Domestic Goddess in Lockdown

May 2020, Your Home

Social media bombards us with some fabulously dressed-up themed Zoom parties - Met Gala's Camp, Oscars, Great Gatsby's 20's style or the latest couture fashion from Cannes Film Festival, to name but a few.

In the meantime, the dishes are piling up on the side of the sink in the kitchen. I took these contrasting images and pushed them further with this retrospective.

I was inspired by my Grandmother and her style in her own kitchen. It was always a performance. Everything had its order and place and she was the lead performer on stage. I was the audience. To me it seemed so elegant, almost glamorous.

I recreated this vision with my friend, fashion writer and vintage boutique owner Suzanne some time back. It feels so relevant to me now - summing up the power some women and men have to bring light to everyday life. This is such a empowering message and so helpful to remember in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wash hands and wash your dishes: stay home and stay glamorous!

Suzanne as a Domestic Goddess Pinup styled by Lukas Kroulik

Amazing Grace - Online Fashion Event

5th May 2020, World

My first online front row experience #AmazingGrace fashion show by Grace Chen Couture streamed from Beijing to the world.

It was so good to reconnect with my friends at this online event and see the latest designs. Here are some snapshots of my favourite looks.

Lukas Kroulik and fashion designer Grace Chen discussing and celebrating her latest collection

Power of Identity - Lockdown Fashion Story from the Narrow Corridor

Here is a brilliant Czech-British connection. As you see the images you'll think that they were shot in 2020 Coronavirus lockdown: check out the fashion masks. But this is a prophecy - two years ahead of the end of time!

Back then, Lukas Kroulik loved working with Czech top fashion designer Liběna Rochova and her very talented students, namely Edward Ganoczy, Michaela Čapková and Natálie Nepovímová, from Prague UMPRUM at The Czech Centre London's ‘Power of Identity’ fashion event for 2018.

Here he curated a selection of his favorite shots which fit the current 2020 mood (masks, shields, boundaries and distancing).

Lukas has demonstrated a fabulous example how great fashion can be produced even in the very narrow green room corridor of Japan House before the models enter the catwalk. You can see the all final touches and attention to detail which goes into every garment styling. Lukas so enjoyed producing these hidden gems which not everyone could see in the main room: this revealed all the good creative energy and excited anticipation before the actual show.

Prague UMPRUM is the only Central and Eastern European school that figures in the indices of prestigious European and world art schools.

Each year the school organises over 15 exhibitions, half of which are shown abroad just like this fashion presentation in London.

Photography: Daniaal Khalid