Production Mode

Honored to be included in 50 in Design 2026 list, along with some of my favorite collaborators & colleagues including - who featured PM in their first Celebration of Chicago Style show, Colbey Reid, director of the School of Fashion - who trusted me with the task of developing the department’s inaugural sustainable fashion practice course a few years ago, & John Leydon, who has championed PM & many other Chi designers as part of , & many more with whom I hope to connect!

Photo by and article by - thanks to the entire Newcity team- especially Brian and Jan Hieggelke.

Please go see the exhibition nentioned in the write-up, Flyway City, designed & co-curated by & Design 50 hall of famer (opening June 11)- PM fabricated the giant curtain featured in the exhibition. Thanks to Director of Exhibitions for her always visionary work and for trusting us on this project!

I’m wearing vintage PM- a design hand-painted by - another Chicago powerhouse & gem!

SAVE THE DATE for our GARDEN PARTY at the boutique on Sat, May 30, 12-6 pm. Celebrate SPRING with our guests artists
📷3 reimagined vintage & heirloom fine jewelry
📷4 handloomed knits & hats
📷5 selling matcha, loose leaf teas, & candy kittens
📷1-2 Plus we’re debuting our Portofino dress! Made of the most vibrant yarn-dyed cotton, handwoven by fair trade co-op Swallows in Bangladesh- shot by on HMUA & styling by - all accessories available at Production Mode
📷6-7 AND check out new work by
📷8 +
📷9 & 10 NEW WORKSHOPS now live!
Sat, June 13, 10 am-noon come mend with !
Sat, June 27, 1-4 pm explore indigo dye, shibori, & itajime with - and come home with two silk scarves of your own design
Check our b i o for tickets
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Can’t make the party? We’re open Wednesdays-Sundays 12-6 pm AND we have lots of new pieces ONLINE- including The Portofino dress & the pants on slide 4!

Spring newness!
📷1 by of HMU by styling by ft our petal pink linen t-shirt & silk charmeuse 30s skirt + accessories available at our boutique including pony leopard boots by .fratellino (all styles now 40% off) & a shibori indigo scarf by
📷2 love natural dyes, shibori, & indigo? Sign up for our class on Sat, 6/27 led by - link in b i o.
📷3-5 NEW work by now in the shop
📷6 NEW Earn Your Stripes top in the shop made of handwoven azo free yarn dyed cotton
📷7 bts shot of our new Portofino dress (same team as shot 1!)- now in store in berry & spruce made of handwoven azo free yarn dyed cotton
📷8 our linen twill barrel leg pants in denim blue paired with a hand loomed sweater by & new black linen tunic by
📷9-10 save the date for Sat, May 30, 12-6 pm - we will welcome to the shop for a trunk show ft her gorgeous jewelry made of reimagined heirloom gems. We’ll be opening up our backyard garden if the weather permits.
📷11-13 AND will be joining on May 30 as well with new hats & summer knit wear- we have a selection of new pieces for you to enjoy in the meantime!

CELEBRATE WITH US THIS SATURDAY, 2/21, 12-6 PM!

Join us for a trunk show with designer Stephanie Nugent of (📷2-3) : a sustainable fashion collection of one-of-a-kind pieces made entirely of vintage textiles & repurposed garments.

We met Stephanie while showing our work together on the .runway during She’s a pioneer of circular fashion- we’re excited to have her collection in the store as we celebrate the launch our resale program of preloved PM garments, Circular Mode!

Join us for delicious snacks & drinks by and peruse IndyVin and Production Mode pieces both new and preloved. Find a piece to get you through the end of winter &/or something to get you excited for the coming of spring.
📷4 sneak peek at the Puzzle Sweatshirt: our first piece designed by asst deisgner - such a fresh take- paired here with our new sapphire bootcut cords in 100% cotton- a knit that looks like a woven- the perfect marriage of stretch and structure.
📷5 thanks to everyone who entered our raffle benefitting - together we raised $600.
📷6 three tickets remain for our Intro to Silk Painting Workshoo with on Saturday, Feb 28, 1-5 pm. Link to purchase in b i o!