Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit

A sociologist and former fashion model Ashley Mears explores the world of moneyed classes in the elite global party circuit. Mears spent 18 months in this world, revealing how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to attract men and spend large sums on bottle service. These "girls" enhance the status of men and enrich club owners, exchanging their bodily capital for free drinks and a chance to party with rich or aspiring men. Despite being priceless assets in the party circuit, these women are considered worthless as long-term relationship prospects and their bodies are constantly assessed against men's money. This highlights extreme gender inequality in a seductive world and the troubling realities behind moneyed leisure in an age of record economic disparity.

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