\u201cAll I see out there now right now are animal prints,\u201d laughed Amy Bunn when I asked her about this year\u2019s fashion trends. Amy is the owner of The Joggling Board in Pawleys Island, a Lilly Pulitzer Signature Shop for ladies and children. \u201cFunny you asked, we just got our last resort delivery and, low and behold, we got a cheetah print in, and of course, it\u2019s pink! You don\u2019t think of animal prints when you think of Lilly, but it seems to have taken over the world!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI love navy, you could almost say I\u2019m a bit of a navy-aholic! Of course, pink is high on the totem pole as well, but Lilly has so many beautiful colors. Each Lilly print has a story to tell that starts in the designer\u2019s head from an inspirational place (Lilly loved to travel) and ends up on paper and is given a name.\u201d Amy continued, telling me that each print also has the name, \u201cLilly\u201d hidden somewhere. \u201cIt\u2019s always fun trying to find it.\u201d The day of our interview, Amy was wearing a favorite navy sweater with a pink elephant, and she talked about the beauty and versatility of the color. \u201cI feel like Lilly helped make navy cool again, I used to think\u00a0it was boring, but it\u2019s not \u2013 it\u2019s timeless and beautiful with so many other colors.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGold is big this year!\u201d Amy told me excitedly. \u201cIt\u2019s timeless, whether it\u2019s a great pair of gold wedges, a bag, a scarf, big gold hoops or some fun bangles. You can never go wrong with gold\u2026the real stuff is good, too!\u201d Amy\u2019s gold Lilly vest is one of her favorites.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes me sad when I see people wearing all black all the time, color can really change your mood\u2013 Lilly Pulitzer loved color for a good reason. It makes people happy! Lilly was a character, and I was blessed to meet her several times. She\u2019s in heaven now, but I\u2019ll bet she\u2019s smiling, dancing and wearing the finest heaven has to offer.\u201d Amy added that there are black pieces in the Lilly line that are fun to pair with color. \u201cLily names all of her colors, and her black is\u00a0called onyx,\u201d Amy said as she described Lilly Pulitzer\u2019s interpretation of the Little Black Dress. \u201cBlack is elegant, and has a special place, but blues and pinks and greens just make you feel good. Color makes a statement, and brings a smile to people\u2019s faces.\u201d Amy continued, saying, \u201cStyle isn\u2019t about what you wear, it\u2019s how you live, so says Lilly herself! Live every day like it\u2019s a celebration and make every hour a happy hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you find yourself wearing a lot of black, and don\u2019t know where to start \u2013 start small,\u201d Amy said, smiling, when I asked her how we could ease into adding color to our wardrobes. \u201cAdd a hot pink scarf, or a turquoise silk top, or put on a printed top with your black pants or skirt. A close friend of mine calls her black Lilly leggings, paired with a silk Elsa top, her uniform for work!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI say all the time, what did I wear before Lilly? I really can\u2019t remember,\u201d Amy laughed as we talked about her love for the iconic line. With her keen fashion sense, Amy gets excited when she sees children wearing Lilly, and says men are also jumping on the color bandwagon. \u201cMen are wearing fun colors, too \u2013 real men wear pink \u2013and Lilly! There\u2019s too much gray and black in the world, especially this time of year when it\u2019s not summer.\u201d Amy encourages everyone to wear color year-round. \u201cIt warms me up when it\u2019s cold outside and always puts a smile on my face.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just celebrated our 30thanniversary at the Joggling Board, and I feel very blessed to still\u00a0 be here. It\u2019s not easy competing with the internet, so thank you to all of our customers who have stuck with us through the good times and the bad. We\u2019ve been through hurricanes, floods, economic turmoil and, heck, we\u2019ve even closed for snow a few times, as well as grieving the loss of loved ones on our end and yours,\u201d Amy said thoughtfully, as we finished our conversation. \u201cWe always say you can buy anything in this store somewhere else, but the only thing we have to offer is ourselves, and when we stop doing that, I quit! They still call it retail therapy for a reason, we will not only help you find the perfect outfit, but we are all good listeners, too. Women like a place to unwind and unload. God Bless \u2013 be kind and keep wearing Lilly!\u201d<\/p>\n
Stop by and see Amy at The Joggling Board, located at 11906 Ocean Highway, in the Shops at Oak Lea in Pawleys Island, call her at 843-237-2631 or visit\u00a0www.thejogglingboard.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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