Profiling the early-noughties London club night Matinée, and its conspicuously fashionable attendees - dubbed 'Glitterbugs' - through images, text and of course music, this project showcases a slice of London hedonism captured at the turn of the millennium. Muse over the essay, mash-potato to the music or simply marvel at the arcane and ever-imaginative get-ups.
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Polaroid Gallery
A selection of polaroids capturing the flamboyant and fashionable 'Glitterbugs' in their natural habitat.
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Audio Gallery
Listen to two exclusive sample tracks by The Liberians, created especially for this 'Glitterbugs' profile project
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Essay
Paul Hunwick unpicks the cult of the Glitterbugs and their meeting-place, east-London clubnight Matinée
