SINGRID OLSEN LADIES VINTAGE BLAZER W/SNAP (2) BUTTON CLOSURE (12P)

SIGRID OLSEN LADIES VINTAGE BLAZER W/SNAP (2) BUTTON CLOSURE Fashion Designer with a passion for Creative Wellbeing. Olsen began her career as a weaver, and by 1984 had joined with four other artists to form a co-op crafts gallery they called Ten Hands in Rockport, Massachusetts. Around this same time, she began printing her fabrics, which she did by using potato halves to produce colorful, abstract, patterns. She began selling home wares such as quilts and pillows made from her fabrics, and then ventured into clothing. To the surprise of many of her devoted customers, American designer Sigrid Olsen is a real person, not just the ideal name for a women's clothing label. The Massachusetts native began her career as an artist, and her exuberant, colorful textile prints launched a business in the 1980s that grew impressively over the years. Since becoming part of the Liz Claiborne empire in 1999, Olsen's company has moved into the retail market with freestanding stores, and the designer has taken a more public role as the face behind the brand. Olsen attributes the phenomenal success of her line to her enthusiasm for her work. "I have a passion for what I do," she told Marylin Johnson in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I hire people I love to work with and keep the work environment stimulating, inspirational, and fun. Plus, I follow my instincts and don't overthink!"