Photography Chloé Le DrezenFashion / BlogsMeet the body-modified model who just made her LFW debutGrace Neutral – a self-described alien with pointy ears and a forked tongue – just stormed Ashley Williams’ SS16 runwayShareLink copied ✔️September 22, 2015FashionBlogsTextTed StansfieldAshley Williams SS16 We’ve seen a fair few non-model-models (or nodels as we're dubbing them) take to the catwalk this season: controversial artist Bjarne Melgaard and a host of other creatives at Eckhaus Latta, stripper Cardi B at Gypsy Sport and Gossip singer Beth Ditto at Marc Jacobs. Now, on the last day of London Fashion Week, tattoo artist and social media phenomenon Grace Neutral has walked for emerging designer Ashley Williams. Neutral, who works at East London tattoo studio Good Times, doesn’t fit the standard mould for a fashion model. Aside from her heavily-inked skin, the self-described alien has undergone some body modification surgery. According Reba Maybury writing for Sang Bleu, she had, “her eyeballs tattooed a light lilac colour, her belly button removed, nose stretched, face tattooed, the shape of moons carved out of her cheeks and ears turned into pixie shapes.” Neutral’s got a huge fan base in Japan and on Instagram where she has over 222k followers – and she’s found a fan in Williams too. “I saw Grace photographed in some of my clothes and I loved how she looked,” the designer explained backstage. “Before we had really beautiful It-girls, like Georgia (May-Jagger). But to be an Ashley Williams girl, you don’t have to be like that. Grace is on the other end of the spectrum but still on the same wavelength. I think she sits in the collection really well.” Williams collection itself was a lot darker than we’ve come to expect from the designer, whose gained a reputation for her happy-go-lucky adoption of kitsch. This season the Ashley Williams girl has gone bad. “I wanted to do something different,” she explained. “She’s still the same as the happy girl but she’s not happy today. She’s in a bad mood for a number of reasons...” she continued, somewhat elusively. And this came through in the collection very literally: the words “Bad Mood” were emblazoned on several garments, along with motifs of flies goat skulls. “She’s Avril Lavigne and Winona Ryder given a 70s Hollywood/Halston makeover,”’ said the press release, “...channeling her inner Camden Market goth.” Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBehind the scenes at Zomer and La Watchparty’s AW26 runwayLove machine: When robot HMND Alpha met model Angelina Kendall GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterpartySaint Laurent AW26 paid tribute to the iconic Le Smoking jacketDior AW26: Jonathan Anderson invites us to his (lily) pad fakemink: ‘I’m the Eminem of the UK underground’Hodakova AW26 wants us to take a long, hard look in the mirrorPerfection and chaos collided at Vaquera’s AW26 showAre you ready for the return of the ‘everyday tiara’?Meryll Rogge takes Marni: ‘I need to make sure I don’t fuck it up’ Bottega VenetaLouise Trotter finds sensuality in structure for Bottega Veneta AW26Milan Fashion Week AW26: All the best moments you might’ve missedEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy