Episodes

  • Naomi Parris on her journey from Blogging to becoming a published Fashion Writer

    Naomi Parris on her journey from Blogging to becoming a published Fashion Writer
    Jul 19 2023

    Welcome back ! This is officially our last episode of the season and we're closing season two with a very special guest that we thoroughly enjoyed chatting with, Naomi Parris.

    Naomi Parris is a fashion writer based in New York City. With over six years of experience in fashion, beauty, social media, and content creation, Naomi has bylines in POPSUGAR and Bustle, specializing in Fashion Week coverage, celebrity street style, exclusive designer interviews, and shopping guides. She also has her own blog, Eli-Nay, where she inspires readers through style guides, cultural pieces, and creates unique content on her Instagram in collaboration with brands including Mejuri, Kipling, and MTV. Through her career, Naomi endeavours to create thought-provoking stories that'll evoke change in the fashion industry and world at large. Be sure to follow Naomi on her Instagram and subscribe to her blog to follow along on her exciting journey. 


    Tune in to hear her dive in on her road to her fashion career, the world of writing and blogging in fashion the various intersections that pour into the fashion industry.



    Catch the podcast online:

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefashionfauxpaspodcast/

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFiuneNoZIEoq_rv9zKtjQ

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fauxpas.ca


    Catch Naomi

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nayelizabethh/

    POPSUGAR - https://www.popsugar.com/author/naomi-parris


    Catch Bernie 

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee

    Website - https://www.kingberniee.com


    Catch Yasmine

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@yasmineisaya


    With love always and always love.
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    59 mins
  • Parris on his creative process as a Designer, his debut Fashion show, and all things CEASETOEXIIST.

    Parris on his creative process as a Designer, his debut Fashion show, and all things CEASETOEXIIST.
    Jun 21 2023

    Welcome back!


    This weeks episode is full of laughs and unseriousness. But despite that we did manage to hold ourselves together to chat with our very entertaining guest. Parris is the creative director/co-founder of CEASETOEXIST. CEASETOEXIIST is an new to come Montreal based ready to wear unisex clothing brand, that pemiered their first ever show February 18th 2022 at the Montreal Biodome.


    Today we had the absolute pleasure to dive deep with Parris on how the brand came to be, preparations for the fashion show, his fashion love story and upbringing in design as well as a bit of a tease in whats to come for CEASETOEXIST.


    Let us know what you thought about this episode in the show notes below and if you want to watch all teh chaos of this conversation be sure to tune in on YouTube.



    Catch the podcast online: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefashionfauxpaspodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFiuneNoZIEoq_rv9zKtjQ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fauxpas.ca






    Catch Bernie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee Website - https://www.kingberniee.com Catch Yasmine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@yasmineisaya



    With Love always&Always love

    Yasmine&Bernie.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Veronique Beaupre on her career as a Hairstylist, working with POC hair, and the road to Local B.

    Veronique Beaupre on her career as a Hairstylist, working with POC hair, and the road to Local B.
    Jun 7 2023

    Welcome back listeners!

    Today is a very special episode... We are welcoming Veronique Beaupre, she is an accomplished Montreal based hairstylist and owner of Local B salon. While chatting with Vero we had the pleasure to hear about her career journey, her experience working at New York Fashion Week as well as the road to owning her own salon and becoming a mentor. We also had a very open conversation about non black or POC hairstylists working on Black/POC hair textures and the importance of wanting to learn to accommodate to all hair textures when working in this industry.


    Catch the podcast online:

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefashionfauxpaspodcast/

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFiuneNoZIEoq_rv9zKtjQ

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fauxpas.ca


    Catch Veronique

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/verolocalb/

    - https://www.instagram.com/localb_mtl/


    Catch Bernie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee

    Website - https://www.kingberniee.com


    Catch YasmineInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@yasmineisaya


    With love always and always love.
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    53 mins
  • Morgan Mckensey on NYFW, Finding her Footing, and starting her Career in Fashion

    Morgan Mckensey on NYFW, Finding her Footing, and starting her Career in Fashion
    May 25 2023

    Welcome back! On todays episode we have a very special guest Morgan Mckensey aka The Atlanta IT Girl. She is an Atlanta Georgia based wardrobe stylist, content creator and creative director. We had the pleasure of being her first podcast ever and loved every moment of this conversation as we resonated with so much of her experiences.

    If you want to hear all about Morgan's story, her faux pas' and her career milestones tune into the entire episode.


    Catch the podcast online:

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefashionfauxpaspodcast/

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFiuneNoZIEoq_rv9zKtjQ

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fauxpas.ca


    Catch Morgan

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theatlantaitgirl/

    - https://www.instagram.com/morganmckensey/

    Website - https://www.morganmckensey.com

    Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/@theatlantaitgirl


    Catch Bernie 

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee

    Website - https://www.kingberniee.com


    Catch Yasmine

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@yasmineisaya


    With love always and always love.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Let's Chat: All things Manifestation

    Let's Chat: All things Manifestation
    May 5 2023

    Let's talk manifestation. Whether you believe in it or not, we all attract the things we want for ourselves in this life. Could be in the form or prayer, affirmations, journaling, vision boards, anything really. Bottom line we all do it and your hosts are gonna talk about it. 


    Bernie and Yasmine kick off this episode by unpacking what manifestation is and the science behind it. They then move on to talking about how they individually manifest and what they are manifesting for themselves and the podcast in the near future.  What are some things that you are manifesting for yourself this year ?


