American designer and socialite Lilly Pulitzer died at her Palm Beach home yesterday, aged 81. She opened an orange juice stand in Palm Beach, and designed colorful cotton shirts for herself to work in comfortably. Soon, customers wanted to buy her shirts as well as the juice. She began a collection of informal dresses, called “Lillys,” and then began designing clothes for girls and a men’s sportswear line. Lilly Pulitzer the clothing label was born. The “classic shift dress” shot to […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Dresses, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Lilly Pulitzer, Palm Beach, Photography, Vintage