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Dress designed by Ann Lowe

Creator Name

Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981;
Barbara Baldwin Dowd, American;
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1960s

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description
Ann Lowe, considered one of the leading American designers of the 20th century, made beautifully embroidered and hand-stitched gowns. Born in Alabama, Lowe eventually settled in New York City where she dressed society ladies through the 1950s and 1960s. She is renowned as the designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding gown and bridesmaids dresses.

Pale green teal silk sari gown designed by Ann Lowe. The bodice is sleeveless with a scooped neckline and an empire waist. It is made from the border section of a sari featuring heavy metallic brocade in a geometric design, with the embroidered leaves from a sari border fussy cut from the fabric and sewn around the waist line, the bottom edges left loose to create a three-dimensional ...

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Title

Dress designed by Ann Lowe

Creator

Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981, Designed by;
Barbara Baldwin Dowd, American, Worn by;
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007, Subject of

Worktype

evening dresses; Dresses (garments)

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

brocaded silk taffeta, silk chiffon, synthetic fiber, buckram, elastic and metal fasteners

Dimensions

H x W: 55 × 46 in. (139.7 × 116.8 cm);
Waist: 30 in. (76.2 cm)

Technique

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Language

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Date

1960s;
Date: 1966 - 1967

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

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Rights

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Location

New York City; New York; United States; North and Central America

Subjects

African American; Clothing and dress; Design; Fashion; Fashion design; Women

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