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Podcast: The co-lab career stories
Episode: Swati Argade - Founder and Creative Director of Bhoomki
Description: American-born Swati Argade is the Founder and Creative Director of Bhoomki, one of New York City’s leading destinations for sustainable fashion since 2012.
Swati began her fashion career in South India while working on a documentary. In 2006 while in Calcutta, Swati was shocked to see children on factory floors producing $5,000 leather bags—the kind found in glossy fashion magazines. She decided to take a break from producing fashion collections to study the apparel supply chain and identify solutions for change. In 2012, Swati opened Bhoomki Boutique to provide a space for customers to discover brands committed to social and...