Paris x Coldplay

  If you’re one of the 24.5 million people around the world who identifies themselves as a Coldplay fan, chances are you’ve probably seen the artwork created for Mylo Xyloto, the band’s most recent album. If, on the other hand, you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you have no idea what you’ve been missing out on. Finding an album whose artwork perfectly encapsulates the…

FAULT Interviews… Caravan Palace in Paris

This swing-based seven piece rock it like no other. In providing a catchy and rhythm-driven back-bitten base, then blending it elegantly with reminisces of gypsy swing evocative of the late, great Django Reinhardt, these French musicians have won many fans as pioneers of the electro-swing genre. Caravan Palace are like alchemists who have mastered the formula for the undeniable, foot tappin’…

A Parisian Photography Profile: Sarah T Skinner

  Sarah T Skinner has something of the masterpiece about her. This petite, blue-eyed blonde has come a long way from her roots as a native of Seattle, Washington State, to our meeting spot in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Other than a sparkling eye she gives little away as to the unique tools she uses to create her craft. But this individual produces the kind of photography that,…

Atsuro Tayama at Paris Fashion Week

We rubbed shoulders with the impeccably dressed Japanese fashion elite for Atsuro Tayama's show at Paris Fashion Week. What we found seemed to be; strong ethnic British references, fur and pattern pouring out of a range of statement pieces and designs that were instantly desirable... some killer shapes amongst this collection, with a mix of just enough colour with moody shadow... This was a…

Paris Fashion Week Focus: Guy Laroche AW12/13

HEAVY embellishments; strong colours and a minimalist palette... Three timeless and, some might say, well covered choices for the man being called "Paris' Hottest Young New Designer" to make. But these elements, in the context chosen by Monsieur Laroche, only served to show the young createur's strength of vision. Showcased in the breathtaking Espace Ephemere showspace within the Jardin…