Trash and Vaudeville

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 by owner and founder Ray Goodman in 1975.

[1] Ray Goodman founded Trash & Vaudeville in 1975 inside the Hamilton-Holly House at 4 St. Mark's Place, New York, NY.

[7] Trash and Vaudeville is famous for clothing stars like the Ramones, The Clash, Bruce Springsteen and Debbie Harry of Blondie, and many more musicians and actors during the golden age of punk rock in the 1970s and '80s.

He was born in Jersey City and opened Trash & Vaudeville at the age of 18 after years of working in fashion and hanging on St. Marks Place.

The store continues to be an institution for all things punk, goth, glam, grunge, metal, streetwear, and skate.