I finally found gay underground nightlife in Paris at Marc Zaffuto’s Club Sandwich at Club Neo on Sunday night. Not that I was actively looking for it, but once in a blue moon I crave going to a good old-fashioned underground club with a drag show/performance art piece, like the old Jackie 60 in New York.
Marc Zaffuto, nightlife impresario and fashion executive by day, and partner Emmanuel d’Orazio organize Club sandwich once a month, usually on a Sunday night. It’s a small, invitation-only crowd of about 150 people, mostly gay but with a smattering of chic, fashion girls.
Look Report
Young 20-30's slim hotties in loose almost homeboy jeans and tight T-shirts
Black leather shorts, vests, and jump suits
Prada –like form fitting button down shirts with gabardine dress pants (BORING!!)
70’s style very short, colored running shorts with bare chest on top
Black, Black, and more Black
Other looks: pointy black patent shoes,black velvet knickers with white stockings, underwear only
Club Neo is on a narrow street tucked behind the Champs Elysees.I arrived unfashionably early at 10:45PM and embarrassingly had to wait for the doors to open at 11PM, with the bouncers giving me dirty looks for arriving too early. (the invite said 10PM) .The club is in the basement and looks like a classic Paris 70’s disco (Regine’s came to mind): small, intimate, and all black with slick marble floors, leather banquettes and stools, and low ceilings. The fantastic 80’s dance music was mixed by Alexandre Malgouyres (Burberry’s PR) and Erik Halley (Accessories designer), and I boogied down to Boy George, the Eurythmics, and Soft Cell. Again my club timing was off and I left at 1:30AM, missing the fabulous performances of Melle Mercedes, Audrey Manta and William Carnimolla .
As Alicia Bridges said in her classic disco song:” I love the night life, I (still) love to boogie on the disco ‘round (Oh yeah)….
Checkout the cool Club Sandwich Party videos (R rated, partial nudity)
You should try this club: http://www.club18.fr/, near Palais Royal...
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Chrisos
Posted by: Chrisos | November 21, 2006 at 12:37 AM