Haloween's Circus yet again...

Despite being the one night in the year that turns almost every club into a Club-Kid night, Haloween still hasn't lost our trust and brings the freaking looks in full blast. No exceptions this time at Cafe De Paris [cafedeparis.com]  where Circus took over yet again and did not disappoint. See for yourselves..

  Till next time, see you soon!

[images by AntonioGigliotta.com]

"NEW CLUB KIDS" - The Official BOOK LAUNCH

This Thursday [5th May] we are launching the book that documents our scene - the people, the parties, the outrageous outfits...the good times.

Originally published in What? magazine, here is the opening article by Judah Jordan.

"At a time when the revival and re-interpretation of bygone trends and styles within architecture, music, and fashion has become pivotal in the way we communicate and express ourselves; the club scene is no exception. The resurgence of the Club Kids on the London party scene has not disappointed and a new generation (in an ode to self-expression) has arrived guns blazing, to pay tribute to those daring, eccentrically clad individuals of times past.

Thursday 5th May sees the launch of New Club Kids the first book by Bulgarian born fashion photographer Oggy Yordanov, a regular contributor to WHAT?, who moved to London in early 2001. Yordanov, one who revels in the avant-garde and alternate beauty, based himself in London’s vibrant Soho district and here (camera in hand) began rubbing shoulders with the outlandish individuals that were reviving the London underground club scene.

This pictorial offering of over 300 photographs documents the revival of a subculture that many had forgotten (in some cases never heard of), and with a new generation of Club Kids taking up the reigns, emulating no other than the likes of Steve Strange, Boy George, Leigh Bowery, Michael Aleg and James St. James (from the New York Club Kids), to mention but a few, Oggy manages to encapsulate the nature of these nonconformist individuals in a kaleidoscope of provocation.

England and especially London has always had a history of embracing the avant-garde and zany; far from giving themselves over to the conventionality of the then mainstream punk movement the ethos of Club Kids was firmly established with the founding of the Blitz Club in London’s Covent Garden in 1979, under Steve Strange, and the ushering in of the New Romantics movement. Yordanov’s book offers a comprehensive introduction that documents the start of the New Romantics in the late 70’s with the Blitz Kids, whom in turn inspired the original Club Kids of New York under the joint leadership of Michael Alig and James St. James from the Limelight Club.

The revival of the Club Kids movement here in London, throughout the noughties, is testament to the fact that here is where it all began. The new generation, reincarnations of the wearable art and dressers from Leigh Bowery’s Taboo era, have come into their own with nights like Nag Nag Nag at the Ghetto, Kashpoint, Jodie Harsh’s Circus, Boombox and the list is endless. These are featured in Yordanov’s book of portraits, celebrating the excesses of DIY fashion with double lashings of glitter, and the beauty of letting it all hang out (literally)."

Book launch Thursday 5th May
At Punk
14 Soho Street

New Club Kids By Oggy Yordanov is Published by Prestel available in all good book stores now £16.99

Introducing fresh talent...

This post is about some of the most colourful and creative people on the new club-kid scene. There is some fresh new talent in London and we ought to give them some credit and encourage them to continue to create, inspire and most of all, visually challenge one another. 


Name and age: Josh Quinton, 22           
 My look is inspired by Amanda Lear and my nan. I love dressing up because I'm beautiful. When I was little I wanted to be a gardener .....and I turned out to be a clown. My biggest achievement to date is Running my clubnight Ace of Clubs and The Glorified Pound Shop over LFW. My favourite thing in the world is Angel Rose. I hate sharing my duvet. I love being with my friends

Name and age.... Angel Rose, 21

My look is inspired by cruella de vil, vegas showgirls, gothic kitsch, russian royalty, glamour and horror

I love dressing up as self- expression and self-indulgence

When I was little I wanted to be an artist

And I turned out to be ... an artist

My biggest achievement to date is performing at Eat Your Heart Out and starting my own club night: Ace of Clubs

My favourite thing in the world is real fur, fake diamonds and VODKA. I hate being late. I love being in charge

Name and age - Anna Swiczeniuk, 22

My look is inspired by the bright young things of the 1920s   

I love dressing up because.... it allows me to be different characters, all parts of my personality, to the extreme. 

When I was little I wanted to be.... Michael Jackson  

And I turned out to be.... Prince

My biggest achievement to date is.... surviving!

My favourite thing in the world is gold   

I hate being surrounded by ignorance and being poor!   

I love being surrounded by creativity

♥http://aiko273.co.uk/








Name and age....Russell Rb, 29

My look is inspired by Sci-Fi movies, Multiculturalism, 80s synthpop and my favourite cartoons.

I love dressing up because  it's about living out your imagination!

When I was little I wanted to be a Thundercat

And I turned out to be an accessory designer.

http://www.Randombangle.com

My biggest achievement to date is not giving up....My favourite thing in the world is my friends, and a picture of a horse my mother painted aged 8.

I hate being unable to make things exactly as I'd imagined

I love being in the flurry of creative moment!!!

Name and Age: Jonathan Bestley, 19

I love dressing up because its fun and a creative outlet for the stuff that goes on in my head. When I was little I wanted to be everything from a nurse (I liked the outfit) to a wizard to a astronaut to a teacher. I still don't really know what I want to do when I grow up. I turned out to be nothing like anyone expected. I used to keep my head down, be a bit antisocial and generally didn't make an effort on what I looked like or wore. My biggest achievement to date is having fun dressing up and making other people smile cos of some of my outfits. I hate being stuck at one shape/ size. I wish I could grow and shrink and change my appearance at will.  I love being talked to and listening to what people have to say