Delhi Fashion Club partnered with VOY Media & Events to celebrate cultural heritage, handloom weaves, women empowerment, and sustainable innovation at Delhi Fashion Week and launch a new fashion summit.
Delhi Fashion Club’s Delhi Fashion Week celebrated traditional textile techniques along with sustainability – Delhi Fashion Club
Delhi Fashion Week took place in the Indian capital’s YMCA Tourist Hotel on November 28 and took inspiration from the theme ‘Naari Shakti: Weaving Viksit Bharat,’ the event organisers announced in a press release. Supported by the Government of Meghalaya’s Meghalaya Tourism department, the fashion showcase also had input from the NIFT Foundation for Design Innovation under the Ministry of Textiles and the Footwear Design and Development Institute under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The event brought together designers, artisans, weavers, institutions, influencers, and cultural representatives from across India and with chief guest Sabrella Marak, MCS, additional resident commissioner at Meghalaya House. Following the inaugural lamp lighting ceremony, Delhi Fashion Summit – Season 1 was launched as a knowledge sharing platform with the aim of promoting sustainable fashion and boosting handloom entrepreneurship, especially amongst women and rural and tribal weavers.
On the runway, the FDDI Naari Shakti Collection championed eco-conscious design and inclusivity of women of all ages. Kamari by Kajal Verma showcased an array of evening wear and the Viksit Bharat Sutra Show highlighted Khadi and handloom textiles. Designer Rosy Ahluwalia showcased a selection of handwoven looks followed by the FDDI, which mixed traditional weaves with global, modern cuts.
The International Reinvent Northeast Showcase featured a Bodoland Handloom segment to celebrate traditional Bodo weaves and music met fashion in an innovative showcase. Along with launching the International Delhi Fashion Awards, the event presented couture gowns by Ashfaque Ahmad and a grand finale by the by NIFT Foundation for Design Innovation– Bhasha Bharat, highlighting Bhagalpur silk sarees, worn by showstopper Archana Niranjan, Mrs. Universe Oceania 2025.
The event also marked the securing of the trademark registration of Delhi Fashion Week, following 10 years of planning and five years of waiting. The second season of Delhi Fashion Week has been announced for March 2026, promising an extended offering.
Specialist outdoor clothing producer Dryrobe has won a trademark case against a smaller label. The win for the business, which produces waterproof towel-lined robes used by cold water swimmers, means the offending rival must now stop selling items under the D-Robe brand within a week.
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A judge at the high court in London ruled the company was guilty of passing off its D-Robe changing robes and other goods as Dryrobe products and knew it was infringing its bigger rival’s trademark reports, The Guardian newspaper.
The company said it has rigorously defended its brand against being used generically by publications and makers of similar clothing and is expected to seek compensation from D-Robe’s owners for trademark infringement.
Dryrobe was created by the former financier Gideon Bright as an outdoor changing robe for surfers in 2010 and became the signature brand of the wild swimming craze.
Sales increased from £1.3 million in 2017 to £20.3 million in 2021 and it made profits of £8 million. However, by 2023 sales had fallen back to £18 million as the passion for outdoor sports waned and the brand faced more competition.
Bright told the newspaper the legal win was a “great result” for Dryrobe as there were “quite a lot of copycat products and [the owners] immediately try to refer to them using our brand name”.
He said the company was now expanding overseas and moving into a broader range of products, adding that sales were similar to 2023 as “a lot of competition has come in”.
On Friday, France demanded a series of measures from Shein to demonstrate that the products sold on its website comply with the law, but dropped its initial request for a total three-month suspension of the online platform, which had been based on the sale of child-like sex dolls and prohibited weapons.
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At a hearing before the Paris court, a lawyer representing the state said that Shein must implement controls on its website, including age verification and filtering, to ensure that minors cannot access pornographic content. The state asked the court to impose a suspension of Shein’s marketplace until Shein has provided proof to Arcom, the French communications regulator, that these controls have been implemented.
Shein deactivated its marketplace- where third-party sellers offer their products- in France on November 5, after authorities discovered illegal items for sale, but its site selling Shein-branded clothing remains accessible. The state invoked Article 6.3 of France’s Digital Economy Act, which empowers judges to order measures to prevent or halt harm caused by online content.
“We don’t claim to be here to replace the European Commission,” the state’s lawyer said. “We are not here today to regulate; we are here to prevent harm, in the face of things that are unacceptable.” At the time of writing, the hearing is still ongoing.
In a statement issued last week, the Paris public prosecutor’s office said that a three-month suspension could be deemed “disproportionate” in light of European Court of Human Rights case law if Shein could prove that it had ceased all sales of illegal products. However, the public prosecutor’s office said it “fully supported” the government’s request that Shein provide evidence of the measures taken to stop such sales.
France’s decision comes against a backdrop of heightened scrutiny of Chinese giants such as Shein and Temu under the EU’s Digital Services Act, reflecting concerns about consumer safety, the sale of illegal products, and unfair competition. In the US, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Monday that he was investigating Shein to determine whether the fast-fashion retailer had violated state law relating to unethical labour practices and the sale of dangerous consumer products.
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BasicNet’s Kappa turns back the sporting clock for its new AW25 collection, which celebrates “local heroes in football” with a community-focused campaign “honouring the places and people that inspire a lifelong love of the game”.
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The campaign shines a light on local talent Tyrone Marsh in his hometown of Bedford, revisiting the streets, pitches and community spots “that shaped his football journey”.
Local photographer Simon Gill, who had pictured Marsh during many home and away games, not only “captures the Bedford Town player in the spaces that helped define his skill”, but also highlights the brand’s “rich football heritage with contemporary streetwear energy, creating visuals that pay tribute to community, culture and grassroots football”.
The journey includes Hartwell Drive, the early days of his after-school kickabouts, Hillgrounds Road, synonymous with Bedford football culture, and then onto Faraday Square, locally identified by the concrete pitches and community spirit.
To reflect that journey, the AW25 collection “offers a sense of nostalgia” with Kappa’s long-standing history in fashion and sports “seen through the Omini logo placements and 222 Banda strip”.
The campaign sees Marsh wearing Kappa styles including the Lyman and Uriah Track Tops paired with the Ulrich Track Pants in classic colourways including navy and light blue.
The wider collection includes track tops, track pants, shorts, polos, sweatshirts and T-shirts, available at select retailers across the UK including 80s Casual Classics, Terraces Menswear and RD1 Clothing.