Fashion
UK’s Topshop unveils Tolu Coker capsule collection
Led by Coker’s creative vision, the collection brings a fresh perspective to contemporary womenswear. Clean lines, sculptural silhouettes and purposeful detailing run throughout, offering a considered approach to dressing that is both versatile and expressive.
Tolu Coker’s 18-piece capsule with Topshop is now live, blending precision tailoring with sculptural silhouettes and versatile modern staples.
Featuring reimagined denim sets, strong-shouldered knits, a tailored three-piece suit and a signature check dress, the collection reflects movement and identity.
The “DOORS” campaign explores social mobility, celebrating creativity, culture and accessibility.
At the heart of the collection is Coker’s precision tailoring, reinterpreted across modern staples and statement pieces. Highlights include:
- Denim re-imagined into co-ordinated sets including cropped jackets, multi-pocket jeans and mini and maxi skirts featuring Coker’s signature pleating;
- Knitted jumpers with strong shoulders and knitted dresses with refined fit and flare shaping;
- A tailored three-piece suit designed to mix, match and layer across seasons;
- Sculpted shirting darted and cinched with domed sleeves for contrast and proportion play; and
- A signature shape checkered dress with cut-out back detail
The campaign, titled “DOORS” explores social mobility and the thresholds the modern woman crosses throughout life, from work to home, private to public, arrival to reinvention, and the wardrobe she carries with her through each one. The film was directed by her brother and long-time collaborator Ade Coker, photography was captured by Rashidi Noah, millinery crafted by Virna Pasquinelli and music by Grammy Award-winning, Gaetan Judd.
Tolu Coker said: Working with Topshop on this collection felt like an opportunity to speak directly to a part of British fashion culture that shaped so many of us in real time. We set out to create pieces that understand movement, identity and the way people actually live and dress now. For me, it was about bringing community, craft and culture into conversation while embracing Topshop’s spirit of creativity and accessibility, so the collection feels elevated but never detached from the people it’s for.
Michelle Wilson, Managing Director of Topshop said: Topshop has always believed in championing new talent and giving emerging designers a global platform. Our fashion-loving community wants creativity, personality and cultural relevance. Tolu embodies that spirit completely. Seeing pieces from this collection debut on the runway at her London Fashion Week show, and the incredible reaction they received, was a testament to her vision and the power of this collaboration. Together, we’ve created a collection that feels modern, expressive and unmistakably ours.
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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)
The report, titled ‘Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain in India’, was released by the Union Minister of Textiles at an event held at Udyog Bhawan. The study provides a comprehensive assessment of textile waste generation, recovery pathways, recycling technologies and opportunities to strengthen circularity across the country’s textile value chain.
India generates around 70.73 lakh tonnes of textile waste annually, with more than 70 per cent already recovered through recycling, reuse and other value-recovery processes. The study finds that 42 per cent of textile waste originates from pre-consumer sources such as manufacturing waste, while 58 per cent comes from post-consumer disposal.
India’s textile recycling sector is poised for strong growth as circular economy practices gain momentum. With the country generating over 70 lakh tonnes of textile waste annually and more than 70 per cent already recovered, expanding recycling infrastructure and technologies could transform waste into a valuable resource.
The market may reach $3.5 billion by 2030, creating nearly one lakh green jobs.
Around 95 per cent of pre-consumer textile waste is recovered, reflecting strong recovery networks within the industry. The report also notes that the spinning sector has established a benchmark for circular production, with nearly 100 per cent of spinning waste reintegrated into production through in-situ recycling processes.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh said India’s textile sector has strong potential to lead the global transition towards sustainable and circular production systems. He added that the report provides a data-driven blueprint to transform textile waste into an economic resource through recycling, upcycling and resource recovery.
About 55 per cent of India’s post-consumer textile waste is diverted from landfills through an extensive informal collection and sorting network that supports 40-45 lakh livelihoods, many of them women from marginalised communities.
Cluster analysis in the report identifies Panipat as a major hub for mechanical textile recycling, receiving waste from multiple textile clusters for processing. The study suggests that expanding recycling infrastructure across key textile hubs could further improve efficiency and support localised recycling.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (JP)
Countries that share land borders with India include China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Afghanistan.
The Indian cabinet recently approved amendments to the FDI policy governing investments from countries sharing land borders with India.
The government introduced a 60-day decision timeline for proposals in certain manufacturing sectors, clarifying rules around beneficial ownership.
The decision seeks to streamline investment approvals while maintaining safeguards on strategic investments from neighbours.
The government introduced a 60-day decision timeline for proposals in certain manufacturing sectors, clarifying rules around beneficial ownership.
The decision seeks to streamline investment approvals while maintaining safeguards on strategic investments from bordering nations.
Under Press Note 3 introduced in 2020, foreign companies with shareholders from countries sharing land borders with India were required to obtain mandatory government approval for investments in any sector.
The amended framework defines the criteria for determining ‘beneficial owner’, aligning it with definitions used under the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules, 2005.
The beneficial ownership test will be applied at the level of the investor entity, according to an official release.
The policy also allows investors with non-controlling beneficial ownership of up to 10 per cent from land-bordering countries to invest under the automatic route, subject to sectoral caps and applicable conditions.
Such investments will need disclosure of relevant information by the investee entity to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
The cabinet also introduced an expedited approval mechanism, under which proposals for investments from these countries in specific manufacturing sectors will be processed within 60 days.
The sectors covered under the fast-track approval include capital goods manufacturing, electronic capital goods, electronic components, polysilicon and ingot-wafer manufacturing.
The amendments are intended to unlock greater FDI inflows from global funds into start-ups and deep-tech sectors while also advancing the government’s ease-of-doing-business agenda.
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