting each new generation of queens there
2009: RuPaul's Drag Race premieres 2021: Night Fever starts recording the survivors
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Pamela Anderson ↗Person
Part of the Heatherette family; collaborated with Richie on a line
FashionHeatherette muse
Heard as “Pamela”
2
in this episode
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Boy George ↗Person
Richie collaborated with him; he did the packaging for Heatherette's MAC line
FashionStyle icon
Heard as “Boy George / boy, George”
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Fashion Week ↗Event
Where Richerette just debuted
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in this episode
3 across all
Michelle Visage ↗Person
Picked up 'honey, honey' at Drag Race in James's theory. Links to her Night Fever episode
Heard as “Michelle”
A Night Fever guest →1989: Seduction charts with Two to Make It Right 1989: Sound Factory opens and Junior Vasquez takes the booth 1991: Paris Is Burning reaches cinemas
2
in this episode
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Kristi Yamaguchi ↗Person
Trained alongside teenage Richie, who says he was meant to be her pairs partner but kept dropping her
Heard as “Yamaguchi”
2
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Olympics ↗Event
Where people thought he should skate; also Sarah Kawahara's opening ceremony
2
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Lightning-bolt sequin skating suitMood
The other boys copied his sequins, so he took them off - then put them back
FashionSequinned skating bodysuit
Heard as “lightning bolt”
2
in this episode
this episode only
One Step Beyond ↗ClubPartly confirmed
Under-21 club and Richie's first taste of club life
Heard as “One Step Beyond / one step beyond”
2
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Hot pants and fishnets on the go-go boxMood
His first $200 Wednesday gig at the Ivy
FashionGo-go look
Heard as “fish nets”
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this episode only
Colossus ↗ClubPartly confirmed
Bigger San Francisco club where Richie was promoted
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 3 more cards
FAD Magazine ↗PublicationPartly confirmed
Ran pictures of Richie in the Colossus era
FashionClub and fashion magazine
Heard as “Fad Magazine”
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 2 more cards
Lavallette ↗LocationPartly confirmed
Where his aunt and uncle Richie lived - some think Heatherette's name came from it
Heard as “Lavolette / Lovellett”
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Airbrushed wigsMood
Danilo taught him to airbrush and repaint wigs
FashionWigs
Heard as “airbrush”
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Keith Haring ↗Person
On the art teacher's syllabus
FashionPop Shop T-shirts
Heard as “haring / herring”
1983: Area opens and rebuilds itself every six weeks 1985: The Palladium opens with art on the walls
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Michigan ↗Location
James says he was in LA or Michigan when Richie first hit town, and later spent time writing there
1984: Saginaw, Michigan
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Outlaw parties ↗Event
Michael's illegal parties in a McDonald's and on the subway
Heard as “outlaw parties / subway party”
2
in this episode
7 across all
Thela Marr ↗PersonNot found online
Richie's first San Francisco friend, an ethereal bohemian model; roller-skated with him at Susanne's party
FashionModel
Heard as “Sophila Mark / Thela Marr”
2
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Aphrodita ↗PersonNot found online
Club kid in Richie's top ten, recently spotted at Columbus Circle
Heard as “Aphrodita / Ephrodita”
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Las Vegas ↗Location
Where Michael & Hushi live now
Heard as “Vegas”
2003: Joey Arias joins Zumanity in Las Vegas
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LilaPersonPrivate person
Club kid in Richie's top ten, now a chiropractor
2
in this episode
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Sushi ↗PersonNot found online
Part of Richie's crew; there on the snowed-in Christmas Eve at Club USA
2
in this episode
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Monica Lewinsky ↗Person
James remembers her living in Carlyn's building
Heard as “Monica”
2
in this episode
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Phil Donahue ↗Person
Talk-show host whose show Richie did in glamorous underwear
Heard as “Donahue”
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
The Phil Donahue Show ↗TV
Club kids on daytime TV; Richie in glamorous underwear
Heard as “Phil Donahue”
2
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Geraldo ↗TV
The club kid episode Richie walked off, which he says was obsessed with drugs
Heard as “Geraldo episode / the Geraldo?”
