Talking Fashion
How did the amorphous—
and anonymous—fashion
collective Faith Connexion
become the toast of Paris?
Lynn Yaeger finds out.
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VOGUE JUNE 2017
E
veryone but Thomas Monet
has gone to Tahiti or the Ca-
ribbean or some other sunny
clime. It is the day after the
Faith Connexion fall 2017
show in Paris, and the rest
of the design collective re-
sponsible for putting vast bejeweled cardi-
gans, minuscule punk-lace frocks, and Easter
chick–yellow faux-fur coats on the runway
have flown the coop for parts unknown.
Which is why the bearded Monet, who
is leaving for Bali next week, is the sole
representative available to describe this dy-
namic, street-infused line. But he makes it
clear he is speaking for the entire gang—a
young, multinational crew who special-
ize in such arcane tasks as deconstruct-
ing tailored pieces and piling
froufrou upon once-simple knitwear.
We are seated at a small table next
to the incredibly busy showroom,
where buyers are clamoring for
brocade tuxedo coats, leather drain-
pipe trousers, and sweatshirts with
sleeves reading TA L K I N G FA S H I O N > 6 6
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Keep
the
FAITH
PANTS ON FIRE
MODEL GRACE
ELIZABETH WEARS
A FAITH CONNEXION
CARDIGAN ($2,190),
T-SHIRT ($150), AND
PANTS ($1,240);
FAITHCONNEXION
.COM. PUMA
SNEAKERS.