A beautiful picture book about Ann Cole Lowe, a little-known African-American Fashion Designer who battled personal and social adversity in order to pursue her passion of making beautiful gowns and went on to become one of society\'s top designers.
This beautiful picture book shines the spotlight on a little-known visionary who persevered in times of hardship, always doing what she was passionate about: making elegant gowns for the women who loved to wear them..
Rarely credited, Ann Cole Lowe became society\'s best kept secret.
But the work she did set her spirit soaring, as evidenced in the clothes she made, including Jackie Kennedy\'s wedding dress and Olivia de Havilland\'s dress at the Oscars when she won for Best Actress in To Each His Own .
It wasn\'t easy, especially when she went to design school and had to learn alone, segregated from the rest of the class.
When Ann was 16, her momma died, and Ann continued sewing dresses.
She worked near her momma in their Alabama family shop in the early 1900s, making glorious dresses for women who went to Fancy parties.
As soon as Ann Cole Lowe could walk, her momma and grandma taught her to sew.
Her great grandma had been a slave, so her family knew about working hard just to get by.
Ann\'s family came from Alabama.
Wisps of cloth would fall from their worktables like confetti, and Ann would scoop them up and turn them into flowers as bright as roses in the garden.
A beautiful picture book about Ann Cole Lowe, a little-known African-American Fashion Designer who battled personal and social adversity in order to pursue her passion of making beautiful gowns and went on to become one of society\'s top designers
