Description: Sewing classic fashions from mid-century patterns
Mark you calendars for a visit to Winterthur Museum in Winterthur Delaware, (USA) in the Fall of 2023. Ann Lowe, American Couturier opens on September 9 th and runs through January 7 th , 2024.
For those of you unfamiliar with Ann Lowe, she probably is best known as the designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding gown when she married John F. Kennedy in 1953 – but Lowe is so much more than that. For decades she was the designer of choice for “America’s most prominent debutantes, heiresses, actresses, and society brides.” Despite designing couture-quality dresses and gowns for such an extensive and elite clientele, she remained virtually unknown in the public arena. Even a feature in the Saturday Even
I share this short biographical blurb on promotional material from Winterthur Museum: