Swarovski Opens Its Drawers for the Bal

By Penny Martin, 19:16 Fri 25 Aug 2006

With a designer in place (and one who has a way with a crystal to boot), I was confident to approach that patron saint of progressive fashion design, Swarovski, to collaborate on the masks. With characteristic technological optimism, their Head Designer Pascale Montagner flung open the doors of their 'classified product' shelves and introduced me to the seductive world of 'flat backs' and the mesmerising lexicon of heat-treatable 'uncut' fabrics. Bliss! Scott's going to have a hard time choosing.