Lilly Pulitzer
Lillian Lee McKim (born July 7, 1931 in Roslyn , Long Island , New York - † April 7, 2013 ) was an American fashion designer and designer .
At the age of seventeen McKim visited the girls' school Miss Porter's School in Farmington , in the US state of Connecticut . After finishing school, she began training as a midwife in a hospital in the Bronx . In 1950 she married Peter Pulitzer, a grandson of Joseph Pulitzer , and lived with him on his citrus plantation in Palm Beach , Florida . The marriage resulted in three children, Peter, Liza and Minnie. During this time she designed her first dresses and later called them Classic Shift Dress . Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , later first lady , was one of the first celebrities to wear her collection and was photographed in Life magazine . This made them known across the country. She divorced her husband in 1969 and remarried to Enrique Rousseau a short time later.
In addition to clothing, the Lilly Pulitzer label now produces shoes, jewelry and accessories . The products are sold in several company-owned stores and in large department stores such as Bloomingdale’s .
Web links
- Official Website of Lilly Pulitzer (English)
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| SURNAME | Pulitzer, Lilly |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McKim, Lillian Lee (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American couturier and designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roslyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2013 |