Intro by Katie Greengrass
Bespoke jeweller and prop maker extraordinaire Fred Butler has dressed everyone from the bizarre to the Gaga in her inspired creations. Over the next five days she’ll be bringing us her colourful view of LFW.
“So here I am tapping away, having sped home Annika-Rice-style to write up the Swarovski/VOLT/FTAPE event before my blogging carriage turns back into a pumpkin. It’s been a long day but incomparably epic, in comparison to some of my other friends who attended.
Both Hannah Marshall and Gemma Slack had their presentations earlier but still looked suitably spectacular, shimmering under the jewel encrusted lights. Craig Lawrence also pitched up after previewing his new glistening metallic knits at a film screening within the vaults of Somerset House.
Eight designers’ trademark techniques had been individually implemented into artworks using Swarovski components on large-scale Volt magazine covers. The roster of contributors had been curated with considered choice to bring together and support emerging names in London’s clique. Volt’s driving force is to unearth genuine talent on the cusp of recognition and is disinterested in the current climate of fame focused fashion features. In the same vein the private view was patronized by friends and faithful followers such as stylist Kim Howells, designer NOKI and musician ROWDY SUPERST*R. However, don’t let my pap of Little Boots throw you off scent. She was about to pull a secret-squirrel Superman stunt, and change into a ladybug fancy dress costume to DJ at a friend’s animal theme party in the East End’s Shacklewell Arms. It doesn’t get a lot more real than that! Bless London, bless Bootsie.”
