These Best-Dressed Guests At London’s Alternative – And Most Luxurious – Art Fair

It’s a busy week for the one per cent. When the super rich aren’t calling their bank managers in a fluster over Okiki Akinfe artworks or Alex Da Corte sculptures at Frieze, or sipping martinis at the Il Pellicano-hosted Bobbi’s Bar at St Clement, they’re being chauffeured to Berkeley Square in Mayfair for PAD Art and Design Fair, adding one-of-a-kind jewellery, rare objets and heirlooms to their shopping lists.

While Frieze can feel a little like walking through an overstimulating airport terminal, PAD has a low-lit élan befitting the treasures exhibited by local and international galleries and jewellers, including Rose Uniacke, Carpenters Workshop, Galerie Kreo and Lloyd Choi Gallery. There’s something a little more sumptuous, too, about the looks sported by the elite as they browse Japanese vessels by Kansai Noguchi, sofas crafted from colourful, resin-coated balloons by Seungjin Yang, intricately worked gold bracelets by Buccellati and a Nikos Koulis necklace fashioned from tortoiseshell and a tassel of diamonds.

From boiler suits and bold prints to animal brooches and luxe tailoring, discover the best-dressed people at PAD Art and Design Fair below.