Fox&Badge cordially invite you to surrender to a fantasy world of opulence and extravagance, exquisite fashions and decadent delights, scandalous intrigues and secret liaisons; grand balls, spectacular soirées - with whispers of revolution in the halls…
After our recent worship of Isis, Osiris and Ra in the temples of Ancient Egypt, we turn from the Sun GOD to the Sun KING, re-examining the legacy of the greatest party playground the world has ever seen.
Come with us as we rewrite the history of France’s legendary Palace of Pleasure: VERSAILLES.

DJS & MUSICIANS
In honour of the primacy of music at Versailles (Louis XIV was an accomplished harpist & musician), this will be our 1st almost-all-live event - with over half our DJs playing live instruments & collaborating with musicians.
We’re delighted to finally welcome the virtuoso violinist/DJ Seth Schwarz to headline (the perfect event for him) after our earlier collaborations at the Burn, accompanied by a stellar international team of sonic talent:

Seth Schwarz LIVE (DE) https://soundcloud.com/seth-schwarz
Michelle Bench (FR) https://www.instagram.com/michelle__bench/
Soanne LIVE (ES) https://soundcloud.com/titane-ide
DANEC Trio LIVE (violin, harp, mezzo soprano) - Techno Remix of Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons https://www.danec.uk/
Ilaria Hassan https://www.instagram.com/ilariaevelyn

(Please don't miss the DANEC Trio's live premiere at 11pm - please arrive early to savour the feast!)

YOUR SOVEREIGN SOJOURN
Versailles was a landscape as much as a building, symbol and idea; a space for exploration; a network of moments. It led to Pleasure Gardens throughout the world, and eventually to the modern public spaces as we know today; happily, private privilege gave way to public pleasure.
We will thus be transforming the Theatre into a sequence of sensual spaces for spectacle & surprise, fantasy & frolics.

Arrive in style, announced by our court caller, & explore:
-our monumental Ballroom, suffused with spectacle
-our curtained Boudoirs, enticing entwinement
-our Royal Boxes - repositories of regal secrets
-our deSade Dungeon, channelling your chastisement
-our Chapel of devotion, reverence, and confession
-our Garden & Grotto & Temple of Love
-our extravagant decor and opulent ornament
-our opulent audio, and immersive lighting and lasers and video
-our exquisite ensemble of DJs & monarchial musicians*, purveying the finest in driving melodic techno
-ourountain of fabulous performers, bursting with fire and energy
-our army of aristocratic aerialists, spinning through the skies above you
-our suite of sensualists & tantrics, devoted to your regal flesh
-our retinue of immersives & interactives, curating your journey
-our cortege of CAKE & patisseries of pleasure! & ohhh so much more…

Our events offer rare moments to celebrate collective energy. As with Heaven, Brixton Electric have no licence for play or penetration, but all other forms of courtly intimacy are welcomed and encouraged <3

“Dreams weigh nothing.” (Marie Antoinette)

DRESS CODE: KINKY REGAL OPULENCE + FETISHISTIC ELEGANCE
King or Queen; duke or duchess; marquis or mistress, courtier or courtesan, prince or parvenu, we welcome your full and glorious expression, and uninhibited extravagance. Ain’t no wig high enough!

We invite:
-lavish locks & wild, wonderful wigs - the higher the better! Towering structures depicting scenes & stories, decked with ribbons, flowers, dolls, animals, trinkets - & boats!
-kinky corsets, busty brocaded bodices - all trimmed with ruffles, lace, & flounces
-your Royal Harnesses
-crinoline cages, hooped skirts, drool-worthy dresses & party panniers
-elegant undergarments & libidinous lingerie; sheer petticoats, seductive stockings & gorgeous garters
-lofty tight-fitting heels, heaving with buckles, bows & florals
-whites & creams, baby pinks & blues; a pantheon of pastels
-pearls & jewels, fans & feathers & any manner of other accessories - especially anything that might curry favour with your fellow courtiers ;)

If in doubt, err on the side of exposure. It’s hard to dance in heavy dresses & doublets & jackets. Share your regal landscapes! Release the royal bush! :))

Duchesse de Polignac: [looking at a scandalous pamphlet] And here you're having an orgy with quite a big group. I think I'm here sucking your toes.
Marie-Antoinette: Don't they ever tire of these ridiculous stories?
Duchesse de Polignac: Oh, and they say you gave Thomas Jefferson a special tour of your gardens. Is Jefferson admiring the royal bush?
            (From the Marie Antoinette film by Sofia Coppola)

& what will the men wear? Why, my dear - perhaps the same; fine, fabulous femininity deeply welcomed across all genders! And there’s always your imagination!

Please peruse our palatial Pinterest Board, which has oodles of opulent inspiration at https://www.pinterest.co.uk/foxandbadge/fb-202409-versailles/

This is a high-production, co-created arts & fetish event. We love sexy, wild creativity. We love intricate, elegant, crafted costumes. We especially love stuff you carefully and lovingly made; look out for our Costume Workshop, which we’ll hold a fortnight before the event.
Be bold and expressive and self-loving. You are the gift. Be generous :) Costume-wise, you simply cannot go too far. If in doubt, ask (email us at foxandbadge+dresscode@gmail.com).

