Night Fever guest · Season 5, Episode 4 - 9 July 2025
Nick Egan
The punk graphic designer turned music-video director.
Read more elsewhere →Timeline
1957
Born in London.
Late 1970s
Works with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at the birth of punk.
1980s
Designs album art for The Clash, Bow Wow Wow, Culture Club and Deee-Lite.
1990s
Directs videos for Duran Duran, Oasis, INXS and Alanis Morissette.
2020s
Subject of the documentary Creative Vandal; developing a feature film.
What they are doing now
Based in Los Angeles, directing and developing film work.
Scenes & rooms
Connected to
In the episodes
9 mentions across all episodes - S3E6 1 · S5E4 7 · S6E3 1
- S3E6 · Eric Goode · 1 mention in this episode
Eric names him while trying to recall the Fans party. Links to his Night Fever episode
FashionPunk graphic designer
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · 1 mention in this episode
Johnny's friend, with whom he worked on Malcolm McLaren projects; a past Night Fever guest
FashionPunk and record-sleeve design
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · 7 mentions in this episode
The guest: punk-era graphic designer and music-video director - covers for The Clash, Dexys Midnight Runners, Bow Wow Wow, INXS and Duran Duran; videos for Iggy Pop, Duran Duran, INXS, Sonic Youth and more. Once the singer of The Tea Set and a Vivienne Westwood menswear model. Links to his Night Fever episode
FashionModelled Westwood menswear and art-directed her shows; T-shirts and invitations; white zigzag knit on camera (see Mood)
On the scene timeline
1974 · King's Road, London
SEX opens at 430 King's Road
Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's shop invents the look of British punk and, a year later, assembles the Sex Pistols.
1990 · MTV
Deee-Lite's Groove Is in the Heart hits MTV
The downtown club look goes global on television, and Nick Egan's design work sits in the middle of that visual moment.
2025 · East Village
Manic Panic hits its late forties and the New York Times comes calling
Tish and Snooky are still behind the counter, still the living link between CBGB and the current punk generation.