Disc jockeys spun records that blared the hiss of cymbals, rumble of bass guitars and screaming synthesizers. Dancers mobbed the dance floor to tunes by Heatwave, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Chic and the ...

Costing a dizzying $2,300, the controversial couture — that catty critics have called “weird” and “hideous” — is made from ...