Tales of Thread: turning ethical sleepwear into a reality

It is never too late to make a change in your career, not matter what age or stage you may be at. Just look at Rebecca Fordham, award winning BBC journalist and UNICEF member, who decided to try her hand at storytelling via an entire new medium, namely fashion. “I guess you could say I had itchy feet and just wanted to run my own business. I wanted to do something that was creating employment, but on a smaller level,” explains Fordham to FashionUnited on the reason why she started Tales of Thread. Fordham, who is also a mother of one, is now the CEO/Creative Director of Tales of Thread, a luxe British/Ghanaian ethical sleepwear brand which launched online this May. “I had written about textiles all my adult life, so that’s what motivated me. I see it all as a logical progression of my career - Tales of Thread is about people’s stories and what motivates them.”