TYWLS

Posted on January 20, 2011 in Uncategorized by Lindsay

Lilly Pulitzer NY Showroom Welcomes The Young Women’s Leadership School

The Lilly Pulitzer showroom welcomed a fantastic group of young women to explore a “day in the life of” hands on career session. From sales, to marketing, to merchandising and even interning, the girls got an inside look on how the world of fashion functions 21 stories above the busting “Fashion Avenue” in New York City. TYWLS ( The Young Women’s Leadership School) , is a all female, grades 6-12 public school located in East Harlem, that educates women on becoming the next emerging leaders in society through dynamic and hands on learning experiences. Career and college prep is an excellent program that the school provides to equip the girls with the necessary tools to start planning for their futures at an early age.

We kicked off the morning with the Lilly Story and watched the Retrospective and Summer 2011 collection videos so the girls were able to get an idea of the Lilly lifestyle. Heather Adams, director of sales and Joanna Lee, Merchandising director, gave the girls a lesson in sales and merchandising, and Molly Scudder and Sommer Haynes led a market style appointment in which they presented the Summer 2011 line as if the girls were “buyers” from major department stores. After a little round table discussion about fashion, careers and women’s roles in the workplace, we quickly learned we had a diverse group of ladies who wanted to be designers, graphic artists, doctors and even a chemical engineer! We exchanged tips about first jobs, college choices and even a little “academic soul searching” to help share how our experiences in the field led us to where are currently are.

The girls were then put to work! Each young lady was paired up with a LP girl and they had hands on experience to design in store signage, create an event for our Madison Avenue store, calculate sales trends and even assist in choosing items to place in an order. At the end of the day, the girls were able to share with the group what they had learned in their break out session, and let’s just say we had the next VP of Marketing and Sales amongst us! It was so refreshing to be amongst a group of ambitious, driven and hopeful young women who believe there is nothing they cannot do. It put warmth in our hearts on such a cold day, and we all embraced in the inner 15 year old girl that still is inside of us. We LOVED having the inspiring women of the TWYLS visit us, and we hope we have encouraged the girls to think the unimaginable, set goals and to paint the town pink and green!

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Tell Us What You Think & Win!

Posted on January 18, 2011 in Miscellany by Lindsay

Calling all Lilly Lovers!! We’ve got spring fever in Lilly Land as we gear up to launch our most colorful collection yet: Spring 2011! You’ve likely seen our sneak peek on the Lilly Blog, talking about the arts as our big inspiration for the year ahead. Believe it or not, at the pink palace, we are already underway with designing our SPRING 2012 line! In true Lilly fashion, we’d love to kick off the design process by consulting our dear customers, who we always trust with having the best taste.

Let us help you procrastinate AND build your Spring wardrobe…. please take a few minutes to complete our survey. In return, three lucky winners (selected at random) will receive one of three fabulous prizes (1) a Lilly dress of your choosing from the Spring ’11 collection, launching Jan 30th; (2) a Murfee Scarf in the print of your choice; and (3) a fabulous, printed Lilly Agenda to keep you stylish and organized for the year ahead! Surveys must be completed by Tuesday, January 25th 12:00 PM EST. Winners will be randomly selected and notified via e-mail shortly after selection.

As always, we thank you for your fabulous opinions!!

Please review our sweepstakes rules here.

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Painter’s Palette

Posted on January 17, 2011 in Prints and Patterns by Lindsay

Today we are loving the delicate freshly picked flowers hidden inside today’s feature. Smaller in scale than most of prints, this one is especially easy to wear and was designed using every color from our “Painter’s Palette”. Cover yourself in flowers and think spring!

Shop painter’s palette here.

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SWAK

Posted on January 14, 2011 in Lovin' Lilly, Uncategorized by Lindsay

Exactly one month until Valentine’s Day! Yes… we’re already getting so excited! We’re exceptionally thrilled this year because we’re offering so many LOVE-ly styles! Check out our selection here!

TGIF Lilly land! Have a great weekend!

xx

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Art Imitating Art

Posted on January 12, 2011 in Prints and Patterns by Lindsay

January 25^th marks the arrival of our AMAZING Spring collection. When Resort launched in November we shared our year long inspiration of art appreciation. As we close the book on literature we are ready to turn to fine art. Impressionism, pop art and block printing were the source for most of our print team’s designs. Design Director Janie Schoenborn was an Art History major in college and always pictured herself working for an auction house or in a gallery. She does know what she is talking about when it comes to art. Her Rollins days were a little hazy despite all her professor did to get her to focus on slides in a dark classroom. She was more interested in the pool and Florida sunshine! But look at her now…she produces Wearable Art! Thanks Dr. Lemon!

Janie loves cartoons. “I love the idea of being a cartoon girl and Paige Smith (print designer) is forced to draw me over and over.” Lichtenstein is clearly one of her top tops. But her favorite of all time is Madame X by Sargent. When Sargent unveiled this painting in Paris it was a HUGE scandal. Read up on the history of the woman in this painting and why she was infamous for many reasons.

Look for our own (scandal free) unveiling in two weeks!

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Lonny Loves Lilly

Posted on January 11, 2011 in Uncategorized by Lindsay

We are thrilled to announce our feature in the January/February issue of Lonny Magazine! The bimonthly online publication focusing on lifestyle and home décor was started by Michelle Adams and photographer Patrick Cline. Our team is a huge fan of theirs so you can imagine the excitement and buzz their visit to the print studio and King of Prussia store created. Michelle and Patrick surround themselves with inspiring interiors everyday so their recognition of our designs is truly an honor. Lonny believes “in making design choices that lead to personal happiness.” Sound familiar?

