| Description |
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm |
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| Note |
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Anne Lowe: American Couturier, organized by Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, Delaware, ... September 9, 2023-January 7, 2024"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 201) and index. |
| Contents |
The life and work of Ann Lowe : rediscovering "society's best kept secret" / Margaret Powell -- Ann Lowe : American couturier / Elizabeth Way -- Preserving Ann Lowe's gowns : conservation research and treatment / Laura Mina, Katherine Sahmel and Heather Hodge -- Reproducing Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress / Katya Roelse -- The legacy of Ann Lowe / Elizabeth Way. |
| Summary |
"The definitive illustrated volume on the work and life of Ann Lowe, a consummate couturier who designed lavish evening and bridal gowns for members of America's social registry, a Black woman working hard behind the scenes whose important legacy has remained underappreciated-until now"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Lowe, Ann Cole, 1898-1981 -- Exhibitions.
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African American fashion designers -- Exhibitions.
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Women fashion designers -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Costume design -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Fashion design -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Hodge, Heather, contributor.
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Mina, Laura, contributor.
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Powell, Margaret, contributor.
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Roelse, Katya, contributor.
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Sahmel, Katherine, contributor.
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Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, host institution.
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| Added Title |
American couturier |
| ISBN |
0847873145 (hardback) |
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9780847873142 (hardback) : $55.00 |
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