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 3 more cards
Tai Babilonia ↗Person
Watched Richie's Ice Capades audition in Reno with her skating partner
Heard as “Babyloni”
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Randy Gardner ↗Person
Tai Babilonia's pairs partner, also at the Ice Capades audition
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Sarah Kawahara ↗Person
Ice Capades choreographer who later taught Margot Robbie to skate for I, Tonya
Heard as “Sarah Karahara / Sarah McMooney”
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 3 more cards
Calvin Klein Inc.↗Organisation
Richie was nearly cast in the heroin-chic campaign
FashionFashion brand
Heard as “Calvin Klein”
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Heroin chicMood
Richie saw it as a look, not a lifestyle
FashionCalvin Klein 1990s campaign
Heard as “heroin chi”
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Robots ↗ClubPartly confirmed
After-hours club with baggies in the sand
Heard as “robots”
2
in this episode
3 across all
Raspberry SmashMood
Champagne and Chambord, invented at Club USA
Heard as “Raspberry Smash / raspberry smash”
2
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Tobey Maguire ↗Person
Came to a Susanne Bartsch party in Miami with Leo
Heard as “Toby”
2
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Gisele Bündchen ↗Person
Richie dressed her a bit; at the Polo Jeans pool shoot with Leo
FashionSupermodel
Heard as “Giselle / Zell”
2
in this episode
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Bruce Weber ↗Person
Shot the Polo Jeans campaign at the hotel pool
FashionFashion photographer
Heard as “Bruce”
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5 across all
Polo Jeans ↗Organisation
Zach ran it; Bruce Weber shot its campaign by the pool
FashionFashion brand
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only counted here · named on 3 more cards
Bedazzled T-shirts and leather topsMood
Heatherette's first big order for Pat Field
FashionBedazzled tees
Heard as “Bedazzle”
2
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Sharon Osbourne ↗Person
Richie says she phoned backstage to check what Kelly was wearing
Heard as “Sharon”
2
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Bijou Phillips ↗Person
Walked for Heatherette
FashionModel
Heard as “Bijou”
2
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this episode only
Villionaire ↗OrganisationPartly confirmed
One of Richie's lines after Heatherette
FashionFashion label
1
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Poplux ↗OrganisationPartly confirmed
One of Richie's lines after Heatherette
FashionFashion label
1
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Confetti and glitter explosionMood
Richerette still has Heatherette's glitter DNA
FashionRicherette
Heard as “confetti”
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RuPaul ↗Person
James's 'hi' and 'honey, honey' theory travels to him via Drag Race
FashionDrag icon
1981: The Pyramid Club redefines drag 1984: The first Wigstock in Tompkins Square Park 1993: RuPaul's Supermodel (You Better Work) charts
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Woody Allen ↗Person
Had filmed at Hotel 17
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Lenny Kravitz ↗Person
Visited Richie's Hotel 17 neighbour, Richie says
FashionRock-star style
1
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only counted here · named on 1 more card
Vanessa Paradis ↗PersonPartly confirmed
Mentioned as Lenny Kravitz's later partner
FashionChanel muse
Heard as “Vanessa Parody”
1
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Bedtime Stories ↗Music
Madonna shot artwork for it at Hotel 17
Heard as “bedtime story”
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Europe ↗Location
Hotel 17 is a tourist attraction, especially for visitors from Europe
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Amanda Lepore's pyjamasMood
Richie is wearing Amanda's pyjamas on the call
FashionAmanda Lepore pyjamas
Heard as “wearing her pajamas”
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Johnny Weir ↗Person
Later a good friend; Richie says there was no Johnny Weir yet when he was a boy skater
FashionFigure skater known for his costumes and style
Heard as “Johnny Wares”
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Rudy Galindo ↗Person
Richie's skating friend from the same rink
1
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Tonya Harding ↗Person
Richie names her among the mean girls of skating
Heard as “Natanya Harding”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Nancy Kerrigan ↗Person
Richie names her among the mean girls of skating
Heard as “Nancy Carrington”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Glitter make-up in the Burger King bathroomMood
Kenya made him up before sneaking out to the clubs
FashionGlitter make-up
Heard as “glitter, glitter”
1
in this episode
this episode only
The Ivy ↗ClubNot found online
Gay club where 16-year-old Richie got his first $200 go-go gig
Heard as “called the Ivy”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Haight-Ashbury ↗Location
