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Root Cause
at
Fabrica X London
at
Fabrica X London
17
Sep
2026
20
Sep
2026
INFORMATION
date
17 Sep 2026 –
20 Sep 2026
time
08:00 – 16:00 Weekdays
10:00 – 16:00 Weekends
venue
G/F, The Mills Fabrica, 36-40 York Way, N1 9AB, London, United Kingdom
Fashion's waste puts down new roots in King's Cross:
Root Cause is an exhibition of garments, accessories and homeware made from discarded materials: new cause found at the root of fashion and industry's waste problem, presented by Exiled during London Fashion Week 2026.
Pieces handmade from consumer returns, surplus stock, factory offcuts and forgotten natural fibres sit in a natural scape of moss and stone – itself drawn from recovered waste – amid installations of the raw material they began as. In the hands of skilled makers, they have found new purpose – new cause – made to a standard the original material deserved all along.
Around the pieces is presented the wider story of Exiled's movement, from its makers to leading-edge deconstruction and recovery techniques, and regeneration projects taking hold in communities and ecosystems.
Root Cause also hosts a broader circular fashion events programme (see below) over the four days, including bookable leather-making and sewing workshops, a customisation station, and a daily haberdashery sale of reclaimed and new injection-moulded hardware.
General admission free and no booking required More information and bookable events.
Exiled
Exiled creates fashion, accessories and homeware exclusively from materials the world has discarded or overlooked, from surplus fabrics, discarded garments and industry offcuts, to natural fibres grown and sourced in places ripe for regeneration.
Born out of waste management company MYGroup, Exiled has privileged visibility of its supply chain from recovered material to finished piece. Pieces are made at its design studio and factory in Hull, East Yorkshire, and by a trusted network of makers, including artisan communities in Sri Lanka.
Led by material. Defined by craft. https://exiled.com/
Root Cause Circular Fashion Programme
Leather-Making Workshop
10:30 – 12:30 | £25Exiled guest artisan, Bridie Rimmer of Luxe Rebel Leather Co., hosts a hands-on leather working session, where participants will make a personalised credit card wallet using dead-stock upholstery leather recovered from the production lines of one of the UK's best-known luxury car manufacturers.
Customisation Station
13:00 – 16:00 (half-hour slots) | £25 (customisation cost vary)
Bridie Rimmer will be on hand to repair, customise and add leather designs to clothing items belonging to Root Cause attendees – from patches and repairs to statement details and initialling, giving old favourites a new lease of life.
Sewing Workshop
Sun 20 September
11:00 – 13:00 / 14:00 - 16:00 | £25
Join friend of Exiled, Jess O'Riley of J.O.STUDIO., as she guides you through making a bag from salvaged tent material recovered from UK music festivals – the material her brand has become known for.
Like Root Cause itself, Jess's work aims to make people reconsider the impact their waste has on the planet and inspire positive changes to reduce their footprint.
Haberdashery Sale
Thu 17 September
Pop-up throughout day
Hardware items – both reclaimed by the Exiled team from recovered textiles and newly created from waste plastic saved from incineration through injection moulding – are available to purchase, enabling attendees to repair and customise their own pieces at home.
