About Us

Lily Anna for Girls ~ How it all began...

As a little girl, I loved dancing, fairy tales, dress-ups and dolls. With three girls in the family, my sisters and I spent countless hours playing house, sewing doll clothes, and putting on plays and dances together. My mother sewed beautiful princess dresses, dance skirts and dress-up costumes for us, and my father built us a playhouse outside under the tree, where we lovingly tended our dolls each summer. We attended the "Nutcracker Ballet" several times at Christmas as a family, and like many girls, I longed to become a ballerina when I grew up!

After years of ballet, violin and piano lessons, I actually became not a dancer but a musician, performing in a chamber choir and teaching piano lessons in my home. A few years ago I became a piano accompanist for creative dance classes at a local dance studio. Seeing the little girls dance and skip around the studio gave me a burst of inspiration, and before long I was designing tutus and dance skirts at home. What began with a handmade pink tutu for my 2-year-old has grown into an entire line of dress-up costumes for girls. Now, as a busy, work-at-home mother of four, I enjoy the challenge of balancing my growing business, raising my family, and designing new treasures to add to my unique and fanciful product line!

My own little girls continue to be my main source of inspiration as I design new styles of ballerina tutus, fairy costumes and dress-up items to add to my exclusive line of children's dress-up costumes. My daughters love to dress up in tutus, leotards and ballerina slippers several times a week, and chances are that other little girls around the world are the same.  Dress-up play is such a wonderful way for little girls to explore the world around them and to develop their creativity and imagination. My hope is to give every girl a chance to be a princess, a fairy, a ballerina, or anything her heart desires through the magical world of dress-up play!

When you shop at Lily Anna for Girls, you are purchasing a unique, one-of-a-kind creation that is individually custom handcrafted in USA for your little sweetheart.  I personally cut and sew each tutu to order right here in my home, while also taking care of my four young children.  The beautiful hair accessories are also custom handmade to order by my dear friend and "hairbow lady," Jenny Green, who also has a new baby at home.  By shopping at Lily Anna for Girls, you are enabling two work-at-home moms to stay home with our little ones, while supporting our families at the same time.  Though wildly successful, and already in our 10th year of online sales, Lily Anna for Girls is still a home-based "family" business, with a deep commitment to excellent product quality and customer service with a personal touch! 

Custom handmade tutus, fairy wings, satin ballerina slippers and everything else you find here are just the beginning.  I have custom designed and created exquisite dance recital costumes for children's dance studios, colorful fairy costumes for flower girls in weddings, special birthday party tutus for birthday girls, unique Halloween costumes, holiday portrait tutus and countless fairytale dress-up costumes for little girls.  My own personal goal is to bring a smile to the face of every little girl who wears a tutu, fairy wings or other dress-up item from Lily Anna for Girls.  I hope that my unique creations, each individually and lovingly handmade in USA with care and attention to detail, will bring hours of pleasure and enjoyment to the special little girl or girls in your life!

~ Mara Joy Luker ~

A special note of thanks to Katie Moss of Peekaboo Photography for many of the lovely product photos on the website. Her beautiful photos of the Polka Dot Tutu Dresses, Tutu Costume Sets, Boutique Baby Tutus, and several other products listed throughout the site are credited to Katie's captivating work!

Many thanks to Julie Davidson of Davidson Photography for her charming photos of the Chocolate Truffle Tutus, Bandana Tutus & Hairbows, and Garden Fairy Tutus. Thanks also to the parents of the little girls who served as models for my tutus & accessories in several fun and memorable photo sessions!

Thanks also to Carolyn Schneider of Standing Stones Photography, and Marie Martineau of Timeless Memories Photography, and Kensley Cheshire of Photography by Kensley, who have traded their photography services for products from Lily Anna for Girls. I appreciate the opportunity to work with these fine and talented photographers. Thank you for the beauty that your work adds to the website!

Custom handmade in USA!

Each tutu from Lily Anna or Girls is individually custom handmade in USA with pride. Smooth satin ribbons & lifelike silk flowers add a lovely finishing touch to each fairytale tutu, perfect for dress-ups, fairy costumes, children's dancewear, kids' Halloween costumes or a little girl's birthday party dress. Ballet tutus, children's leotards, fairy wings, pink satin ballerina slippers, fairy princess tiaras and handmade fairy wands are charming accessories to complete a child's fairy costume or ballerina costume. A tutu & fairy wings from Lily Anna for Girls will make a little girl's dreams come true!

As a unique flower girl tutu or fairy dress, our lovely flower girl tutus and wedding fairy wings add the perfect touch to a fairytale wedding. A fluffy, handmade tutu itself is the perfect gift for a little girl who loves ballet and dance. Custom handmade tutus by Lily Anna for Girls are perfect as fairy costumes, girl's tutus, ballerina costumes, toddler tutus, boutique tutus, dress-up costumes, flower girl tutus, baby tutus, photo portrait tutus, dance recital tutus, girls dress-up tutus, and unique birthday tutus for little girls to dress up and dance in with style!

For a little girl who loves to dress up in fairy costumes, ballerina costumes, or simply dance around the house in a tutu, Lily Anna for Girls is the place to make her dreams come true. With a unique selection of fluffy tutus, each made in USA and exquisitely handcrafted with great attention to detail, here you will find not only the tutu of her dreams, but also magical fairy wings, ballerina slippers, fairy wands, baby tutus, dance leotards, custom tutus, fairy princess tiaras, and dress up costumes to make her imagination take flight!

Baby tutus for the tiniest little princess, toddler tutus, children's dance costumes, birthday tutus, pink ballet shoes, handmade tutus for girls, fairy costumes, and even fashion tutus for teens and adults add to the wonder of this fairytale boutique. Custom tutus, boutique hairbows, flower girl tutus, baby headbands, tutus for girls, wedding tutus, fairy wands, ballerina tutus, fairy tutus, satin ballet slippers, boutique tutus, handmade costumes and baby portrait tutus are custom made in USA with pride. Handmade tutus from Lily Anna for Girls are guaranteed to be the most beautiful tutus you will find anywhere!