Faustine Steinmetz: Beyond Denim

Faustine Steinmetz’s London studio is a modern reinvention of the term 'shabby chic'. A short walk from Seven Sisters tube station, down a shaded alleyway and requiring a few leaps over iridescent Monday morning puddles is a large shed comprised of corrugated iron, rudimentary planks of wood and foam filler. A knock on what seems to be the door invites immediate loud barking. That’s the shabby. Then comes the chic. A charming French assistant, Anne, opens the door, all the…