Parental advisory: Mild drug reference, so parents please listen first.

What's a maverick?

Dr Noki remains a wonderful example of what one is and how the industry is just now catching up with him. His signature brand mash-up of customised street couture started in 1996 when he was living in a very non-fancy Shoreditch. He was part of the Matches Fashion Innovators Platform with @jennykingembroidery in 2020, check him out @nokiofficial!

Noki considers himself a collage artist ‘redefining how we dress today by reducing waste in fashion’. He's going to explain to you all about what is at his core.

Oh, he's also taught with us at The Fashion School and all the children adore him as beneath the big man is a unique educator with a heart of solid gold. 

Noki will tell you about growing up in Aberdeen, being outed as gay at 14 in the middle of the Aids ignorance, to art school in Scotland. From there he takes us through the rave scene to where he is today and answers questions set by teenagers. Noki opens up in a totally honest and frank way. What to do in terms of mindset and behaviour when you're a young creative and how NOT to based on his experiences. 

@nokiofficial @thefashionschooluk