Our story begins in 1904. Mary Meyer was born Mary Lorang in New York City. When she was a little girl, she learned how to sew from her mother by mending the family’s hats, blouses and pantaloons
Everyone noticed how much Mary loved to sew!
Mary’s father was a manager in one of New York City’s finest hotels during the 1920’s. She learned about style and fashion from him. The glamorous people in the beautiful clothes of the Roaring 20’s were the inspiration for her own creations.
As a teenager, Mary went to a public school the specialized in sewing. There she learned how to make patterns and work with fabrics that would later become colorful pincushion animals.