Today is Diwali, also known as The Festival of Lights.

For Hindus, Diwali is the most important festival of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes.

On Wednesday, a friend hosted a Diwali gathering/showcase of goods from the site Exclusively In (today’s Friday Find — sign up!), which is kind of like a Gilt Groupe, with only Indian designers. There was lots of pretty jewelry.

I fell in love with this ring…

…and am head over heels in love with this harness/vest thing.

There were samosas too — all veggie and not too spicy. I had two.

The Indian cookies were crazy sweet. I think I ate two of those too, which was definitely one too much.

But hey, it’s Diwali, let’s celebrate!

As increasingly cold winds are blowing through the streets of NY, I find myself longing for the warm breeze of summer.

Satara is both fairtrade fashion label and NGO. The collection, designed by Dutch designer Moniek van Erven, is made by women in India who are self-employed and through this work able to support their families.

The inspiration for the collection comes from the beautiful concept and culture of hand-woven Khadi fabric. The cloth is steeped in Indian history and was an icon of Mahatma Ghandi’s liberation movement, where it embodied the ideas of freedom and autonomy, truth, and closeness with nature. Building on these words, the Satara collection represents the dream of empowerment, femininity, and independence.

Gorgeous.

View Satara’s entire collection here.