EntrepreneurFashion designer, patron of Memphis music, philanthropist, Chairman and CEO of Pat Kerr, Inc., a couture design firm, specializing in Baby, Ball Gowns and Bridal. Founder of The Blues Ball, the Jingle Bell Ball, and the Nutcracker Ball benefiting Memphis music, children and the arts.
Her designs have been featured in retail windows of Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and Henri Bendel, and in books and magazines, including Martha Stewart Weddings, the Tiffany Wedding Book, and The Plaza Hotel Wedding Book.
Lived in London for 20 years developing an extensive private royal collection including gowns from Princess Diana, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Queen Victoria, and King George III. Items from her private collection are currently showcased in Kensington Palace, London, until January2016.
Former and current board memberships include St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis in May, University of Memphis, Memphis Rock ‘N Soul Museum, NARAS, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institutes, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s Guideposts National Cabinet, Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission, Memphis & Shelby County Film & TV Commission, among others.
Chairman/CEO of Celebrations, an upscale lifestyle events company and Memphis Charitable Foundation.
Pat Kerr, Inc.-A clothing firm with three divisions: Couture, Children’s Couture and Bridal Couture
Celebrations!!!-Planning and producing large events
1980
1992
“‘Entrepreneurship embodies the spirit of the creative world of business and separates it from the mundane.”
