Ann Lowe | |
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Born | Ann Cole Lowe December 14, 1898 Clayton, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | February 25, 1981 (aged 82) Queens, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Annie Cohen Anne Lowe |
Alma mater | S. T. Taylor Design School |
Occupation | Fashion designer |
Years active | 1919–1972 |
Known for | Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier |
Children | 2 |
Ann Cole Lowe (December 14, 1898 – February 25, 1981) was an American fashion designer. Best known for designing the ivory silk taffeta wedding dress worn by Jacqueline Bouvier when she married John F. Kennedy in 1953, she was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer.[1] Lowe's designs were popular among upper class women for five decades from the 1920s through the 1960s.