How We Find Materials for Our Clothing: A Journey in Circular Fashion Using Forgotten Fabrics
From Dusty Shelves to Bold Statements: This is How No More Nobody Finds Its Fabrics
Once a month, I hit the road, not for errands, but on a hunt for the extraordinary fabrics. Sometimes, I keep it local; other times, I jump into my electric car and chase whispers of forgotten fabrics further afield. My mission is simple but bold: uncover hidden treasures, rolls of fabric left to gather dust in warehouses, small shops, and overlooked corners of the world.
This is where fashion begins for us: not in a glossy showroom, but in the grit and charm of the untold. Like that fabric I found in Brixton, originally made in Lancashire in the 1980s. It had sat ignored for over 40 years, waiting for someone to see its worth. Now, it’s part of one of our dresses, thick with texture and rich with the unrefined beauty of organic materials. If that’s not circular fashion, what is?
Then there’s my Turkish mate in North London. He plays it tough, claims it’s “just business”, but his shelves tell a different story. Among the polyester and synthetic rejects are hidden gems: organic cottons and natural fabrics in colors and prints that don’t scream "commercial" but quietly beg to be reimagined. No discounts, no bargaining, just fair prices, because fabrics, like people, deserve respect.
Lately, I’ve been stumbling across suiting materials no one wants anymore. Bold stripes, eccentric checks, forgotten relics from a time when people dressed for power, not comfort. But why shouldn’t these fabrics have a second chance? Their stories, woven in the mills and buried in warehouses, deserve to be told.
This isn’t just sourcing; it’s storytelling. It’s about connecting with people who share my obsession and creating something extraordinary from what others overlook. Every piece we make is stitched with history, from the fabric’s origins to the talented seamstresses in South London who bring our visions to life.
At No More Nobody, we don’t just make clothes; we craft stories. Each dress, skirt, and blouse carries its own journey, a history you can wear, a legacy you can rewrite. This is organic clothing with a pulse, sustainable fashion with teeth, circular fashion with style.
Call it bold. Call it eccentric. But one thing’s for sure: it’s unforgettable.
No More Nobody is fashion with a memory and a mission.
We create limited-edition pieces from reclaimed fabrics, working in partnership with social enterprises and women with overlooked skills and stories. Each garment is named after the women who made or inspired it, a radical act of visibility in an industry that often erases its makers.
This isn’t nostalgia. This is rebellion with elegance.
We stand for:
Circularity, not waste - reclaimed materials, reinvented
Community, not exploitation - designed and made in collaboration
Longevity, not landfill - beautiful pieces built to last
No More Nobody is a promise. No more invisibility. No more extractive fashion.Just bold, conscious design that reclaims what matters.