Object: Wedding dress
Designer:
Ann Lowe
(American, 1898 - 1981)
Date: 1968
Medium: Silk peau de soie, cotton, synthetic, and silk satin
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Judith A. Tabler
Object number: 2009.70.2
DescriptionOff white wedding gown with long train in silk peau de soie with embroidered flower and appliquéd cotton daisies motif; petticoat in synthetic faille and net
Label Text:Ann Lowe learned her craft from her grandmother, a former slave in Alabama. She became famous among the wealthy American elite of the 1950s and 1960s for her couture-quality gowns. Based in New York, Lowe specialized in debutante and wedding dresses, such as this gown that she custom-made for Judith Tabler.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Black Fashion Designers