Wanted: Designer with a Penchant for Pink, Prints, and Palm Trees

Palm beach socialite-turned-roadside orange juice seller Lilly Pulitzer had no idea when in the late 1950s she ordered her dressmaker to whip up a shift dress in colorful, juice stain-concealing printed cotton that her name would become synonymous with acid-hued preppy chic. After some ups and downs, the brand is back in growth mode with an expanding network of retail stores, a burgeoning portfolio of Lilly merch (who’s up for a hibiscus-printed sportcoat?), and more than 5,000 Twitter

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