Before the summer air fades – I felt the need to honour one of my favorite beachy brands…Lilly Pulitzer!
Lilly was a fun-loving socialite living the Palm Beach life in the glamorous 1950’s. To pass her time, she initially created a juice stand, taking citrus from her husbands’ citrus groves to sell freshly squeezed juices to passers by. To her frustration, she found that the popular refreshments often led to less-fashionable juice stains.
She set out to create a chic uniform using brightly colored patterned fabrics, to mask any stains – only leading up to an impending fashion frenzy. Her dresses quickly began to outsell her juice. An old school friend, Jackie Kennedy, was photographed wearing one of her designs and the brand took off.
Lilly Pulitzer is more than a simple shift dress…it epitomizes the affluent preppy lifestyle – one I often pretend to live (much to my husbands grumblings)…
I adore some of these classic Lilly prints, along with some unexpected new designs…
A few fun dresses, tops and pants from the current line…
Loving the Lilly accessories…from bags, to shoes, to sunglasses to jewelry – simply too much fun fun fun for us girly girls…
The Lilly lifestyle may inspire you to walk your dog in style, take your husband on a cutie picnic, fashionably file your bills, keep your croquet game times separate from your tennis lessons in your scheduler and even ooze Lilly essence with perfumes or scented candles….
And for the ultimate Lilly lover – don’t miss the limited edition Jeeps, Steinway’s, boardgames, sorority T’s (how could I have passed up the darling DG Tee back in the day?!), and the over-the-top attire for men…
