Nona Source to open its Grande Braderie to the general public in France

Having expanded its offer to include leather last year, deadstock materials specialist Nona Source will hold its annual “Grande Braderie” from December 2 to 6, which, for the first time, will be open to the general public in France.

With 5,000 references across fabrics and knits, and 500 across leathers and skins, Nona Source enables emerging brands and designers to source materials from the dormant inventories of leading fashion houses. To help move this inventory, the company, incubated within the LVMH group, has been organising “Grandes Braderies” since 2021, offering additional discounts to enthusiasts.

This year marks a further step forward with the opening of the event to the wider public. This approach notably enables Nona Source to find buyers for materials that are sometimes very old and lack the origin and composition details now available and required by major brands, co-founder Anne Prieur du Perray tells FashionNetwork.com.

Attracting more than 3,000 visitors each year, the “Grande Braderie” will this time be held not at Nona Source’s La Caserne premises (Paris, 10th arrondissement), but beneath the glass roof of Quartier Général (Paris, 11th). Another new feature will be a space created in partnership with Shindo, a specialist in ribbons and accessories (buttons, zips, etc.).

Above all, this edition will feature a competition for students, who will use materials collected by Nona Source from the LVMH group’s Maisons. The jury will be led by designer Jeanne Friot, winner of the 2025 Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris in the “Fashion Engagement” category.