The Sewing Room: The Sewing Room Owner - Jennifer Serr - My Jobs In Fashion

For something a little different, today's video will be all about my job history prior to owning The Sewing Room. Starting from childhood, I've always loved clothes and fashion and learned how to sew with a machine when I was seven. My first paid sewing jobs were making prom dresses for my friends, which I absolutely loved. After high school I went to fashion school to learn the fundamentals of Fashion Design and earned an AA degree.
Ever the entrepreneurial spirit, I started a millinery business at nineteen, while working part time in retail and cafes. That lasted a year or so before I realized that I had to pay self employment taxes. Yikes. Life lesson. And there is something to be said about health care and a steady paycheck.

With great luck, I landed a position in the technical design department at Gap Inc. where I learned so much. By attending multiple fittings a week, communicating with factories, merchandisers and designers as well as being a team member really prepared me for my next steps. This job showed me how to be professional. It took over 10 years to really make that happen, but it did. There is nothing like working in the corporate world.

After leaving Gap, to pursue my dream of designing wedding gowns, I continued to freelance as both a pattern maker and fashion instructor while building my business. Life happened and I had a baby, which changed the course of my career. During this time, I pursued my creativity, trying out both teaching children how to sew while also creating home goods from recycled materials.

The teaching eventually won out, when I started instructing 8 year old Maya, who turned out to be a bit of a fashion prodigy. She had friends who wanted to learn how to sew who had friends etc, until I found myself organizing Summer Fashion Camps. That business has been growing now for over 12 years and I'm happy to say that it's my favorite job to date.

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Thanks so much and Happy Fashion!
xo
Jennifer