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Between 1989 and 1993, Ernie Glam made party clothes for Michael Alig, the New York City nightclub promoter who became known for his outlandish parties, and then for the grisly death of a friend in 1996. Dressing the Monster is a fashion memoir about the garments, parties and ideas behind Glam's and Alig's collaboration to promote and define the club kids, a group of New York City party people whose antics became widely publicized in the early 1990s.

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"Ernie Glam is a journalist, author, creator and nightclub personality. His journalism career began in 1991 at the nightlife magazine Project X and since 1999 he has worked as a full-time news reporter. He previously published ""69 Hangovers"" in 2016 and ""The Darkest Tunnel"" in 2015. In 2013 he co-authored the nightclubbing photo and party invite catalog ""Fabulousity: A night you'll never forget....or remember!"" with Alexis DiBiasio. Since 2014 he has co-hosted the YouTube comedy show The Peeew! with Michael Alig. He moved to New York City in 1984 and immediately began participating in nightlife. For almost three years at the Limelight nightclub he portrayed the character Clara the Carefree Chicken, the mascot of the Disco 2000 party. He was born and raised in Sacramento and he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He lives in the Bronx."

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