Considered one of America’s most significant designers, Ann Lowe was born in Clayton, Alabama, around 1898 and reared in Montgomery. Her mother, Janie Cole Lowe, and her grandmother, Georgia Thompkins, were skilled dressmakers who sewed for wealthy white families in the state. And they taught Lowe to sew as early as age five.

Manic Metallic provides a review and photos for "Ann Lowe: American Couturier", a fashion exhibit at the Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, DE.

Once unknown, the fashion force who designed Jacqueline Kennedy’s wedding dress is now hailed as a pioneering African-American couturier.

Thanks in part to an East Hampton family, Ann Lowe, an African-American high-end couturier who designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding gown but died largely forgotten, is being recognized with an exhibition at the Winterthur Museum.

Ann Lowe | Dress | American | The Met

Ann Lowe | Evening dress | American | The Met

Judith Thurman on how a Black designer made her way among the white élite.

A retrospective at the Winterthur Museum uncovers Ann Lowe’s forgotten history. Lowe is an unsung couture designer who dressed elite women.

Ann Lowe is the designer who created Jackie Kennedy's iconic wedding dress. Here, we relive her career and legacy.

1963, United States Ball gown by Ann Lowe, sold by Saks Fifth Avenue Adam Room Off white taffeta with off-white rosettes and leaves Worn by Susan Peterson, presumably for the Fleur de Lis Ball, December 1963 Missouri Historical Society

Ann Lowe designed for America's richest families, including the Kennedys, the Rockefellers, and the Roosevelts.

1953 – Ann Lowe, Jacqueline Kennedy’s Wedding dress | Fashion History Timeline

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