Photos: Lilly Pulitzer fashion
Lilly Pulitzer's clothes were about lifestyle, not runway trends. And what she did for fashion is more a story about what she did for women: She made them happy. Lilly Pulitzer died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at her home in Palm Beach, Fla. Look through the gallery to view some of her designs and fashion sense.
Lilly Pulitzer fashion
Pulitzer, known for her tropical print dresses, died in Florida at 81 on Sunday, April, 7, 2013.
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Rose and Kathleen Kennedy in Lilly Pulitzer. (PRNewsFoto/Lilly Pulitzer)
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Kick and Kyra Kennedy in Lilly Pulitzer. (PRNewsFoto/Lilly Pulitzer)
Lilly Pulitzer fashion
FILE - In this Saturday Sept. 21, 2002, file photo, Lilly Pulitzer reacts to cheers after the showing of her spring 2003 fashions in New York, 2002. Pulitzer, known for her tropical print dresses, died in Florida at 81 on Sunday, April, 7, 2013. ( (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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In this March 16, 1965 file photo, Palm Beach the fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, wears her own design and creation of the Lilly shift, in Palm Beach, Fla. Pulitzer, known for her tropical print dresses, died in Florida at 81 on Sunday, April, 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Robert H. Houston, File)
Lilly Pulitzer fashion
This Thursday, April 15, 2004, file photo, shows a retail clothing store on Newbury Street in Boston, Wednesday, June 11, 2003, which features the trademark colorful Lilly Pulitzer fashion line, made famous in Florida in the 1960s. Pulitzer, died in Florida at 81 on Sunday, April, 7, 2013. ( (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)
Lilly Pulitzer fashion
This undated photo provided by Lilly Pulitzer shows an archival print, probably from the 1960s, that is typical of the fashion designer's colorful floral designs. Lilly Pulitzer's clothes were about lifestyle, not runway trends. And what she did for fashion is more a story about what she did for women: She made them happy. Lilly Pulitzer died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at her home in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lilly Pulitzer)
Lilly Pulitzer fashion
In this undated file photo released by Lilly Pulitzer, a design by Lilly Pulitzer is shown. Pulitzer, known for her tropical print dresses, died in Florida at 81 on Sunday, April, 7, 2013.(AP Photo/Lilly Pulitzer)
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Jeisa wears a pink Lola dress and a flower market sarong at the Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2005 show, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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Linda wears a yellow awning striped Nadalie shirt and a yellow shore skirt at the Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2005 show, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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Dewis wears a patterned "Flirty" dress at the Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2005 show, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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Dewi wears an aqua Farrah jumper at the Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2005 show, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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Valentina wears a Croissant Fantine dress at the Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2005 show, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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Michelle wears a Soleil Monte Carlo swimsuit and an Antibes straw hat at the Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2005 show, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)