About Us
Tara Sartoria is a women-owned, Chicago-based premium artisan silk house founded by Tara Nguyen in 2020. We create timeless silk clothing that preserves ancient craftsmanship, empowers women, and invites our customers to embrace a life of self-care, comfort, and meaningful choices.
Each piece is handcrafted in limited quantities by skilled artisans in Vietnam’s historic silk villages, using the finest 27-momme natural mulberry silk: a rare, premium artisan fabric that’s thicker, stronger, and more luxurious than the mass-produced 19 or 22 momme silks used by most brands. Our silk is naturally thermoregulating, free from harmful chemicals, and machine washable for effortless, everyday elegance.
Our commitment to sustainability guides everything we do: we use minimal packaging, avoid fabric waste, and embrace low-impact, eco-friendly practices. We work directly with artisans, providing fair wages, flexible work, and donating 10% of our profits to fund university scholarships and microfinance loans for women in disadvantaged communities. When these women succeed, they lift the hopes and dreams of the whole community.
Our name reflects our mission: Tara, after the Buddhist goddess of compassion and protection, and Sartoria, the Italian word for a tailor’s workshop, an homage to the handmade artistry that defines our clothing.