Boca Raton, Florida - - -  Lilies were in full bloom as loyal
 fans of the Lilly Pulitzer designs recently attended the Boca Raton unveiling of the Jubilee collection celebrating 50 years of Lilly Pulitzer.   The event was hosted at the Lilly Pulitzer store at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton where a special personal appearance was made by Lilly’s Design Director, Mira Jarvinen Fain.  Mira has been with Lilly Pulitzer since June 2005.  Her specialty, background and passion are in dresses. 

 

Fifty years ago, a wave of pioneering prints in the form of pink monkeys dancing, green elephants swimming and flowers blooming in a rainbow of psychedelic colors hit the American fashion scene.  It all started when Lilly, a young, sassy New York socialite, opened a juice stand in Palm Beach in the 1950s.  The citrus stains that splashed upon her clothing inspired her to create brightly colored designs which became the unofficial uniform for the affluent at play, and Lilly’s signature pink and green colors emerged as the banner of the authentic Palm Beach lifestyle.  The Jubilee, true to Lilly’s entertaining philosophy, will be having a celebrations from coast to coast in honor of this exciting moment in the brand’s history.

 

The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History chairperson for the Lilly Pulitzer event was  Nicole Winslow Burns of Delray Beach, and her committee members were Kristin Calder of Boynton Beach, Maggie Dickenson of Delray Beach, Kristen Kerl of Greenacres, Lori J. Durante of Delray Beach, and Cheryl Moffett of Wellington.

 

For year 2009, the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History is launching a $10 Campaign for its Tenth Anniversary.  The "10 for $10" Campaign is a donation of just $1.00 for each year of the MLFH’s first ten years of operation or you can contribute ANY amount.  Donations can be made online by visiting MLFHMUSEUM.org or by mailing checks payable to the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History at P.O. Box 6127, Delray Beach, Florida  33482. 

 

The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History has now acquired more than 1.4 acres of property in Boynton Beach, Florida (Palm Beach County) for a proposed museum facility for the purpose of presenting permanent and traveling exhibits. 

 

The Museum is also happy to announce that it has been offered a temporary home in an 8,000 square feet space at the Boynton Beach Mall in Boynton Beach, Florida which will also allow the Museum opportunities to present exhibits and educational programs while it raises monies for the proposed permanent building.  Plans are to open in the temporary space by Summer 2009.  Some of the exhibitions that are being planned by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History for display at the temporary location include a historical showcase of Lilly Pulitzer fashions.  Plans are for the Lilly Pulitzer history exhibit to open by Fall 2009.

 

 

Your financial support to MLFH for the temporary location at the Boynton Beach Mall will allow it to continue to grow, and most importantly, to reach our goal of building a permanent museum facility.  A permanent facility will allow this Museum to expand its hugely popular historic bus tour program as well as host international exhibitions.

 

For more information, call: 561-243-2662 or e-mail: donate@MLFHMUSEUM.org