Whorl
The Ultimate Feature
Written by: Kim Clerkley
Recently, DenVhere Magazine asked Colorado native Megan Timlin, owner of Whorl, how she became interested in fashion. Megan recalls during her senior year in high school, she decided she wanted to try something different from playing basketball. Upon acting on her decision to leave the basketball team, she suddenly
had more time on her hands and developed a passion for styling her own outfits. This led her to pursue a
degree in Fashion Merchandising. Megan initially attended F.I.D.M. before transferring to Marist College in
New York. She completed her schooling at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. At CSU, Megan really
got involved in fashion and felt a need to connect with the Denver fashion community.
Following her stints at Fashion Denver and Denver’s First Class Fashionista, Megan ventured to London for
an ethical and sustainable fashion conference. While in London, Megan visited Stella McCartney’s showroom,
located between the sights of London, a city deeply rooted in fashion and amazing designers. Megan opened
Whorl with the encouragement from her father who persuaded her to become an entrepreneur. Through the
encouragement and advice from her family and friends, Megan set out to open a boutique that incorporated
only good. The vision of the boutique would be to carry local Denver fashion designers and artists who are
equally working to change the world. Through the work of everyone involved, the store was creating an impression, or a fingerprint, on the world and the local Denver community. Whorl became the new name!
Michael Vasseur, the Director of Operations at Whorl says it best: “Whorl is a place where everyone is involved and a place where everyone wants to shop. We have an inclusive environment, everyone’s input is
welcomed and applied. We like to bring good things to great people; everything we do from greeting
customers to the garments we feature within the store is authentically personalized.”
Landmine Designs is a jewelry line featured within the store that focuses on social change. Landmine gives
humane jobs to women in developing countries that otherwise would be working in dangerous environments.
Through the purchase of a Landmine work of art, you help better the life of someone in a foreign country. Another line carried within the store is Save My Bag.The Save My Bag handbag collection creates environmentally friendly, washable machine-friendly handbags that cut down on the consumption and pollution of plastic
bags. Jess Quinn is another designer featured at Whorl. Quinn’s line, Good hYOUman, is a line that promotes
positive energy with shirts that have ‘feel-good’ messages like, “Give the world your best” and “Be the best
you.” AILA, which is also carried at Whorl, is a nail polish line that is free of toxins and any act of animal cruelty.
The majority of items within the store are connected to doing good, either through empowering disadvantaged
individuals or being a direct change within the manufacturing process to combat social and environmental issues within the world. Whorl features several more designers, including Stephanie Owens and Maggie Burns,
whose beautiful gown graces the cover of this issue. At the heart of Whorl is a team of individuals and artists
who set out to be do good in life. By coming to Whorl, you will be leaving a fingerprint within an amazing Denver boutique.
Whorl is located at 3326 Tejon Street, Denver, CO 80211. For more information, visit www.whorlshop.com