Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Lilly Pulitzer Dies at 81; Heiress Who Gave Elite Clothes a Tropical Splash

I have been wearing Lilly Pulitzer designs devotedly since I was a teenager. Even my New York apartment is completely decked out with the signature patterns and bright colors. I guess you could say I'm somewhat obsessed.

I have been wearing Lilly Pulitzer designs devotedly since I was a teenager. Even my New York apartment is completely decked out with the signature patterns and bright colors. I guess you could say I'm somewhat obsessed.

Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau, the iconic fashion designer, has died at the age of 81.

According to company lore, the label “started with a juice stand” Ms. Pulitzer opened “in the shadow” of her husband's citrus groves in Palm Beach. (According to the New York Times, Lilly McKim, born into a wealthy Long Island family, eloped with

I was shocked to hear that Lilly Pulitzer died this weekend. Not because she was so young–she was 81–but because I never quite thought of her as real. That's not to say I didn't think of her. For a long time, as a kid, I thought

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Lilly Pulitzer Dies at 81; Heiress Who Gave Elite Clothes a Tropical Splash

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