werk! PINK IS PUNK is your Friday night destination in Milan. “Pink is Punk is like a party at your best friend’s house, where you feel at home,” says founder Marce<strong>lo</strong> Bur<strong>lo</strong>n, who hails from El Bolsòn, Patagonia. Bur<strong>lo</strong>n is a DJ, stylist, editor, PR, event-thrower and all the dots in-between. “You can find the best crowd in town – a mix of street, fashion, art, and the music scene,” he continues. Beginning life with Andrea Mazzantini at a small bar in the canal area, playing hip-hop, rock and indie, the party soon outgrew its surroundings and moved to the basement of Magazzini Generali, where it became more electro. Now, after three years you’ll find Pink is Punk at a larger venue again, a lapdance club from the 80s called Queen. Bur<strong>lo</strong>n’s favourite memories? “Finding Róisín Murphy in the queue outside, the night of the Versace party where Prince performed. Raf Simons holding the Jil Sander aftershow at PiP and Tilda Swinton showing up. And when Lea T finally decided to wear a dress and pair of heels!” Lea T is part of Marce<strong>lo</strong>’s supportive inner circle, a creative group of art directors, designers, muses and more – the fabu<strong>lo</strong>us, fun and most of all, REAL. Riccardo Tisci is their man in Paris – Bur<strong>lo</strong>n was the first PR of Ricky, as he calls him, before Givenchy, back when he was Italy’s romantic, upstart couturier. “The club is me, with Pao<strong>lo</strong> Farcic and Michele Lamanna at the door; 238 i-D THE EXHIBITIONIST ISSUE MARCELO BURLON ENTERPRISE • Press Review • March 2012 Stefano from Scarlets, Talker and Giandisco are resident DJs. Massimo Mezzavilla is my PA and he works with me on the graphics.” It’s where you go dancing till dawn, laugh with your mates in the cab on the way home, then carry on. It’s the club where Raf [Simons] will turn up and ask for the electro to turn harder. And it’s the club that counts Kim Ann Foxman as a returning guest; hosting The Virgins, Fisherspooner, Devendra Banhart, Headman, Munk, Jerry Bouthier and Horse Meat Disco’s Severino. The party has travelled to Moscow, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Paris and Barce<strong>lo</strong>na. “We represent a scene that the city never really understood,” elaborates Bur<strong>lo</strong>n. “People think that we’re weirdos that wear strange c<strong>lo</strong>thes. I don’t really care, I like to make people happy and my parties are the chance to be happy.” That’s punk. marce<strong>lo</strong>bur<strong>lo</strong>nenterprise.com marce<strong>lo</strong>bur<strong>lo</strong>nb<strong>lo</strong>g.com TEXT DEAN MAYO DAVIES PHOTOGRAPHY LUCA CAMPRI Styling Ilaria Norsa. Creative Direction Marce<strong>lo</strong> Bur<strong>lo</strong>n. Marce<strong>lo</strong> wears Rick Owens. Necklace Nami. Stefano, Pao<strong>lo</strong>, Michele and Massimo wear Dries Van Noten. Thanks to Hangar Bicocca, Milan. “People think that we’re weirdos that wear strange c<strong>lo</strong>thes. I don’t really care, I like to make people happy and my parties are the chance to be happy.” MARCELO BURLON PINK IS PUNK TOP 10 BY MARCELO BURLON 1. Co<strong>lo</strong>ur Wheel, Jan Ken Po 2. Creature, Kim Ann Foxman 3. I Can Change (Tiga Remix), LCD Soundsystem 4. Joanna, Superpitcher 5. Quimey Neuquen (Chancha Via Circuito Remix), Jose Larralde 6. My House, Hercules & Love Affair 7. I Get a Rush, Bozwell 8. Make You Mine, Incarnation 9. In This Shirt (Hercules & Love Affair Remix), The Irrepressibles 10. Spirits, Luke So<strong>lo</strong>mon
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