Episode 51: Sewn Adaptive

Sewn Adaptive is a unique tailor shop specializing in adaptive alterations for people with disabilities. Founded in Pasadena, California in 2022 by Lynn Brannelly and Alexander Andronescu, Sewn Adaptive has quickly grown to be the first fully accessible tailoring and alteration service. Here, we believe everyone should feel confident and independent in their clothes.IG: @SewnadaptiveWebsite: https://sewnadaptive.com/I’m Lynn and I have been a professional Union costume designer and wardrobe stylist for film and television Local 892, since 1996. One of my costume designs for Intel is a permanent archive, in the Smithsonian institution museum of natural history. I live in Los Angeles, California. I am the Co-founder of Sewn Adaptive a custom tailoring and alterations shop in Pasadena, CA. We specialize in adaptive alterations for people with disabilities.I have been sewing since I was seven years old, self-taught until I went back to college the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for fashion design and interior design at 35 years old ,after being diagnosed severely dyslexic,.This is lengthy, but I’m 56 years old so I’ve done some living. In Spring of 2024 my first design as a Know Me licensee will be launched. One of the first licenses to be over 50.I am the mother of three grown children who live in Utah and have four granddaughters, and a grandson on the way.  My husband, David, and I have been together for almost 10 years and he’s simply the best. IG: @Lws_lynnwardrobesews Portfolio & Film reel website: https://www.lynnbrannelly.comIG:lws_trims: https://lwstrims.comI am Alex, a Los Angeles based fashion designer with a background in tailoring and garment manufacturing. I studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and tailoring in Italy. I took the expertise I gained in both these places back to Los Angeles where I opened a small but very productive garment factory. I continued to create custom suits while expanding my experience in manufacturing as I took opportunities to manage factories in El Paso and Las Vegas. In 2022, I came together with Lynn Brannelly to create costumes for Cirque Du Soleil and later joined forces to tailor for Runway of Dreams, a runway show for people with disabilities to showcase adaptive fashion. We loved the idea of adaptive fashion and decided to fill a need opening the first Adaptive tailoring and alteration shop ever in Pasadena, California. We make custom clothing, adaptive accessories and alter clothes to specific disabilities every day and can’t wait to see what the future brings to Sewn Adaptive!Instagram: @alexander_the_tailorWebsite: alexandertailored.comCheck out our NEW website and signup for our newsletter to be the first to know who we are interviewing next, submit questions for the podcast, and so much more!https://thesewcialhourpodcast.com/Join us next Tuesday as the hosts chat about our first year of The Sewcial Hour Podcast and take a moment to review all the amazing moments we've shared!Follow The Hosts:Ashley: https://linktr.ee/charmedbyashleyBethany: https://linktr.ee/CraftwithbethanySupport the show -  https://www.patreon.com/thesewcialhourpodcast Support the Show.