Moment Of Brightness: Remembering Lilly Pulitzer—The Palm Beach Juice Seller-Turned-Dressmaker

The world is a gloomy place today over the loss of designer Lilly Pulitzer, who, at the age of 81, passed away in her Florida home Sunday, but the storybook socialite’s signature tropical print dresses will shine on vividly in her absence. As someone who, by happenstance, built an entire empire around the brilliant “Lilly” frock that was originally created as a means to avoid juice stains, she is the ultimate inspiration to dream big. Next time you go to your closet, we encourage you to reach for an option with plenty of punch to have a moment of brightness in Pulitzer’s honor.