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Trash and Vaudeville is a store located at 96 East 7th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue as of March 2016. Prior to that, the store was located at 4 St. Mark's Place in Manhattan, New York, behind the St. Mark's Hotel on two floors within the historic Hamilton-Holly House building. The store is associated with the clothing styles of punk rock and various other counter culture movements, and has been a leading source of fashion inspiration since its inception.
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History
The store occupied the same location on St. Mark's Place, a punk rock mecca, from 1975 to February 2016. The "Trash" store was located in a basement which formerly housed a pinball parlor. The "Vaudeville" store was housed right above "Trash" and could be accessed via an iron staircase. Although physically separated, the two stores are regarded as one entity.
In July 2015, Trash and Vaudeville announced that they would be moving from St. Mark's Place to 96 East 7th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. The controversial move was regarded by some as a mark of the gentrification of New York because Trash and Vaudeville was one of the last standing punk landmarks on St. Marks Place. This move kept the store within the East Village, a neighborhood notable for its active nightlife. The original location closed at the end of February 2016, and the store reopened on East 7th Street in March 2016.
Trash and Vaudeville is famous for clothing stars like the Ramones and Debbie Harry of Blondie during the golden age of punk rock in the 1970s and 80s. Many of today's top musicians and celebrities are still clothed by the store. Ray Goodman, a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, is the owner. Punk icon Jimmy Webb is both the manager and primary buyer.
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The store was one of the first to stock Doc Marten boots, the British boot which became an international symbol of rebellion. They are the largest retail store stocked with Tripp NYC clothing, a brand which mirrors the DIY modifications of 80's underground musicians. Other infamous stocked items include leather motorcycle jackets, bullet belts, leopard print jeans, winklepicker boots, spiky accessories, and band T-shirts. Trash was one of the only suppliers of black jeans in the early 80's due to the negative cultural connotation of the clothing item. Vaudeville is also infamous as the go-to place to pick up flyers advertising music and nightlife activities in the New York area.