Xochil News

Fri, Nov 1, 2019

The Product Development Process

Have you ever wondered what goes into starting a clothing line? Or have you been wanting to start and not know where to begin? This is the perfect place to start!


Sun, Sep 15, 2019

BRAVA Magazine Feature: Meet These Entrepreneurial Businesswomen

Learn how Xochil helps the designers of LEV Apparel turn their ideas into finished garments.


Sat, May 11, 2019

Moms Behind the Scenes


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"






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