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Lukas Kroulik

Sep 12, 20112 min read

Bringing Dreams to Life at the Savoy

Queen Charlotte's Ball 2011

Lukas Kroulik - Creative Director, Visualiser and It-girl Maker

Charity: The Children's Trust

Designer: Phillipa Lepley

Location: The Savoy London

Theme: Swan Lake

At this year’s Queen Charlotte’s Ball, my efforts as creative director resulted in an unforgettably dreamlike night for every debutante at the Savoy. Working as a volunteer and giving the event all of my passion and time, I brought together a fantastic team of up-and-coming names in the London College of Fashion, giving them the chance to make their mark and forming close bonds with everybody involved.

The night was a display of effortless elegance evocative of the original events for Queen Charlotte over two hundred years ago, and my creative vision made for moments that the girls and their families would never forget – and the whole world was watching!

I also collaborated closely with Phillipa Lepley to ensure that every girl looked her very best, and we spent half a year together designing dresses inspired by Swan Lake.

The cake was an exercise in making the impossible into something real, as I collaborated with the pastry chef and chocolatier to bring one of Cecil Beaton’s sketches of a cake into life especially for this evening.

Lukas Kroulik and his creative team from the London College of Fashion.

The whole team of talented professionals who assisted in the smooth running of the evening were all outfitted with shirts of my own design, featuring my personal logo. It was important that everybody whose efforts went into making the evening perfect would be included in one enthusiastic and efficient team!

My work was recognised by British and German media, and in my interviews with both British media outlet Channel 4 and German media outlet RTL, I was able to provide an exclusive, behind-the scenes look into how I directed the way that the looks, the styles, and the evening all came together.

HELLO! No 1194, 3rd October 2011, p. 44

University of the Arts London

Country Life, No 38, 21st September 2011

The London Season

AMV BBDO

Lukas Kroulik

Mar 7, 20111 min read

Berkeley Dress Show 2011

The Berkeley, London

The Berkeley Dress Show opens the London Season and is one of its most important and prestigious events. There could be no more fitting venue for the revival of the traditional show than an evening in the ballroom at the Berkeley Hotel, and in 2011 I was able to organise the event as creative director, putting together a team of rising young stars who were making their mark on the scene, including fashion designer Hanna Marie Hutchison who dressed one of Hello! Magazine's cover girls; popstar Cheryl, classical singer Isabel Suckling and Czech magician and mentalist Jakub Kroulik. The makeup and hair was masterly done by students from the London College of Fashion, led by Mary-Lynn Ozone. The evening was photographed by Mike Daines, with the assistance of photography students from the University of the Arts London. The Berkeley Dress Show united high society with high fashion, and I was able to put my own unique twist on the venerable tradition by showcasing young talent and offering my expert stylistic guidance.

Close-up magic by Jakub Kroulik for debutantes of 2011.

The choirgirl Isabel performing - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.

Lukas Kroulik thanking the chairman and vice chairman of the London Season (not in the picture), designer and lead makeup & hair artist (middle and R).

Jakub Kroulik performed with the audience participation for the society guests including actress Yvonne Gillan, Roderick Wingrove among other guests listed by the reporter from Hello!

Isabel 'Angel of the North' so called by Aled Jones performing her version of a classic song - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square previously covered by Rod Stewart.

The social calendar fixture event raised money for Help for Heroes charity.

HELLO! No 1160, 4th April 2011, p. 49

Lukas Kroulik

Feb 23, 20101 min read

The Hurlingham Club

Berkeley Dress Show 2010

The Hurlingham Club, London

Charity: Veterans Aid

The Berkeley Dress Show opens the London Season and is one of its most important and prestigious events, and so I was proud to have organised the Show at the Hurlingham Club in 2010, which was one of the biggest and grandest to ever take place.

Designers working in every style in the world of London College of Fashion showcased their talents in an evening of unforgettable glamour, and the debutantes making their entrances in high society cut striking figures, turning heads and attracting the attention of the media at large. I take pride and pleasure in helping every girl to look her best and make a statement, and on this grand occasion they could not have made a better first impression.