Lilly Pulitzer.... A fashion icon and brilliantly creative woman.
It all began with Lilly just trying to keep herself neat and fashionable while juicing oranges. She designed 'shift dresses' with her seamstress that were fully lined for comfort and made in wildly bright colors that hid orange juice stains. Her flair for this simple, but eccentric approach to fashion took off, and she began selling more of her shapeless shift dresses than juice! Lilly quickly grabbed the attention of her dear friend, Jackie Kennedy, who loved the bold, vivacious, and playful designs so much that she was photographed with the family by Life Magazine ...... and well the rest is history! After all, Jackie was the trend setter of the 1960's!
“It was made from kitchen curtain material and people went crazy,” Ms. Pulitzer said.
“They took off like Zingo.”
Over the years, the Lilly Pulitzer name has been a mild blip on my radar, even though her line now includes handbags, sundresses, bathing suits, and even men's pajamas. Lilly's line expolded into a huge flashing "incoming beam" on that radar when in 2011, Lee Jofa introduced Lilly Pulitzer line of home fabrics...... WOWZA!!!
Check out some of my favorites....even the names are fun!!
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| Shell We Hotty Pink! |
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| Heritage Floral Multi |
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| Lilly Lace Tide Blue |
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| Well Connected Aqua Orange |
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| Racey Lacey Lush Green |
Lee Jofa did an amazing job capturing Lilly's spirit and flair in these fabrics.
Here's to forever living life to the fullest, dressing with a purpose, and never, never, ever be afraid of color!
Lilly Pulitzer November 10, 1931 ~ April 7, 2013
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