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“SHIFT BY SWATI” is a colorful line of dresses and tops featuring the classic grace of Swati’s signature style and the comfort of modal jersey. These effortlessly elegant and easy to wear pieces draw from a color palette inspired by the American Southwest, and feature hand embroidery and traditional Indian block prints, magniﬁed and silk-screened by hand. “SHIFT BY SWATI” is assembled in a factory in New Delhi, India with comfortable working conditions where employees receive fair wages and are paid overtime.

Indian-American clothing designer and entrepreneur Swati Argade creates inspired, distinctive, high-quality clothing that enhances the beauty of women, and nurtures and supports the people who make them. Swati chooses fabrics and affects that help to sustain the maintenance and development of local economies and ancient traditions like weaving, embroidery, and dyeing. Her clothing appeals to a wide range of personal styles, blending ethnic and bohemian aesthetics with an urban refinement and sophistication. She describes her style as "a gentle kiss between tradition and the future—an expression of now." Read more...