    Catch the podcast online:

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefashionfauxpaspodcast/

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFiuneNoZIEoq_rv9zKtjQ

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fauxpas.ca


    Catch Bernie 

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee

    Website - https://www.kingberniee.com


    Catch Yasmine

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@yasmineisaya


    With love always and always love.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Leban Osmani on his move to Montreal and his Fashion Styling Faux Pas'

    Leban Osmani on his move to Montreal and his Fashion Styling Faux Pas'
    Apr 12 2023

    Welcome back!! This weeks episode is with our guest Leban Osmani, stylist extraordinaire. He is a Toronto native of Somalian descent who recently made the move to Montreal after signing with an agency to do styling full time. 

    In this episode we have conversations about Leban's fashion love story, his background working in health care mid pandemic, unpacking his experiences in this industry and so much more. 

    Tune into to watch or listen to this episode to hear all about how he maintains his creativity while working for corporate clients, his biggest accomplishments so far and of course his styling faux pas'.

    Catch Leban online 

    Instagram-

    https://www.instagram.com/lebaniosmani/ 

    Catch the podcast online:

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefashionfauxpaspodcast/ 

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFiuneNoZIEoq_rv9zKtjQ 

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fauxpas.ca 

    Catch Bernie

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/ 

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee 

    Website - https://www.kingberniee.com

    Catch Yasmine

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/ 

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@yasmineisaya 

    With love always and always love.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Canada Fashion Network co-founder Luxi Mathi on the Canadian Fashion Industry Faux Pas'

    Canada Fashion Network co-founder Luxi Mathi on the Canadian Fashion Industry Faux Pas'
    Mar 29 2023
    Welcome Back!  For today's episode we have a treat for you all. We had the pleasure of chatting with none other than Luxi Mathi, co-founder of Canada Fashion Network. This candid conversation focused on all things Canadian Fashion Industry, where it is, what is neglected and where we want it to go. We of course also got to talking about her background and what led her to start this organization with her partner and co-founder Lidia Tesfamicael. This episode was very important to us and we encourage you all to keep the conversation going.  Canada Fashion Network was born to combine efforts to better and further the fashion industry . It is a nonprofit organization aimed to elevate fashion in Canada, protecting, educating and guiding fashion enthusiasts to pursue their dreams in fashion.  The Co-Founders, Lidia and Luxi, are the leading female forces behind the vision, as they have a vast set of experiences in the fashion industry.Lidia Tesfamicael is a Canadian Designer with her private label, Lidia Daniel, and has a background in marketing. “As a black woman, I wanted to create a platform to change the stigma around Canadian fashion and put my efforts to create equal opportunity for a better future in the industry.” — Lidia Tesfamicael. Luxi Mathi is a Canadian Makeup Artist, Founder of Luxi Management, a marketing firm that has provided help to over a hundred local Canadian businesses since 2016. The pair strongly believe in the future of Canadian fashion and advocating for its advancement, and have been planning to commence this movement since 2018.  “Fashion is a form of art, and as Canadians, we have the fundamental right to exercise our freedom of expression through the clothing we wear, create, design, sell and/or purchase. To successfully achieve this, we have to create an environment that allows these individuals to succeed.” — Luxi Mathi  Let us know your thoughts on this episode and leave us a cute little review ;) As mentioned in the episode: - Jessica Firestone on her Slow Fashion Designer Faux Pas Spotify - ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/37trvbMceMBdJqw6IX2gSp?si=5bf0c9ff0f1b4c5c⁠⁠ Apple- ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-fashion-faux-pas-podcast/id1586235492?i=1000553256836⁠ - I want to be world book series: https://www.canadafashionnetwork.com/shop Timestamps: Intro- 00:00 Guest intro and a trip down memory lane - 0:40 What is CFN , origin story - 1:50 Story times of the founders - 5:44 Issues people encounter in the fashion industry - 8:47 Why did CFN start and what were/are the main goals - 17:38 Ageism, Infantilization and lack of representation in the Fashion industry - 24:00 "I want to be world " Book series- 38:32 Deconstructing the narrative and Normalising our careers - 43:10 The pandemic's affect on the fashion industry - 58:03 Fashions impact in Social and Political movements - 1:06:40 The lack of Global representation of the Canadian Fashion Industry - 1:09:47 Ways to support the fashion industry as a non member - 1:22:26 What can we expect from CFN - 1:39:22 Outro- 1:42:09 Socials  CFN's Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/canadafashionnetwork/⁠ Canadian Fashion Network Website - ⁠https://www.canadafashionnetwork.com/cne-show-sign-up⁠ Luxi's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/luximathi/⁠ Lidia's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lidiadaniell/⁠ The Podcast -https://msha.ke/fauxpas.canada Bernie  Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠https://www.kingberniee.com⁠⁠ Yasmine  Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@yasmineisaya?lang=en⁠ Love Always & Always love, Yasmine & Bernie.
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • No Diploma on their branding and community Faux Pas'

    No Diploma on their branding and community Faux Pas'
    Mar 8 2023

    We are so excited to have had the pleasure of talking to Ben and Teo from No Diploma. Founded in 2018, No Diploma is a Montreal clothing brand and movement grown into a community of like minded individuals who prioritize mental health, self worth, alignment and self development. Listen to our guests tell us all about the importance of branding, creating community and their journey thus far


    No Diploma 

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nodiploma_/

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZH...

    Website - https://nodiploma.ca

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nodiploma


    The podcast - https://msha.ke/fauxpas.canada#made-with-milkshake


    Bernie 

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kingberniee/

    TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kingberniee

    Website - https://www.kingberniee.com


    Yasmine 

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yasisaya/

    Tiktok - 


    With love always and always love
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    57 mins