“What a beautiful fabric! What is it?” During the visit in the showroom, our chief purchasing officer noticed a beige melange fabric swatch hanging on the rack that she really liked. The supplier excused themselves, they unfortunately only had limited quantities of it, as it was leftover from another production. A few discussions and moments later, the owner brought a few other swatches, all leftover fabrics. This became a great opportunity to develop a whole collection of jersey tops and dresses that were delivered three weeks later.

At NA‑KD we're proud of a flexible way of designing, where we can make use of small quantities and make sure that there's not much to waste – even from our competitors productions.

We often buy left over fabrics to use for smaller productions of smaller items, but there are other ways to make sure that all fabric is used. Whenever there seems to be an unnecessary amount of fabric spill, we squeeze in a smaller sized design item in the same material. Maybe a face mask produced by the same cotton fabric we use for our jeans. Maybe a scrunchie out of the same faux leather we bought for a chic blouse.

It's a win-win for producers, us and the environment when waste and spill is at a minimum. And that scrunchie looks really good on you!