Where the Ivy was
Heard as “Ashbury”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Gus Bean ↗PersonNot found online
Hired Richie at Colossus, the bigger San Francisco club
1
in this episode
this episode only
Tampa, Florida ↗Location
Named in a garbled stretch about Fad magazine's East and West Coast editions
Heard as “Tampa”
1
in this episode
7 across all
Julie Jewels ↗PersonPartly confirmed
With Michael, always looking for club kids across the country
Heard as “and Julie”
1
in this episode
3 across all
John Boring ↗PersonNot found online
Chicago club kid on James's Project X list
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Chicago ↗Location
Home of John Boring, one of the out-of-town club kids James put forward
1976: Chicago
1
in this episode
9 across all
John John Bubblegum ↗PersonNot found online
Miami club kid on James's Project X list
1
in this episode
this episode only
Project X ↗PublicationPartly confirmed
Club kid magazine; James's list of out-of-town club kids
FashionClub kid fashion
1
in this episode
2 across all
Ray guns and hot pantsMood
Richie's San Francisco club look
FashionClub kid look
Heard as “ray guns”
1
in this episode
this episode only
The New York Times ↗Publication
Where Richie's dad worked
Heard as “New York Times”
1
in this episode
3 across all
Gwen Stefani ↗Person
Danilo does her hair today
FashionPop style icon
Heard as “Gwen Sophani”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Union Square, San Francisco ↗Location
Where a stylist friend ran a salon
Heard as “Union Square”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Billy Beyond ↗PersonPartly confirmed
New York nightlife figure in the San Francisco-to-New York crowd
FashionClub personality
1
in this episode
3 across all
Details ↗Publication
Where Richie first read James
FashionFashion and nightlife magazine
Heard as “Details Magazine”
1
in this episode
15 across all
George Michael ↗Person
Richie turned down three days on the Too Funky video shoot to keep his salon job
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 2 more cards
Too Funky ↗Music
George Michael video with the supermodels that Richie missed
FashionSupermodel fashion video
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 2 more cards
Connie Fleming ↗Person
Model in the Too Funky video, heard as 'Connie Girl'. Links to her Night Fever episode
FashionModel and voguer
Heard as “Connie Girl”
A Night Fever guest →1980: Connie Fleming: Walks the balls and the downtown clubs 1990: Connie Fleming: Models for leading designers
1
in this episode
4 across all
Mr. McLaughlinPersonPrivate person
Richie's high-school art teacher who told him he belonged in New York
Heard as “McLaughlin”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Divine ↗Person
Richie's high-school art teacher taught him about Divine and Warhol
FashionDrag icon
1
in this episode
2 across all
Jean-Michel Basquiat ↗Person
On the art teacher's syllabus
Heard as “Askiak”
1978: The Mudd Club opens downtown 1983: Area opens and rebuilds itself every six weeks
1
in this episode
17 across all
Star Wars ↗Film
How the light and dark of New York felt
1
in this episode
this episode only
Disco 2000 ↗ClubPartly confirmed
Michael's party where Richie danced and hosted
Heard as “Disco two thousand”
1
in this episode
2 across all
Eric Goode ↗Person
Part of the team that made Club USA
A Night Fever guest →1983: Area opens and rebuilds itself every six weeks 1983: Eric Goode: Co-founds Area 2020: Eric Goode: Co-directs Tiger King
1
in this episode
10 across all
H. R. Giger ↗Person
Did a room at Club USA
Heard as “Geiger”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Columbus Circle ↗Location
Where Richie ran into Aphrodita
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Michael & Hushi ↗PersonPartly confirmed
Designer duo in Richie's top ten, now in Las Vegas
FashionFashion designers
Heard as “Michael and Hushi”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Steven Klein ↗Person
Fashion photographer Kabuki works with
FashionFashion photographer
Heard as “Stephen Klein”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Lower East Side Girls Club ↗Organisation
Jenny runs it with her mother
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Jenny's black patent gimp maskMood
Worn on TV so her parents wouldn't know, James remembers
FashionBlack patent leather
Heard as “patent leather mask”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Glamorous underwear on Phil DonahueMood
His godfather phoned to ask why
FashionUnderwear as outerwear
Heard as “underwear in a glamorous”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Shelly Bomb ↗PersonNot found online
On the Joan Rivers show with the club kids
1
in this episode
this episode only
Michael Musto ↗Person
On the Joan Rivers couch with the club kids. Links to his Night Fever episode
Heard as “Musto”
A Night Fever guest →1977: Studio 54 opens 1983: Peter Gatien turns a church into Limelight 1984: La Dolce Musto begins in the Village Voice
1
in this episode
41 across all
Kenny Kenny ↗Person
On the Joan Rivers couch
