In 1977, young stylist and jewelry designer Maripol and her then-boyfriend Edo Bertoglio moved from Paris to New York. The self-described “new pioneers of a decadent decade” fit right into a city that had been abandoned and left to fend for itself, its denizens reveling in the limitless creativity that freedom often brings.
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| Polaroids taken by Maripol on the original set of Downtown 81. |
That December, Bertoglio gave Maripol a Polaroid SX-70 camera for Christmas. Long before digital revolutionized the industry, the Polaroid offered instantaneous results, producing a unique print within minutes.
As art director for Fiorucci, the hottest Italian fashion house of the time, Maripol became a fixture on the scene, collaborating with the likes of Debbie Harry, Grace Jones, Keith Haring, Madonna, Sade, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, who went on to star in Downtown 81, a film she produced and art directed.
“There was a curiosity towards Polaroid. Everyone wanted to know, ‘What is that?’ It’s not like point a camera with a huge lens like Ron Galella. It was more natural,” Maripol recalled.
(Photos by © Maripol)
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