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Designer Ann Cole Lowe is perhaps best known for creating the gowns for Jackie Kennedy's wedding. "I love my clothes and am particular about who wears them," she once said. A mere ten days before the iconic wedding, Lowe's New York City atelier suffered a broken water pipe that destroyed 10 of the gowns being worn by the wedding party, including Jackie's. Lowe didn't reveal the incident to the future First Lady, and working long days with her team was able to rebuild the garments in time. While the Bouvier-Kennedy wedding was a highly publicized event, Lowe did not receive public credit for her work at the time. Born in 1898, Lowe learned the craft of dress making from her grandmother, who had opened her own dress shop in Alabama after she was was released from slavery after being purchased by a freedman. When Lowe opened "The American House of Ann Lowe" on Madison Avenue, she was the first black designer to have a shop on the prestigious street ,and went on to dress women of high society for decades. Today Lowe is remembered as an influential fixture in American fashion, and her pieces now reside in collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture @nmaahc. Photo feature from the December 1966 issue of Ebony Magazine. #annlowe #anncolelowe #fashionhistory #blackhistory #dapperday #vintagestyle DAPPERDAY.com (at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)

Good morning! There were many Black designers that have been virtually forgotten, but we're going to talk about them over the next few days as we round up Black History Month. For the 1950's let's talk about Ann Lowe. She was an American designer born in 1898 to a seamstress slave and a white plantation owner. She learned to sew from her mother and grandmother. When she was 16, she created 4 gowns for the First Lady of Alabama. At 19, she attended S.T. Taylor School of Design in NY, and at 21 she opened her own dress shop in Tampa, FL. In 1929, she moved back to New York to open another dress shop, and designed gowns which were sold in Neumann Marcus, Saks 5th Avenue and Henri Bendel. She then went on to design Jacqueline Bouvier's dress for her wedding to John F. Kennedy in 1953. She wound up remaking the wedding gown, bridal dresses and mother of the bride's dresses, (which had taken two months to make), due to a flood in her shop. They were remade and were beautiful. She went on to design and sew many dresses over the years and passed away in 1981. Following are a few pictures of Ann Lowe and some of her magnificent designs. #annlowe #jackieonassis #blackfashiondesignersmatter #blackownedbusiness #fashiondesigners #thewholeclosetboutique #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZyPYngO7H/?igshid=ct875mxb9h44

With thanks to the @blackfashionhistorypodcast which I have been listening to this weekend whilst sewing and recommend on Spotify if you enjoy learning about the history of fashion This is Ann Lowe, the first noted African American designer of luxury fashion between the 1920s-1960s. She is most known for designing the wedding dress for Jacqueline Bouvier who married John F. Kennedy in 1953 although at the time not given her due credit. Her 3D fabric flowers are also an iconic feature of her designs. ~C1966/67 Ivory dress decorated with swirls of handmade fabric rose vines from the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, @nmaahc #ushistory #fashionhistory #annlowe #blackfashiondesigner #blackfashionhistory #vintagestylenotvintagevalues #blackhistory #vintagefashion https://www.instagram.com/p/CBIXU4BAwKx/?igshid=gl362lc29fhs

#AnnLowe was one of the 1st famous #HighFashionDesigners of color! Known for her #Gowns and #EveningWear - most noted for creating #JackieKennedy's #WeddingGown https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Q-m7Oli1d/?igshid=nqp1cio8mufc

In continuation of showing honor of Black history month, today I'm showing a spotlight on Ms. Ann Lowe. Ann Lowe was born in 1898-February 25,1981. She was a fashion designer with many high society matrons but is best for designing Jackie Kennedy's wedding gown. Ann Lowe's other high-profile clients included the Vanderbilt's and the Rockefellers. Ann Lowe also ran her own businesses, ranging from a Salon in Tampa, Florida in 1928, to her own shop on Madison Ave, which only existed for a short period of time. She also worded for Saks Fifth Avenue. She even continued to work and persevere after losing an eye to glaucoma. Her work is part of a permanent archives in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Black Fashion Museum, and even the Smithsonian. #Blackhistorymonth #blackfashiondesigner #history #smithsonian #metropolitanmuseumofart #annlowe #jackiekennedy #blackmagic #fashion #cfda #newyorkfashionweek

In continuation of showing honor of Black history month, today I'm showing a spotlight on Ms. Ann Lowe. Ann Lowe was born in 1898-February 25,1981. She was a fashion designer with many high society matrons but is best for designing Jackie Kennedy's wedding gown. Ann Lowe's other high-profile clients included the Vanderbilt's and the Rockefellers. Ann Lowe also ran her own businesses, ranging from a Salon in Tampa, Florida in 1928, to her own shop on Madison Ave, which only existed for a short period of time. She also worded for Saks Fifth Avenue. She even continued to work and persevere after losing an eye to glaucoma. Her work is part of a permanent archives in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Black Fashion Museum, and even the Smithsonian. #Blackhistorymonth #blackfashiondesigner #history #smithsonian #metropolitanmuseumofart #annlowe #jackiekennedy #blackmagic #fashion #cfda #newyorkfashionweek