Designer Ann Cole Lowe’s Story Finally Told In Fancy Party Gowns; 9 Things To Know About Her

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The Point of It All

While Lowe genuinely loved creating dresses, she said during an appearance on The Mike Douglas Show in 1965 that she wasn’t doing it in the hopes of becoming a huge name or raking in dough. Instead, her motivation to create her iconic gowns came from her quest “to prove that a Negro can become a major dress designer.”

 

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