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Brand profile
nooworks
Independent San Francisco label making boldly printed, artist-designed dresses and tees in extended sizes, produced locally in the Bay Area.
San FranciscoOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$Price
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What to know about nooworks
Allover prints, often by outside artists
The line grew out of hand-printed graphic tees and still centers bold allover prints, many drawn by illustrators and artists brought in from outside the label.
Everything is made in the Bay Area
Production has stayed local to San Francisco since 2004, which is unusual at a mid-tier price and explains the small-batch, print-led range.
Founder-run shop, extended sizing
Jennifer D'Angelo still owns and runs the label, selling online and from a Valencia Street store in the Mission, with tops, dresses and jumpsuits cut in an extended size range.
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Brand facts
Nooworks is an independent San Francisco label founded by Jennifer D'Angelo in 2004, named after her dog Noo Noo and built initially on hand-printed graphic tees. It now produces dresses, jumpsuits, tops and separates in bold allover prints, many designed with outside artists and illustrators, and cut in an extended size range. Production stays in the Bay Area, and the brand runs a retail shop on Valencia Street in the Mission alongside its online store. It remains founder-led and independently owned.
- Founded
- 2004
- Origin
- San Francisco, United States
- Made in
- USA
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Streetwear, Avant-garde