press > Mood Indigo - July / August 2006

"Brooklyn-based clothing designer Swati Argade had a circuitous route to fashion design...She quickly became a fixture in the downtown arts scene after her arrival in New York in 1997, but not for her clothes, at least not at first. A diverse background has served as the informal fashion training for Argade...Numerous annual summer vacations spent in India, the study of art history and a professional dance career have all found a voice within her design...