
OUR STORY
SWIATLO: “LIGHT, TO ILLUMINATE” IN POLISH. SWIATLO was founded in 2019 by Parsons alumni Liz Hartman Sitaraman shortly after she met her husband Ashwath on Tinder in New Delhi and left her life in NYC to live with him in India. However, a deep love for Indian craft and culture had sparked three years prior when Liz took a break from corporate life at Ralph Lauren in NYC to visit Ahmedabad, Gujarat and learn about craft textiles. What was supposed to be a one month trip turned into 6 months and a lifelong textile love affair. As an avid seamstress since childhood with a passion for sewing and painting, Liz felt drawn to the intrinsic eco-awareness of Indian craft and the warm vibrancy of Indian culture inspiring this venture with these magical textiles. SWIATLO is slow intentional fashion, combining the colorful intricacy of Indian craft with easy modern silhouettes, supporting our skilled artisans to offer you glamorous seasonless forever pieces you'll feel excited to wear again and again.
Liz and Ashwath currently split their time between NYC and New Delhi with their cat Kimchi and their dog Fred.

March 22 2020: Our big lockdown South Indian Tamil wedding, a date set months prior which ended up falling on the Janta Curfew enacted in the beginning days of the pandemic.
SWIATLO is a mission-driven international fashion brand based between New York and New Delhi. We are passionate about colorful Indian textiles and upcycling, educational cultural exchange + supporting the women makers and artisan craftspeople who make up our supply chain.
"When we see the hand in a garment we see divinity manifest. We are supporting those who channel Source into our physical world”


