04/02/2015 It’s hard to say where an artist’s inspiration comes from. It can be
something as simple as a color, a soft texture, or from a treasured
memory that is close to your heart. For Lacy Gutierrez, owner and
designer of Olive Mae Clothing, family memories always offer inspiration
for her designs. Lacy has loving memories of shopping for buttons with
her mother and grandmother at a button store in Dallas. Wandering
through aisle after aisle of brightly colored buttons offered Lacy a
time in her life where creativity was not only nurtured but also
encouraged. Lacy takes great pride in knowing that every detail of her
designs has been personally chosen for a reason. Choosing a button to
include in a dress design may seem like a simple task, but not for an
artist. The color has to be just right to compliment the soft tones in a
romantic dress, or bright and fun to add the perfect amount of pop to a
summer ensemble. The size is also taken into account as well as how the
buttons are skillfully sewn into the material of the outfit. It is said
that it takes ten thousand hours of practice to become proficient at a
skill. Lacy has been sewing with her family since she was a young girl
so it is easy to see where her level of artistry, love for design, and
attention to detail stem from. She still finds joy in wandering the
aisles of buttons, now with her own children, showing them all the
brightly colored jars filled with buttons and inspiration, knowing that
one day they to will fondly look back and remember going button shopping
with mom.
Located in Plano, Texas, Olive Mae Clothing was launched in 2014 and is the brainchild of Lacy Gutierrez, a lifelong clothing designer, seamstress and budding entrepreneur. A busy working mom with three small children of her own, Lacy began with the vision of creating a little girl’s d…
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