If you grew up during Madonna-mania in the 80’s, then you’re familiar with the name Maripol. She’s the French stylist/jewelry designer that made us lust after the rubber bracelets in neon brights that covered the pop tart’s forearms. Her East Village boutique, Maripolitan, was where the hip and trendy loaded up on trinkets and kitschy art objets. Maripol was friends with everyone worth knowing back then: Andy, Grace, Sade, Jean Michel Basquiat, both Debbie’s Harry and Mazar, and Keith Haring. Her polaroids from the party decade have been exhibited in galleries around the world, and she published a book of the candid shots called ‘Maripolarama’ last year.