Absolutely NO daywear, streetwear, businesswear, officewear, banal-wear, or anything off-theme will be allowed. NO T-shirts, shirts, slacks, sneakers - or anything ordinary you’d just wear down the street. If you are trying to figure out how to make this as easy and basic as possible, this is not the event for you.
Our Palace Guards will be checking costumes on entry & throughout the venue, lovingly but strictly upholding standards to protect our ecosystem. They’ll do everything possible to enable you to enter, but if you come inappropriately dressed, your only chance of entry will be flaunting the King’s (or Emperor’s) New Clothes, after a brief sojourn behind bars at our mini-Bastille :)

“Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.” (Dorothy Parker)

ELECTRIC BRIXTON
Versailles was Theatre - and where better than an old ornate theatre to explore this spectacle?
This is our first event where almost all of our extraordinary artists & musicians will be playing live sets with live instruments, so we’re delighted to be working with one of London’s premiere gig venues, Brixton Electric, which we’ll be totally transforming into a true Palace of Pleasure. It was at one time even called The Regal, designed to match the splendour of the adjacent Town Hall; you can literally reach out and caress the opulent bodies encased in its ornament.
It has the biggest, widest, deepest, tallest stage we’ve ever worked with (greater even than Marie Antoinette’s Queen’s Theatre at Versailles), which we’ll be expanding into a vast orgasmic spectacle, replete with wild and extravagant aerial and fire performances, whilst secret immersive interactions explode across the floors and balconies above. Look out for the largest 4-poster bed in London - just for you!

Nearby Electric Avenue was trail-blazing - the first British market street to be lit by electric lights in 1888, a year before the French completed the Eiffel Tower to commemorate the Revolution (which wouldn’t electrify til the turn of the Millennium). It was also the epicentre of a later revolution in British politics with the Brixton Riots a century later, inspiring Eddy Grant’s chart-topping song of the same name, and playing its part in the crucial evolution towards change & social justice.
If Versailles symbolised the archaic centrality of an absolute monarch - the epitome of the VIP culture we deplore - we tear down the barriers and release all our spaces and stages to the people. Ascend and storm the Royal Boxes either side of the stages for a special treat :)

F&B CODE
To ensure the best experience for all guests, we ask that you and your guest(s) read and agree to our Code of Culture (in particular, the centrality of consent) before buying your ticket: https://www.foxandbadge.com/house-rules

PHOTOGRAPHY
We celebrate expression over restriction, and take and share photographs of our nights. We always have several amazing professional photographers and videographers at our events to capture some of the magical moments we can’t possibly all experience at once. It is not practical or implementable for our crew to ask every guest in our many vast rooms for their explicit consent; please feel entitled to tell any photographers if you do not want to be filmed or photographed.
We will share a selection of photos & videos with our community immediately after the event, shared discreetly on our channels. We will of course instantly honour the request for removal or blurring of any photos you are not comfortable with; your privacy is paramount.
We kindly request our guests to leave their phones to the side as much as possible, not film the night, and simply be fully present. There are strictly no photos allowed in sensual areas, or of any intimate acts. If in doubt, ask. Please only photograph with the utmost consideration, awareness and respect.

ACCESSIBILITY
We want to make our events as accessible as possible; to help us do this please email any questions and access requirements to foxandbadge@gmail.com. We will be as accommodating as possible. If you purchase a ticket to one of our events and it is not possible for you to queue, please email us to arrange faster access in advance.
Electric Brixton has disabled access in the lower part of the venue. You can contact them with specific queries on access at 020 7274 2290. Due to the shape of existing buildings and the immersive nature of our events, we may have certain areas that are unsuitable for those with specific access requirements.

We have so much richness and wonder in store for our guests, and very much hope you can join us to revel like royalty - and have the night of your life!
<3 F&B

We have a very small number of free tickets for those that are interested and able to help us e.g. setup & takedown, manage the door, welcome our guests; please get in touch via https://bit.ly/fandbhelp or an email to foxandbadge+volunteer@gmail.com if you might be interested in this. Many thanks!

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“The pyramids were built for pharaohs on the happy theory that they could take their stuff with them. Versailles was built for kings on the theory that they should live surrounded by the finest stuff. The Mall of America is built on the premise that we should all be able to afford this stuff. It may be a shallow culture, but it's by-God democratic.” (Molly Ivins)

Some Reviews from ISIS & OSIRIS, May 2024 (an exploration of our divinity) :

-What an incredible, magical night. Fox&Badge thank you so so much for the unforgettable experience. I was blown away by the amazingness! The production and the unbelievable performances working in sync with the mesmerising music so beautifully and tastefully and all the wonderful people and energies. I can't wait to be back (Alina)
-Fox&Badge is a party that is just one of a kind. An epitome of creativity, expressiveness, sensuality, excitement, fun, open-mindedness that a crazy amount of work goes into. Another extraordinary night where the most amazing people came together for a night of euphoric fun. What you do is greatly appreciated. (Anna)
-Easily the most epic night ever. I think what has made the party so special is that everyone is part of the act. Surely this is in your manifesto, but it is a totally different thing seeing it and feeling it firsthand. (Dmitry)
-This was the best Fox&Badge I ever attended!! Thank you for bringing this theme (my own heritage) to life so elegantly and tastefully. I had the best time, everything was simply flawless. You guys absolutely nailed it in every possible way! (Nevine)

Some Reviews from FERAL, December 2023 (an exploration of our animality) :

-I want to express my deepest gratitude and love to you for what you are doing. Last year was my first f&b party and it was truly a life changing experience. I met many amazing people who are my very close and best friends (or should I say family) now. I never supposed that time spent can be of such high quality and impact. Your events have opened new horizons in my life which I'm currently exploring. I'm just so happy that people like you and things like f&b exist.” (Anton Batonez)-What an amazing night! I’m feeling gratitude for being part of the magical F&B community and performers! The party was amazing; your events are always very magical for me.” (Luana )
-They’re amazing events; very sexy shows and space. Every Fox&Badge has been amazing, but this one was just something else! I have loved performing at the event over the last year but this one really allowed me to feel so free and liberated.” (Marshie)
Thank you so much for having us, what an amazing event! It was a really great night. You really do outdo yourself - I’m very impressed!” (Harley)