“Mom would be beside herself with joy especially if she saw her great grandchildren, who she never met, wearing items from this collection,” Minnie Pulitzer, tells PEOPLELinda Marx is a writer and reporter for PEOPLE in the areas of entertainment, politics, sports, fashion, travel, design, human interest, lifestyle and art. She has been writing about these topics for more than 20 years.
“We always loved mom’s prints and knew anything we designed to reflect our mother and her legacy would have to be fun, whimsical, vibrant and make people smile. We are thrilled that the collection launched right before Mother’s Day.” Liza and Minnie, who meet every morning at 5:45 to walk along the beach, watch the sunrise, gab and collect shells, had numerous Zoom calls and follow-up meetings to tweak the designs after seeing their fashion ideas on models.Both agree their mother would be thrilled with this collection and its emphasis on blues, which she loved, as well as seeing her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren wearing the designs.
The sisters made sure this collection included popular Lilly Pulitzer truffles like deep pockets, bows on bathing suits, eyelet, flowers, shells, animals and, of course moody blues and other ocean colors.“We loved that her life was an open door with everyone welcome. This was both day and night, for strangers, family, new people — always a cast of characters. Our lives were free, no boundaries and always inclusive.