Common Assembly Founder Karina Shivdasani
NOMINEE
Nominated by
tracy lamourie
October 07, 2020
Karina Shivdasani is the founder of COMMON ASSEMBLY. She is frequently quoted in media on topics related to fashion, clothing trends, women in business, and entrepreneurship - recently featured inernationally on Ticker TV, Australia’s biggest 24 hour streaming news network
Karina is based in Houston, Texas, where she spent seven years in corporate buying and merchandising. She has a Bachelors in Marketing and Finance, MBA and Masters in Merchandising. When she was 31 years old, she founded COMMON ASSEMBLY, a concept she had in college. In addition to her passion for fashion she also has a passion for advocating for Kindness and she is pregnant with her very first child, due in Feb 2021.
More about COMMON ASSEMBLY : “Woman owned and founded in the heart of Texas. We are a small business built on dreams of creating change. We believe that as women, we all share a common thread: We want to look good, feel good, and do good. At Common Assembly, we provide women with a destination to shop ethical, effortless fashion and a place they can be reminded to be kind to themselves, too. Kind fashion is what we believe in. When you shop with us, you are helping us spread kindness because together we can make the world a little kinder. We selectively collaborate with vendors who share our common values. We require our suppliers to sign our Social Responsibility Contract. It means they have committed to: - Pay fair wages & benefits to their employees.- Provide healthy & safe working conditions.-Follow local environmental regulations relating to waste, pollutants and toxins. Kindness to others starts with recognizing your impact. Our photos are not retouched, because real bodies are beautiful. Kindness to yourself starts with loving the real you. We carefully curate our assortments with quality pieces that inspire us, can be styled multiple ways, and can be worn year after year. Our goal is to encourage you to hold on to your pieces longer so that together we can be kinder to our planet. Sustainable fabrics are our work in progress, and we are actively sourcing new suppliers and materials to be able to offer you more. Look out for the planet icon for products featuring our sustainable fabrics. All of our packaging is eco-friendly too.