Photographer Anthony Maule

A weird, wired, electric, quiffed, coiffed and twisted world is the one seen by photographer Anthony Maule, who has been creating powerful and strange editorial work over the last six or seven years. Photographing hairstyles like no one else, Maule seamlessly moves from ironic reinterpretations of naff 'barbershop window shots' to epic bouffants on men and women, and seems able to create…

Amy Thompson & FAULT Magazine

FAULT: So you gotta tell us, Who exactly is Amy Thompson? I’m a MA graduate of De Montfort university, where I studied Fashion Bodywear. Previous to that I successfully completed a BA in Contemporary Applied arts at Cumbria Institute of the Arts where I specialised in Printed textiles and embroidery. Currently I’m working as a freelance designer where I have collaborated with stylists…

Iris van Herpen

By Sarah Klose The dutch designer Iris van Herpen graduated in 2006 from the ArtEZ Institute of Arts in Arnhem and proved herself as an eminently talented and promising woman, we all should have a closer look at and definitely keep her subsequently in mind! With her avantgarde and futuristic designs Iris opens a new field of vision and shows an extraordinary creativity without any limits!…

FAULTLESS: KAREN GREAVES

FAULT: How has 2010 been for you so far? Artistically challenging. FAULT: What is your artistic background? I studied art history at school then went on to study Fashion Design in the „80?s, but my true love was always Art, painting, creating a visual story. I consider myself a self taught artist. FAULT:  When did you first discover your gift? When I was a child, at the age of about…

Angie Backsocky

By Roshannah Bagley VIRGINIA, United States of America:: It isn't everyday that as a young student one is given the opportunity to display their talent at Paris Fashion Week, however for Angie Backsocky this was exactly the case. Digital prints Backsocky had produced whilst an intern for Alexander McQueen were chosen to feature in the then Spring Summer 2009 collection. Despite already having…

Yuima Nakazato

By Roshannah Bagley TOKYO, Japan:: Yuima Nakazato's origami and structural elements merge into otherworldly creations. This avant-garde aesthetic has seen Nakazato win numerous awards (namely the ITS#7 'Vertice Award' and ITS#8 Accessory YKK Award), showcase in Paris, and most recently design costumes for Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas; and all in only a few short years - he merely graduated…

Eudon Choi

Interview with Eudon Choi By Laura Beaney In 2009 a senior designer walked out of the prestigious doors of Twenty8Twelve. The decision was spurred by a desire to create his own label and with the help of Vauxhall Fashion Scout he did just that. Almost a year on Korean-born, Eudon Choi can list Sienna Miller and Jade Jagger among the devotees to his eponymous label. With his dynamic fusion of…

Gareth Pugh

At 14, Pugh began working as a costume designer for the English National Youth Theatre.[4] He started his fashion education at City of Sunderland College and finished his degree in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins in 2003 He interned with Rich Owens in Paris.[2] His final collection at St. Martins, which used balloons to accentuate models' joints and limbs (a technique that would become…