PARIS TEXTILE GUIDE

Where Avant-Garde Designers Source Their Fabric Stories

In Paris, fabric is not just material — it’s narrative. If you design for meaning, not just aesthetics, sourcing your textiles becomes a ritual.

Here’s a curated list of where the unseen, the luxurious, the discarded-yet-sacred fabrics can be found — both online and IRL.

DIGITAL SOURCES

– Nona Source — curated deadstock from LVMH houses. Think: unused Louis Vuitton silks, Dior jacquards, and Céline wool blends — now available to new generation designers. This is not waste. This is reincarnation.

– Alfie — a Paris-based slow-fashion project crafting garments from locally sourced deadstock. They also offer fabric sales for independent makers seeking timelessness over trend.

PHYSICAL TEMPLES (PARIS)

– Frou-Frou Marché Saint-Pierre – 2 Rue Charles Nodier, 75018

– Tissus Reine – 5 Place Saint-Pierre, 75018

– Malhia Kent – 19 Avenue Daumesnil, 75012 (famous for fantasy tweeds and couture leftovers)

– TOTO – 6 Rue de la Vrillière, 75001 (a classic gem for affordable finds)

WHAT IS DEADSTOCK?

It’s not second-hand. It’s never-been-used luxury. Fabrics abandoned by the industry due to overproduction or creative shifts — now waiting for new visionaries to bring them to life.

Using deadstock is a manifesto: against waste, against mass production, and for beauty with intention.