PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Lilly Pulitzer and her husband Peter after flying in from his orange groves. Lilly disembarked with her gold hoops in her ears and her "Lillies" in hand.
Famous Quotes:
Life's Party. Dress like it!
"Jackie wore one of my dresses – it was made from kitchen curtain material – and people went crazy. They took off like zingo. Everybody loved them, and I went into the dress business."
"Essentially Lilly: A Guide to Colorful Entertaining"
Known for:
- Being so unpretentious gypsy she would walk down posh Worth Avenue in her bare feet.
- Often dressing without undergarments in order to survive the summer heat in Florida.
- Was once a volunteer at a hospital for veteran in the Bronx, New York!
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Life Magazine 1963 |
Lilly Pulitzer and her husband Peter after flying in from his orange groves. Lilly disembarked with her gold hoops in her ears and her "Lillies" in hand.
Famous Quotes:
Life's Party. Dress like it!
"Jackie wore one of my dresses – it was made from kitchen curtain material – and people went crazy. They took off like zingo. Everybody loved them, and I went into the dress business."
"Essentially Lilly: A Guide to Colorful Entertaining"
Known for:
- Being so unpretentious gypsy she would walk down posh Worth Avenue in her bare feet.
- Often dressing without undergarments in order to survive the summer heat in Florida.
- Was once a volunteer at a hospital for veteran in the Bronx, New York!