Sweta Vakani

Sweta Vakani was born and raised in NJ and has been experimenting with sewing and clothing since the age of 10. After earning a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Costume Design/Technology in Boston at Emerson College and working up and down the east coast in theater and costume design, she moved to Austin in 2011 to pursue a graduate degree in Costume Technology at The University of Texas at Austin.

After receiving her masters from The University of Texas, Sweta transitioned from theater and costume work into working for apparel product development and design startups.

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