National Wear Your Lilly Day 2017.

     "Life is a party, Dress like it!" 

     "Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink."

     "It's always summer somewhere."

     "Wear pink and make the boys wink!" -Lilly Pulitzer

Photography by Deeana Kourtney Photography

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Dress {from the last After Party sale! Similar here} // Shoes {old, similar here} // Necklace {similar} // Purse {old, similar here} // Bow Bracelet // Tassel Bracelet {not online, similar here} // Sunglasses // Lipstick c/o // 

     Happy First Day of Summer, and more importantly.... HAPPY NATIONAL WEAR YOUR LILLY DAY 2017! (Caps lock 100% necessary.) All lovers of pink, green and a colorful lifestyle come together on summer's beginning each year to celebrate wearing their favorite brand. I somehow missed out on celebrating this day on my blog last year, but I did celebrate back in 2015. 

     In this year's National Wear Your Lilly Day post, I'm wearing a purchase from the last After Party Sale! My very first Lilly dress that I bought during my freshman year of college was one very similar to this- made of stretchy cotton and all in all a more casual style. I sadly lost my first Lilly dress during an end of the school year move a couple years ago, so I wanted to find another one similar to it. I got a great deal on this one in this winter's After Party Sale, and the good news is there are some dresses very similar to it for sale at Lilly right now. (Lots linked at the bottom of this post!) And speaking of the After Party Sale- who is already excited for the next one? I swear that's one of the only good things about summer ending... that and my birthday being at the end of summer! 😉

      Today's post is also special for more than just National Wear Your Lilly Day! These are the very last photos from my time working in Charlotte with Deeana of Deeana Kourtney photography. Deeana was my first official outside team member for SBIT, and she brought so many of my creative visions to life over the past year. We had so much fun working together, and not only was she a great photographer, but she also became one of my best friends. Really though- we have talked almost everyday since I moved to Vermont! I know this certainly wasn't the *last* time we will shoot together, but it was the last time for me as a Charlotte resident, and I'm definitely feeling a little sentimental! 

     Some of my favorite summer Lilly picks are below!

     God Bless,

      xoxo Annaliese (or Charlotte XO on the radio!)