Lilly Pulitzer: Fugly Yet Happy Prints

These are Lilly dresses from the 1960's

Lilly Pulitzer is another designer I love but don't wear. I never wear prints, which is what the brand is all about! Lilly was married to the grandson of Joseph Pulitzer in the 60's (yes, the guy who came up with the Pulitzer Prize.) They owned a bunch of citrus groves in Palm Beach, Florida. She was rich and bored so she started a fresh juice stand. Her clothes kept becoming stained from all the juice, so she had her dressmaker make her a shift dress with a bright, colorful, printed pattern. Lilly's former classmate, Jackie O, wore one of the shift dresses on the cover of Life magazine and made the brand world famous. The rest is history, people. Lilly Pulitzer was most famous in the 80's, when the preppy fad was prominent. Women had to have Lilly Beach dresses and golf skirts.





Lilly Patterns: Don't ask me to remember them all

Cute beach dresses for the Palm Beach set

Colorful, happy patterns

Lilly golf skirts, above and below

Betsey Johnson: Frilly Confections

I love these puffy dresses. They are like cotton candy. I could never get away with wearing one, of course, and as a matter of fact, last time I was in a Betsey Johnson store the sales girl said "Are you looking for a gift for someone?"

But anyway, moving on, look at these shoes! I could wear these, right?

Here is a Betsey Johnson store. It looks like a candy shop.

Pretty, frilly confections!

Heatherette: Whoaaaa Nelly!

A Dress made of Hello Kitties?

Neaaattt

Carebear on the head? I have to love it. And I'll have some of the shit they were smoking.


Lotttsss of puffballs: I approve

I fuckin love Heatherette. I always have. I know, I know. They have outfitted Paris Hilton(above) and Lil' Kim at times, but now they have Tinsley Mortimer and besides, they are so creative! Like a box of pink and purple crayons threw up in some glitter and plastic flowers. And I love anyone named Richie Rich because that was my favorite cartoon. Heatherette has designs that any girl of the 1980s would love, including Care Bears and unicorns. What's not to love.

Aubrey O'Day on runway, a Heatherette unicorn T-shirt

Richie Rich and Travor Rains

I saw their latest stuff and it was WAY tame (these pics are from a few years back.)

Come on guys, bring us something crazy again.