LONDON CLUB KIDS
Meet the New London Club Kids.
From the late 1980s a idiosyncratic
When it first began in the 80s, the
subculture was formed; for a short peri-
gatherings would start off in secret yet
od of time. It was pursued from the glam
exclusive locations, which were always in-
rock era in the 1970s and was motivated
vite only and fuelled by the excitement of
from icons such as David Bowie to T-Rex.
drugs, fashion and music. This allowed the
When people normally reference back to
individuals to be icons of their own as
these icons, they always comment on their their costumes were sincerely though of, androgynous style and over exaggerated
and had a lot of time and effort put into
looks, which sums up the aesthetic of the them so they could look their very best. club kids personas.” Fabulous, trashy, glamorous, beautiful, scary… meet the New All the individuals showed a colourful London Club Kids.” says Oggy Yordanov, a
beauty which became very interesting for
London based photographer and author.
people to view, but it was decided that when the parties were formed that they
The theme was a new expressive look of
would only be listed and no names would be
sexuality during the glam rock peri-
included, because many of the individuals
od, which allowed people to devour into
didn’t want to be named or recognized for
finding more about themselves or to even
a number of personal reasons.
become a character within their minds. Clothing is a way of putting a message out there, and sometimes this was a way for the club kids to rebel against society.