Fashion Diversity by Lukas Kroulik

This is what a powerful group of women looks like.

It was an especial pleasure for me to organise this shoot. For me, glamour and beauty comes into full flower in a room full of dynamic and interesting people, and diversity in an elegant crowd brings out the best in everybody.

The women invited to this special evening were fitted with the work of Grace Chen, fashion designer to the stars, whose designs are developed in her studios in Beijing and Shanghai. These stunning dresses were worn by some of London’s most influential women, my good friends and lovers of fashion.

Fashion designer to the stars Grace Chen with Lukas Kroulik's friends and fashion lovers.

Diversity in fashion should never be a hollow statement made to tick boxes, because true diversity celebrates all women and shows us that our differences are what make us powerful. Across any range of age or heritage, I believe that you can feel at your most empowered in clothes that represent you.

Diversity behind-the-scenes. Photo by Eliska Sky.

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Making a Statement

Lancaster House, London

Meet the glamorous socialites living in London.

Some of the most exciting moments in London society are when women like my friend Barbra, who are not originally from London, come to take the city’s social scene by storm! I was pleased to introduce her to the Chinese designer Grace Chen, who designed a breathtaking couture piece just for her in her studios in Shanghai before coming to London for the final fitting. As Barbra maintains a bold, luxurious lifestyle, this beautiful dress expressed her personality perfectly.

Barbra photographed by Eliska Sky.

As a personal stylist, I aim to ensure that my clients feel at their very best, and so cultivating deep friendships and starting meaningful relationships are at the heart of what I do. Barbra and I have been friends since we studied together, so it was particularly rewarding to introduce her to Grace Chen, whose work was then showcased to new and fabulous audiences.

Making an entrance in a couture dress by Grace Chen.

Fishing Buoys

Borreraig, Isle of Skye

My lockdown was in a remote corner of the Isle of Skye. I walked up and down stony beaches and learned to lose myself in the space and sound of the sea. I found old metal fishing buoys. I brought these onto land, laced them together and set them in a small pond, and this installation would change shape and colour with the seasons. Before, I would have dismissed it as trivial. Now I wondered what it meant. It led to my work for the 2022 RA Summer Exhibition.

Art installation and photography by Lukas Kroulik.