Michaela and the Mannequins
Notes from Michaela: Sara Campbell Ltd. is a small dressmaking company in the South End. We’re in a five-story brick building on Plympton Street. The first floor has the store in the front, and the sample shop in the back. On the second floor is the office. That’s where all the fabric buying, web design, clothing design, and accounting go on. The fourth floor is used for storage and shipping. Because Sara Campbell Ltd. is such a small company, I get to help everyone out. I get to do something different every day. Some days, I man the store and make sales, others I assist in the design room upstairs, and some days I make little bows that get sewn onto coats. I also got to write descriptions for the clothing on the website, like “Nicknamed ‘The Magic Dress’ by our staff, this sleek shift does wonders for anyone’s figure! Comes in wisteria, mustard, pumpkin, and brown.” I’m learning a lot about what it takes to make a business work, especially one that sells clothing. And I’m definitely coming back to buy some clothes!