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1–5 July Female fashion voices at Berlin Fashion Week
We are excited to announce our participation in Berlin Fashion Week under the theme of “Female Fashion Voices”. Explore our curation of female-led impact brands with two new additions from India who are joining us in person specifically for fashion week - Saheli Women and Lafaani. Discover women-owned fashion brands redefining the narrative of fashion’s potential to create impact. By bringing in diverse female voices and global perspectives, we aim to inspire new ways of thinking about fashion’s role in creating positive change.
Discover and shop their collections at our store and meet the founders who will invite you into the fascinating world of their respective brands, sustainable techniques and cultures.
Fashion Week Highlights:
1 July 5–9PM Evening Event
WAA x WLP: Berlin Fashion Week meets Indian craft.
3 July 10.00–11.30AM Exclusive Brunch & Showcase
Invite only - an exclusive presentation of the fashion collections by Lafaani & Saheli Women, presented by their founders next to a delicious brunch kindly served by Codos.
3–5 July Craft Workshops with Saheli Women
– Natural Dye Workshop: Thu 3 July 7.30–9.30PM
– Natural Dye Workshop: Fri 4 July 7.30-9.30 PM
– Embroidery Workshop: Sat 5 July 9.30 – 11.30AM
Find more info & sign up links below
1–5 July Shop Collections & Meet The Founders
Opening hours: Tue-Fri: 12-7 PM & Sat: 12-6 PM
participating Brands
Saheli Women
Saheli Women is a female-led social enterprise founded in 2015 by Madhu Vaishnav in the rural village of Bhikamkor, Rajasthan, India with the mission of empowering over 70 women artisans through ethical slow-fashion and sustainable livelihoods. The collective co-creates handcrafted garments featuring hand-embroidery, block printing, natural dyeing, and handloom fabric with notable international brands such as Zazi Vintage, Louise Misha, Lekha, El Pelut, and Mountain & Moon. Their most recent Dhora Collection is now being showcased during Berlin Fashion Week, reflecting both creative craftsmanship and conscious design on a global platform.
Lafaani
Lafaani is a circular, sustainable fashion brand based in India, its name drawn from the Urdu word for "immortality." Founded by Drishti Modi and Rashmick Bose - both environmentalists - the brand creates heirloom-quality garments that combine traditional Indian craftsmanship with modern, multifunctional design. Each piece is handcrafted from indigenous cottons - hand-spun, hand-woven, naturally dyed, and 100% biodegradable while supporting fair-living wages and fostering artisan collaboration. With eco-conscious principles embedded throughout, Lafaani celebrates timeless style, cultural heritage, and circular design from seed to stitch.
WLP Curation
During Berlin Fashion Week, White Label Project presents a curated selection of female-founded impact brands from around the world. This season’s line-up includes Mola Sasa (Colombia), De Castro (India), Gunia Project (Ukraine), Sac de Soul (Guatemala), Curadox (Mexico), Pichulik (South Africa), Sevar Studios (Afghanistan), Studio Conchita (Mexico), and more. These brands marry contemporary design with rich craft heritage such as hand-stitched Kuna textiles, Indian ikats, and Ukrainian folk traditions reflecting WLP’s commitment to preserving artisanal techniques, supporting fair income, and encouraging conscious consumption. With this curation, WLP brings a global, female-led perspective on sustainable fashion to Berlin’s creative stage.
Event Program
WAA x WLP: Berlin Fashion Week meets Indian craft
1 July between 5.00PM–9PM
Berlin Fashion Week is back, and we are marking the moment with an ode to Indian craftsmanship in collaboration with Women Authors of Achievement - a podcast for authentic voices and powerful stories, celebrating trailblazing women in Berlin and beyond. Founded and hosted by Daria Suvorova, the podcast creates space for bold ideas and meaningful impact.
This time, we focus on India, it's all about rich textures and bright colors, celebrating women-led brands like Saheli Women, Lafaani, and more.
Location:
WLP Store | Kleine Hamburger Str. 15
Come by our store in Mitte to enjoy delicious wine by Hungermüller, snacks by Just Nosh, curated experiences, and a chance for you to support women artisans.
RSVP below. The event is free, but space is limited.
P.S. Last year, we co-hosted a podcast with WLP featuring co-founder Hila Limar. Make sure you have a listen here.
Natural Dye Workshop with Saheli Women
Join Saheli Women's founder Madhu Vaishnav as she leads you through the Indian natural dye technique of eco printing.
The Workshop
The workshop starts with a joint meditation and an introduction to the traditional eco-printing techniques over some chai and cardamon lattes generously provided by Codos Coffee.
Each participant will receive an Indian silk scarf to be individually designed and printed during the workshop. The workshop will end with each participant taking their scarves with them and being inspired by the rich stories about Indian craftsmanship.
About eco-printing
Eco-printing is a sustainable botanical print technique that transfers a natural print onto fabric. In the eco-printing process, colour is extracted from natural plant materials, like marigold and English rose and transferred onto the fabric, secured by steam.
The beauty of eco-printing is that no piece of fabric will ever be exactly replicated. Each garment made from eco-printing is completely unique and irreproducible. The print depends on the placement of the petals as they are scattered on the fabric by hand. It is also a completely natural and slow technique that uses renewable materials and is not harmful to the environment.
All materials are provided for you to create your own unique eco printed silk scarf.
Available time slots:
Thursday 7.30PM–9.30PM
Friday 7.30PM–9.30PM
Embroidery Workshop with Saheli Women
Join Saheli Women's founder Madhu Vaishnav as she leads you through an embroidery workshop!
The workshop starts with a joint meditation and an introduction to the traditional Rajasthani hand embroidery techniques over some chai and cardamon lattes generously provided by Codos Coffee.
Each participant can embroidery their own piece of fabric or clothing or embroider an Indian cotton scarf.
The workshop will end with each participant taking their embroidered piece with them and being inspired by the rich stories about Indian craftsmanship.
About Rajasthani embroidery
Embroidery is a culturally rich technique in Rajasthan. Our female artisans are trained in both traditional Indian and Rajasthani embroidery techniques, such as shisha, rabari, zari and sindhi, as well as more contemporary embroidery techniques.
Shobha, our Embroidery Manager, is always coming up with innovative modern techniques every day and can just about embroidery anything onto garments! If you have a garment you would like to mend through embroidery, we also recommend bringing this along.
Hand embroidery takes time, care, great attention to detail and love.
All materials are provided for you to create your own unique piece of embroidery on a cotton scarf.
Available time slots:
Saturday 9.30AM – 11.30AM
Shop collections & meet the founders
Get the chance to explore and shop all pieces exhibited during Berlin Fashion Week and meet the founders of Saheli Women and Lafaani in person, who are joining us in Berlin from India.
Learn about their sustainable production techniques and materials and take home your favorite handcrafted piece on the spot.
We welcome private customers as well as B2B buyers during the event and are happy to present our assortment and ways of working to you.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Opening hours:
Thu–Fri: 12PM–7PM
Sat: 12PM–6PM
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