Pieces Boutique carries a variety of colorful, silky dresses. (Taylor Henry/The Daily Campus)

SMU shopping hotspot Snider Plaza is gaining a new addition with double the amount of style.

Sibling duo Lacy and Julie Thomas opened their new boutique, Pieces, on Aug. 22, in the former Betty Cupcake space.

The sisters graduated with fashion merchandising and business degrees from Louisiana State University and gained expertise in their individual industries.

Lacy worked in the corporate world as an event planner, and Julie honed her skills in design and marketing.

Before entering the real world, the Thomas’ worked at a small boutique (similar to the one they own now) throughout college.

“This is what we’ve always wanted to do,” Julie said.

And with varying backgrounds, their combining forces present the perfect balance of creativity and business that is so crucial for success.

The girls visit the Dallas market every season to search for items beyond the ordinary: geometric tanks, silky frocks and eye-catching accessories.

“We go to market to bring in other designers that are unique and different,” Lacy said.

Their secret charm also tags along to market visits.

Lucy and Julie’s mom, a stylish woman in her own right, helps them choose items that are appealing to a hip, older demographic.

“We look for things that we would wear and things that a hip 45-year-old woman would wear,” Lacy said. “And sometimes those things are the same!”

But there is no shortage of options for SMU students.

A few bright blue dresses pop right off the rack, begging to be seen on the Boulevard this football season.

The Thomas’ are even looking into game day events for football season, where SMU students would mingle and shop for their perfect dress before the game.

And the prices are college-friendly too, ranging from $16 for a tank top to $120 for a dress.

The sisters aren’t limiting themselves to University Park.

There may be more than one Pieces store in the future, as they are hoping to expand.

“And we have a lot of friends in Baton Rouge who we send clothes to all the time,” Julie said. “So it would be nice to get an ecommerce site up sometime soon.”

New merchandise is arriving all the time, so swing by 6723 Snider Plaza or “like” them on Facebook at Pieces Clothing Boutique to check out their “Piece of the Day” picks.