FashionNightlife icon famous for his looks
1
in this episode
6 across all
Patrick McMullan ↗Person
On the Joan Rivers couch
FashionParty and fashion photographer
Heard as “Patrick Mamolin”
1
in this episode
8 across all
Instagram ↗Organisation
Richie says the fan letters came before Instagram
1
in this episode
17 across all
Armen Ra ↗Person
Remembered from Hotel 17
FashionClub kid turned theremin artist
Heard as “Armin Ra”
1
in this episode
2 across all
Grand Central ↗Location
Where they hopped on the first train
1
in this episode
this episode only
Donald Trump ↗Person
A joke on the show has him catching the orange tan from Geraldo
1
in this episode
13 across all
Geraldo's orange faceMood
Richie's unsolicited make-up advice
Heard as “face is orange”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Reno ↗Location
Ice Capades audition
1
in this episode
2 across all
Dorothy Hamill ↗Person
Richie's skating idol, the yardstick for how major Tai and Randy were to him
FashionHer wedge haircut was a 1970s craze
1
in this episode
this episode only
Hollywood ↗Location
Richie imitates the 'Jerry from Hollywood' call that booked him for the Ice Capades' 50th anniversary
1
in this episode
10 across all
Pennsylvania farmLocationPrivate person
Where Richie is recording, at his Richerette partner's farm with the attacking rooster
Heard as “Pennsylvania”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Green Acres ↗TV
How he describes the farm
Heard as “Green acres”
1
in this episode
this episode only
RuPaul's DragCon ↗Event
Where Richie was clearly prepared to talk his way out
Heard as “drag con”
1
in this episode
3 across all
White tuxedo two sizes too bigMood
His Ice Capades costume, taken in for him
FashionShow costume
Heard as “white tuxedo”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Duluth ↗Location
Ice Capades rehearsals
1
in this episode
this episode only
Margot Robbie ↗Person
Learned to skate with Sarah Kawahara for I, Tonya
Heard as “Margot Rob”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 2 more cards
I, Tonya ↗Film
Sarah Kawahara taught Margot Robbie to skate for it
Heard as “Itanya”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 2 more cards
Liberace ↗Person
Jerry in the Ice Capades costume department was 'a blonde Liberace'
FashionRhinestones, sequins and capes
1
in this episode
8 across all
JerryPersonPrivate person
Ice Capades costume queen who taught Richie how to embellish
FashionRhinestones, sequins and feathers
Heard as “queen named Jerry”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 3 more cards
Rhinestones, sequins and feathersMood
Jerry's lessons in the Ice Capades costume department
FashionEmbellishment
Heard as “rhinestone”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Click Model Management ↗OrganisationPartly confirmed
Richie's modelling agency
FashionModel agency
Heard as “click models”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Twilight Zone ↗ClubPartly confirmed
One of the parties the club kids threw
1
in this episode
this episode only
Club Kid cards ↗PublicationPartly confirmed
Trading cards that also worked as door passes; Richie is in the second series
FashionClub kid looks
Heard as “club kit card”
1
in this episode
this episode only
NCIS ↗TV
Polly became Abby on it
1
in this episode
2 across all
Webster Hall ↗Club
Where Susanne Bartsch first saw Richie roller-skating
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 2 more cards
Battery Park ↗Location
Susanne's party where Richie roller-skated
Heard as “battery park”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Switzerland ↗Location
Susanne took Richie to skate at a party there
1
in this episode
3 across all
Mark Wahlberg ↗Person
At the Tunnel during The Basketball Diaries
FashionCalvin Klein underwear model
Heard as “Marky Mark”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Juliette Lewis ↗Person
At the Tunnel during The Basketball Diaries
Heard as “Juliet Lewis”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Madonna's Girlie Show ↗Event
Richie and James met Madonna at Club USA around then
Heard as “Girlies Show”
1
in this episode
this episode only
The Basketball Diaries ↗Film
Leo and Marky Mark were filming it during the Tunnel days
Heard as “Basketball Diaries”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 2 more cards
The Delano ↗LocationPartly confirmed
Susanne Bartsch's Miami party where Leo showed up
Heard as “Delano”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Titanic ↗Film
Leo showed up just after it
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Vanity Fair ↗Publication
Leo was on its cover the month he came to the party
Heard as “vanity fair”
1
in this episode
5 across all
Heathers ↗Film
People think Heatherette is named after it - it isn't
Heard as “Heather's”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Grace Jones ↗Person
Her Warm Leatherette was playing when Heatherette got its name
FashionStyle icon
1977: Studio 54 opens
1
in this episode
8 across all
Warm Leatherette ↗Music
Grace Jones song playing when Heatherette got its name
Heard as “Warm Leather”
