Exhibition “Suzie Zuzek for Lilly Pulitzer: The Prints that Made the Fashion Brand” celebrates textile designs by Key West Hand Print, May 17, 2021-January 2, 2022.
Suzie Zuzek
Suzie Zuzek for Lilly Pulitzer: The Artist Behind an Iconic American Fashion Brand, 1962-1985
Text by Susan Brown and Caroline Rennolds Milbank. Rizzoli Electa, published March 2020.
Lilly Pulitzer's pre-1985 resort wear is an American classic. This book introduces for the first time the archive of drawings that were the basis for the whimsical and timeless prints we all know and love.
The brightly colored, playful prints of Lilly Pulitzer's clothing were a staple of American fashion in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s--worn by members of society from Palm Beach to Nantucket, actresses, models, and stylish housewives. One could always spot a "Lilly" with its undeniable characteristics: clean, comfortable lines; bright and vivid colors; and the fantastical design of its fabrics.
Suzie Zuzek was a 1960s Icon Who Never Got Her Due
THE UNKNOWN DESIGNER OF LILLY PULITZER’S ICONIC PRINTS GETS HER DUE
Lilly Pulitzer Print Archive Rediscovered
The paintings and designs of Suzie Zuzek, the artist behind the brand’s vivacious prints, were previously thought to be destroyed.
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