For the full story and more amazing photos click here

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Lilly’s Take on Jersey

Posted on January 7, 2011 in Uncategorized by Lindsay

We are thrilled to announce the opening of our newest Signature Store location, Palm Place, in Princeton, New Jersey. Located on Palmer Square, Lilly Lovers will not have to travel far to experience the complete world of Lilly Pulitzer. Palm Place will provide consumers with the fullest expression of the brand’s vision offering all categories including women’s, men’s and children’s collections as well as gifts and accessories including bags, shoes, jewelry, and eyewear.

“Palm Place Princeton is something that I have envisioned for over 5 years. For me, it was a matter of waiting for the perfect store space to become available and I can definitely say that it was worth the wait,” said Ted Smith, owner of Palm Place. “After 8 years of experience in owning/operating Lilly Pulitzer signature stores, the most rewarding part for me is getting to know each and every local Lilly Lover. As you may have witnessed while shopping in the Palm Place Manasquan location, I pride myself on offering the best customer experience, so I look forward to welcoming you personally to my newest store location.”

Palm Place, a Lilly Pulitzer Signature store, has another retail location in Manasquan, New Jersey. It was in resort towns such as these where it all began for the brand in 1960, when Lilly herself first dreamt up the idea for a brightly colored shift dress.

Located in the former Coach store, this quaint location has a history of luxury and is an ideal new home for Lilly Pulitzer product. “Opening Palm Place Princeton also holds personal meaning, as this will allow myself and my wife Eileen to return to the NJ Shore – the place that’s always been home to us!”

To stay in the know on all of the exciting details about the opening on Palm Place in Princeton, contact us at palmplace@optonline.net or visit us at www.palmplace.net

Palm Place, Princeton, will be located at 73 Palmer Square West.

Grand Opening details to follow!

xx

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New Year, New You!

Posted on January 5, 2011 in Stuff We Love by Lindsay

It’s a new year and here at the Pink Palace we like to make resolutions that are sure to make us happier!

…and resolutions that we might actually have a little fun keeping!

Here’s some of our favorites…

Wear more colors (prints too)

Over-indulge in candy (preferably chocolate)

Drink more cocktails (after 5’oclock…swear)

Take a long lunch break (meet your friends and order carbs)

Leave work early (only a few minutes.. wink wink)

Spend time with the family (especially the kids)

Smile more often (ear to ear, all day, everyday)

Listen to music (and sing along out loud)

Be messy (creativity is seldom tidy)

Take a vacation (to somewhere fabulous & be sure to pack your Lilly)

Throw a party (complete with pink champagne & cupcakes)

Read a good book (may we suggest “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett)

Shop often (even if it’s just window shopping)

Take a spin class (but remember shopping counts as cardio too)

Most importantly resolve to BE HAPPY.

We truly believe that fun resolutions (and following a few of ours) will help you be happy. And isn’t that the most important resolution of all? To be happy? We think so!

Happy New Year Lilly land!

We look forward to keeping our resolutions & hope you’ll join us!

Sign up yourself and a friend to receive fabulous catalogs, coupons, invites and more. Plus be entered to win a limited edition LILLY GIFT! To be entered to WIN just fill out our quick survey now!

Also, don’t forget to celebrate our New Year, New You promotion starting in stores and online tomorrow.

Receive a special Lilly surprise with any spend of $150 or more. Visit our event on facebook for more details!

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Beat the Winter Blues!

Posted on January 4, 2011 in Travel by Lindsay

Here is one resolution you will definitely want to keep…. start your New Year off on the right foot by entering to win a fabulous 3-day getaway to The Islands Of The Bahamas! Relax and rejuvenate after the holiday season with your toes in the sand at Old Bahama Bay by Ginn sur Mer, a luxurious resort located near the quaint fishing village of West End, Grand Bahama Island. Just 64 miles off the coast of Florida, Old Bahama Bay is an oasis surrounded by water on three sides. Enjoy a spectacular stay in an elegant suite appointed with custom designed Island Plantation style furnishings; frolic on a beautiful white sand beach overlooking breathtaking ocean views; indulge in delicious Bahamian cuisine at the resort’s three mouthwatering restaurants; or simply rock on your private patio while taking in the perfect setting for an unforgettable, once in a lifetime experience. For more information visit www.bahamas.com or www.oldbahamabay.com.

Stop by any of our retail stores or click here to enter.

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 3, 2011 in Uncategorized by Lindsay

We hope you all had fantastic holidays and would love to hear what you have been up to. Here is a snippet of what Janie did over winter break- surprise, surprise! It involved champagne!

I love the holidays. I mean, love love love. I love the smell of the tree, how the lights make you look like you have a glow…oh wait, maybe that’s the champagne!

Every year I have the print team to my house for a very fancy and fun dinner party to celebrate all the hard work we do. It was a VERY cold and slightly snowy night last week that everyone came over. The fire was blazing and I made…champagne punch! Delicious and deadly. My daughter Sabrina was such a doll, she took everyone’s coat, poured them punch (which is now wall to wall in the bar but who cares, just a little sticky!), passed hors d’ouevres and TOOK PICTURES. She is 8 but clearly knows how to take care of her mother!

I had the table set for 14 with presents for everyone! Have you heard of a Jack Corner Pie? It’s when you wrap a present and attach it to a long ribbon, wind it around the table and have the other end attached to your place card. So the table was full of goodies and so many candles it looked like it might ignite. I just want to spoil the print team so much because I adore them more than words can say. We are like a family and we laugh and hug through everything together! Please note…since I didn’t have a date sweet Abraham was kind enough to step in. He is SO CUTE! Lucky me!

A yummy salad, a chicken and artichoke casserole and an ENOURMOUS chocolate cake later…and all we have to show for it is happy memories and these funny Polaroid’s. Hope you are having some very cheery parties with everyone you love. Sending tons of happiness from the print studio…Happy New Year!

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