This Black History Month, theGrio honors Black people's accomplishments in in entertainment, science, fashion, arts, and more. Born in Clayton Alabama in 1898 Lowe inherited a passion for dressmaking ...

Born in Clayton, Alabama, in 1898, Ann Lowe inherited a passion for dressmaking from her mother and formerly enslaved grandmother, Georgia Thompkins. After her mother’s death, Lowe took over her ...

Her clients were able to talk her out of charging them the grip they would have paid if they’d sought out gowns from major fashion houses like Dior. Because of that, Lowe often failed to turn a profit ...

In September 1953, Ann Lowe found herself crying in her Harlem studio after a flooding accident ruined 10 of the 15 dresses commissioned by Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss for her daughter, Jacqueline’s ...

Ann Lowe was the go-to designer among the fashionable elite of the mid-20th century. But because of her race, they were loath to admit it. Ann Lowe was the secret weapon of 20th-century American ...

"As soon as Ann Cole Lowe could walk, her momma and grandma taught her to sew. When her mom died, Ann continued sewing dresses. It wasn't easy, especially when she went to design school and had to ...

Jacqueline Kennedy’s ivory silk taffeta wedding dress was one of the most talked-about pieces of clothing of the 20th century. However, not everyone knows that a Black designer created this iconic ...