Lily Pulitzer Shift Dress

Title

Lily Pulitzer Shift Dress

Subject

Shift Dress, Kennedys

Description

This dress is made of 100% hand screened cotton. The first Dresses produced officially by Lilly Pulitzer Company were manufactured in 1959 at a factory in Palm Beach, of fabric produced by the Key West Hand Print Fabrics Company. The dresses gained popularity throughout the 1960s as the were seen on Jacqueline Kennedy and other famous women.

Creator

Lilly Pulitzer Company

Source

Sick Boy Vintage

Contributor

Lauren

Type

Textile

Coverage

Palm Beach, Florida
Key West, Florida

Files

IMG_5141.JPG
Date Added
April 20, 2012
Collection
Entertainment
Item Type
Still Image
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Citation
Lilly Pulitzer Company, “Lily Pulitzer Shift Dress,” Here Comes the Sun: Florida in the 1960s , accessed May 6, 2024, https://museum2012.omeka.net/items/show/67.