Xochil News

Mon, May 6, 2019

Telling Stories Through Fashion

Hopefully my message inspired someone in the audience -- and I'm pleased to share highlights from this talk (edited down from an hour) for you!


Mon, Apr 15, 2019

Benefits of a LIVE Collaborative Design Session

Designs that require draping, or functional items that need to be experimented with can benefit from having a LIVE Collaborative Design Session.





Thu, Sep 6, 2018

Make+Create Podcast


Sun, Aug 26, 2018

Make+Create Ep. 8: Meet The Chicago Pattern Maker

I was interviewed by Jen Veguilla-Lezan for an episode of Make+Create Podcast. We talk about the transition from design school to entrepreneurship in a bad economy, balancing work and motherhood, and the role technology plays in fashion design.



Sat, Jun 16, 2018

Press: Voyage Chicago


Fri, May 11, 2018

Moms Mean Business


Tue, Apr 10, 2018

Press: Voyage Chicago

I'm excited to share a recent feature in Voyage Chicago - which is a site dedicated to telling the stories of creatives, artists and entrepreneurs in the Chicago area.


Fri, Mar 23, 2018

The Full Color Life

Last month I met Hannah Lynn of The Full Color Life, and we sat down for a fun interview, where we discussed Chicago fashion, how I got my start in the industry and what it means to have a capsule wardrobe.




Mon, Oct 23, 2017

Kansas City Recap


Tue, Sep 12, 2017

The "Project Runway Effect"








Fri, Nov 13, 2015

Just Launched: Fibre Athletics


Wed, Nov 4, 2015

Stuff I'm Working On

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