Meet the Young London Aristos Who Gave Us Rich Kids of Instagram

Had Instagram been around in the 80’s and 90’s, the photographer Dafydd Jones would have had quite the impressive feed: He spent his nights wandering London’s balls, galas, and debutante gatherings, thanks to a gig with the then-Tatler editor Tina Brown. As it turns out, the teen aristos he encountered were as at home under tables and on 80’s-printed carpets as they were in the ballrooms themselves — a louche side that Jones was more than happy to document. Each morning after, he’d print images in a darkroom with a custom stainless steel sink, the same one he used this year to create just 10 limited edition boxes of his best shots for Idea Books. Take an unfiltered look back at the scene, here.