Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Inside Lillyland

Everybody knows the story behind Lilly Pulitzer - the juice stand she had where her clothes would get stained with spills so she asked for a colorful dress to camouflage the stains, began selling two styles for just $22 at the juice stand and the rest is history.

However, something people are always very surprised to hear is that the headquarters of Lilly Pulitzer, otherwise known as the Pink Palace, is located right here in King of Prussia, PA.  The bright Lilly dresses that are prominent in Palm Beach and the south aren't as popular in the north except for just outside of Philadelphia on the Main Line.

Once Lilly was "over it," closed up shop and filed for bankruptcy after 20+ years the brightness tapered off until two local businessmen living in the area bought the rights to the company - ever since it's continuously grown into something bigger and better than ever (ex - the craziness and chaos that was "Lilly at Target", the insane lines at the warehouse sale and website crashes for just about every online sale).

Read all the facts from the article as well as the craze for the company and more in "A Stranger in Lillyland" right from Philadelphia magazine.  It's a must read for any Lilly-loving lady out there!


I hope this kicks off a bright day for you; cheers! xx

15 comments:

  1. What a story - everything you mentioned in the post I had no idea about! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  2. I had no idea about the beginning of Lilly...or any of the rest of this story! Very cool!

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  3. Such a neat article! I have never heard about the start of Lilly - so interest! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. I'll have to read the article! Love that Lilly headquarters is right in our backyard!!! I haven't heard anything about the warehouse sale though-have you?... :( hope they're still having it!

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  5. always love reading her story. so fun :) what a great article!

    xoxo cheshire kat

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  6. Love the start of Lilly! Such a fun story and hey, when you can get Jackie O in your dresses, you can get anyone! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes

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  7. Oh I love Lilly. What a great story. Thanks for sharing.
    PS-I love love the KOP mall! It's so fantastic.

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  8. I did not know the story of Lilly. That is fascinating!

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  9. I did not know this story at all. I thought all along her roots were down here in the south! Who knew! Thanks for sharing this!

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  10. So many fun facts! I had no idea about her working at a juice stand, and she requested a brightly colored dress to help mask the stains. Such a fun tidbit! <3
    Green Fashionista

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  11. I totally didn't know the juice stand story! I love hearing how companies started!
    Xo, Evelina @ Fortunate House

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  12. This is so interesting! I actually had no idea how LP got her start. I'll have to check out that article!

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  13. I had no idea! Crazy!! Also, growing up in California, I didn't even hear about Lilly until college when I had a roommate from the East Coast :)

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  14. I didn't know any of this either! Thanks for sharing!!

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  15. I had no clue about the back story but I know you have a love for her stuff. Definitely so cute and suitable for fun or tropical destinations.

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