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Boas and garter beltsMood
What teenage Paris wanted at Pat Field's, Richie says
Heard as “garter belt”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Waldorf Astoria ↗Location
Setting of the famous LaChapelle shoot of Paris
Heard as “Waldorf”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Women's Wear Daily ↗Publication
Gave Heatherette a whole back page with Paris
FashionFashion trade paper
Heard as “Women's Were Daily”
1
in this episode
4 across all
MTV Video Music Awards ↗Event
Naomi's fitting was for the MTV awards
Heard as “MTV awards”
1
in this episode
2 across all
Paris in a studded bodysuitMood
Heatherette's WWD back page
FashionStudded bodysuit
Heard as “studded bodysuit”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Frank Oz ↗Person
Miss Piggy's voice, away in Canada
1
in this episode
only counted here · named on 1 more card
Naomi's star-spangled dressMood
The whole audience gagged
FashionHeatherette show dress
Heard as “star-spangled”
1
in this episode
this episode only
London ↗Location
Sharon Osbourne was in London when she called Richie backstage, with Kelly at his show
1971: Warhol's play Pork runs in London 1974: SEX opens at 430 King's Road 1991: Moby's Go breaks out of the clubs
1
in this episode
60 across all
Canada ↗Location
Richie says Miss Piggy had no voice because Frank Oz was in Canada
1
in this episode
2 across all
Jim Henson ↗Person
Richie says his company told Heatherette Piggy had laryngitis
1
in this episode
this episode only
Entertainment Tonight ↗TV
Interviewed Heatherette with Miss Piggy
Heard as “entertainment tonight”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Kelly's red satin dress and thongMood
Richie says Sharon phoned backstage to check what Kelly was wearing
FashionHeatherette show look
Heard as “red satin dress”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Theodora Richards ↗Person
Walked for Heatherette
FashionModel
1
in this episode
this episode only
Lizzy Jagger ↗Person
Walked for Heatherette
FashionModel
Heard as “Lizzie Jagger”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Kimberly Stewart ↗Person
Walked for Heatherette
Heard as “Kima Lee Stewart”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Jenny McCarthy ↗Person
Walked for Heatherette
1
in this episode
this episode only
DJ Keoki ↗PersonPartly confirmed
Richie says Jenna Jameson and Keoki were together (heard as 'Kiyoki')
Heard as “Kiyoki”
1
in this episode
8 across all
Kim Kardashian ↗Person
In the Heatherette show with Jenna Jameson and Amanda
FashionFashion and beauty mogul
Heard as “Kimmy Hardashine”
1
in this episode
2 across all
Halston ↗Person
Liza sent an original Halston to be replicated
FashionFashion designer
1977: Studio 54 opens
1
in this episode
7 across all
East Village ↗Location
Heatherette's silver studio
2025: Manic Panic hits its late forties and the New York Times comes calling
1
in this episode
18 across all
Liza's Halston in blackMood
Heatherette replicated it from burgundy into black
FashionHalston replica
Heard as “Halston”
1
in this episode
this episode only
MackiePersonPrivate person
Heatherette's pattern maker, 'the most talented in the world'
FashionPattern maker
1
in this episode
this episode only
Liza glitter pants and T-shirtMood
Silk-screened Liza pieces; one of each still survives
FashionSilk-screen glitter
Heard as “glitter pants”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Truman Capote ↗Person
Richie just watched Capote: so much talent, poured down the drain, like Michael
Heard as “Capote”
1
in this episode
this episode only
Disco Bloodbath / Party Monster (James St. James)↗Book
James's book, which became Party Monster
Heard as “Fisco Bloodbath”
1
in this episode
3 across all
On camera
Richie's on-camera look (S04E08)↗Mood
His atelier on the farm: a rail of feather boas, pink and pastel caps, a silver sequinned dress form and a pink 'Richie Rich BOOM' tee on a hanger
FashionAmanda Lepore's pyjamas: a black tee with a yellow 'BOOM' starburst, a black feather shoulder piece, black bowler hat over platinum hair, pearls and a beaded choker, pink lips
—
in this episode
On camera
James's on-camera look (S04E08)↗Mood
His home library with packed bookshelves and a vintage Buster Crabbe poster
FashionPastel pop-art pin-up print shirt, chunky red glasses and a pink-red beaded necklace; shaved head
—
in this episode
On camera
Fenton's on-camera look (S04E08)↗Mood
Sunflower wallpaper, a Warhol Brillo box, bookshelves and glass doors to the garden
FashionLight blue T-shirt under a grey zip hoodie; rimless glasses
—
in this episode
On camera
Randy's on-camera look (S04E08)↗Mood
The World of Wonder office: floating shelves of framed photos, books and paper trays, a big framed print
FashionSand-and-peach plaid flannel shirt over a striped tee; thick black glasses
—
in this episode
On camera
Thairin's on-camera look (S04E08)↗MoodPartly confirmed
The same World of Wonder office as Randy
FashionBlack Nike T-shirt, black rectangular glasses, a short beard
—
in this episode

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