FAULT TOP PICKS FROM PARIS FASHION WEEK

Alexander McQueen  What does the theatrical Alexander McQueen have in store for spring/summer 15? Floral meets bondage meets Aztec meets East Asia. Not quite sure how that would look? Florals came as large narrative prints spaciously decorating dresses. There were also the overly romantic evening dresses with tiers of ruffled silk with delicate fabric flowers sewn down it. By contrast,…

FAULT MAGAZINE FIRST LOOKS FROM PARIS FASHION WEEK

Sharon Wauchab Manish Arora Gosia Baczynska Christian Wijnants Barbara Bui Issey Isabel Marant Chalayan   Tsumori Chisato Martin Grant All Photographs by Nigel Pacquette exclusively for FAULT Magazine

FAULT Focus: Julyen Carcy and musician Piu Piu collaborate at Paris Fashion Week

As the madness that collectively comprises international fashion weeks once again comes to a climax in Paris, the FAULT Focus team got the chance to speak to budding designer Julien Blet Carcy, founder of the Julyen Carcy label and Giulietta Canzani, aka multi-talented singer-songwriter and DJ Piu Piu, about their recent collaboration for Julyen Carcy's SS'15 collection: Amor Libre. Piu Piu…

Part 2: Paris Fashion Week Roundup, AW14 Womenswear

Following on from PART 1 of our Paris Fashion Week roundup, here's our review from some of our favourite fashion designers;  Céline, Balmain, ACNE, Margiela, Rick Owens and more.   Céline   Balmain   ACNE Studios   Saint Laurent At Céline and Balmain, animal prints were presented with a similar luxurious subtlety as at Givenchy. Céline’s Phoebe Philo…

Part 1: Paris Fashion Week Roundup, AW14 Womenswear

The Paris collections of  A/W 14 veered between a beautiful aesthetic restraint and a highly ornamental treatment of textile. When designers pared it back, they hit upon a class, luxury and elegance that not only reminded the world of the French standard for ultimate quality and design, but provided a respite to the more brazen bling of Milan. Next to Karl Lagerfeld’s post-modern riff on…

FAULT checks out Sandro Paris’s Covent Garden Launch Party – alongside FAULT Issue 15 star Ellie Goulding

Last Thursday night saw the opening of Parisian brand Sandro’s flagship store in London. Nestled in the heart of Covent Garden alongside prestigious brands such as Burberry and Opening Ceremony, the store is sure to become yet another go-to for London’s style conscious. The new Sandro store in Covent Garden Opening just 2 days before the start of London Fashion Week SS14, the launch played…

Burberry does Paris

If you, like me, are in love with Paris, and all the shopping that comes with it, you might not need any persuasion to pop over for a weekend! And with autumn drawing closer, Brit label Burberry has joined forces with iconic department store Printemps, to share the love of it's much loved trench, as part of the 'London Mania' celebration. Burberry has joined forces with the store and will…

FAULT Focus: An Introduction to Street Art in Paris

For the coming month, FAULT Online will be running a series of interviews with Parisian street artists as part of our FAULT Focus series - an in-depth look into the methodology of the creative people who inspire us. Art by Invader It's probably fair to say that most people outside of Paris weren't aware of French street art until they saw Banksy's 2010 documentary, Exit Through The Gift…