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Ann Lowe 1930-4 dress - back details

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Ann Lowe (American, 1898-1981). American Beauty dress, 1966-1967. Silk, tulle, linen, metal, and elastic. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Evening dress, c. 1968. Ann Lowe.

@metmuseum

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The first Black American fashion designer — Ann Lowe was a renowned African American fashion designer, celebrated for her exquisite and elegant designs that adorned the runways of 1950s and 1960s America. Born in 1898 in Clayton, Alabama, Lowe's passion for fashion was ignited at a young age, learning the art of sewing from her mother.

Lowe's impressive career spanned over five decades, during which she dressed illustrious clients, including Jacqueline Kennedy, who wore Lowe's design for her wedding to John F. Kennedy in 1953. Lowe's designs were also featured in top fashion magazines, including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.

Despite facing numerous challenges, including racism and sexism, Lowe persevered, becoming one of the first African American designers to achieve success in the fashion industry. Her legacy continues to inspire future generations of fashion designers and enthusiasts alike.

— All photos by the national African American museum and New Yorker magazine

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Get yourself a fabric store that will light your fabric on fire for you

No but legit I asked what the fiber content of something was and the guy didn’t know so he cut a chunk off and lit it on fire and felt the ashes and was like. Yeah this is mostly cotton with a lil bit of silk. And that was the moment I knew. This is it. This is the fabric store for me. Also that guy is marriage material. Not for me but damn some person is gonna be so happy with him.

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the belted waist and platform heel.... she knows she's serving, and it ain't just what's in the pan

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Costume. Chitons.

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I said what I said and I’m not sorry

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ZIMMERMANN at New York Fashion Week Fall 2020 if you want to support this blog consider donating to: ko-fi.com/fashionrunways

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Julian Alden Weir, The Lace Maker, 1915

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Wings sourced from beekeepers dealing with the loss of their hives due to extreme weather, the pieces are made to memorialize the bees.

"A veil lifts between two worlds: light and dark; life and death; individual and union. It is worn in ceremony of transition. It is a fabric of both grief and celebration, made up of a community, a hive." by lucijockel

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Favourite Designs: Jean Louis Sabaji ‘Barbie’ Spring 2023 Ready-to-Wear Collection

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Frieda Lepold: Little Red Flower Dress, The Versailles Dress, The 18th Century Dress, The Black Skeleton

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Favourite Designs: Frieda Lepold "A Knights Dress" Haute Couture Gown

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Blugirl Fall 2004

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