Ensures fair living wage for producers
Discloses the community being impacted
Reduces the environmental impact
Focusses on women producers
Created using handcrafted methods
Reduces/Reuses/
Recycles resources
Recycles resources
Made out of responsible materials
Avoids use of chemicals or toxic materials
Biodegradable or environment friendly
Swahlee is an impact-driven studio workshop creating quality womenswear. The Swahlee team crafts effortless, timeless styles for active, modern, global women. Based in India’s fabled northeast region, Swahlee is creative and intentional about using all-natural fabrics that are environmentally sustainable. Swahlee uses recycled and upcycled fabrics when possible.
Purpose
Less is more when you have the right pieces. With capsule collections, Swahlee embodies less is more ethos for sustainable clothing. They craft timeless, versatile, and easy wardrobe essentials designed to simplify getting dressed. Their sustainable capsule collection is made with all-natural artisan textiles and upcycled, repurposed fabrics. Their goal is to preserve traditional crafts and promote a circular textile economy. They create career opportunities for women in northeast India who face barriers to safe, fair employment.
People
Swahlee began with a desire to create safe, ethical jobs for women in northeast India who face barriers to employment. Swahlee believes in the power of meaningful job creation to end poverty, impacting lives for generations to come.
Planet
They are creative and intentional about using all-natural fabrics that are environmentally sustainable. Many of their pieces are made using upcycled, recycled, and deadstock fabrics. They make their garments to minimize wastage. They believe that with purposeful choices and planning, those in the fashion industry can become much better stewards of the environment. The Swahlee model proves this can be done.