Ann Lowe: The Black Designer Who Made Old Money Beautiful — And Paid the Price

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  @doccarlton9666 · 2 months ago

  This needs to be a movie.

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• VQ

  @VQween · 3 months ago

  Thank you for naming Ann Lowe. I bet those gowns have been handed down in those white families as heirlooms but not the woman whose skill created them.

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• RU

  @rubychew6535 · 3 months ago

  This story is similar to the women in the movie "Hidden Figures."  A talented person who doesn't get recognition.

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• EV

  @Evelyn-w4b · 3 months ago

  So SAD!  This is the United States of America.  A place that   pretended to be honest, but in reality is built on corruption, murder and theft.  So sad, because it could have been Godly.  😢😢😢😢😢

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• CA

  @cassandramcgee1531 · 3 months ago

  PUT ALL RESPECT ON HER NAME!!!! MS. ANN LOWE!

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  @BeAsia3.14 · 3 months ago

  Thank You Ms. Ann Lowe and thank you for shining a light on her. ❤

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• EL

  @elogan4820 · 3 months ago (edited)

  Good attempt at telling this account. My grandmother was born around the same time and the Black teachers in the one room school houses were quite brilliant. It was the lack of facilities, supplies, books and instructional days which kept Black students behind. Even with limited resources, the competencies were very robust. My grandparents were highly literate despite the inequities.  Moreover, for Jackie to call her a colored dress maker, undermined Ms. Lowes brilliance as a designer.  She died broke because these "rich" women did not adequately pay her for the delivered gowns. They would low ball her after the dress was made, as though she should be happy they wanted to work with her at all. Her poverty had NOTHING to do with her education, it was the lack of integrity of her clients.

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• KA

  @kathygermain2446 · 2 months ago

  To honour the Legendary Ann Lowe, a movie should be made. She was , by all account, a STAR 🌟.

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• KI

  @kidzfinancialcorner · 3 months ago

  It almost impossible to find this woman work I’m so mad.

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• KI

  @kidzfinancialcorner · 3 months ago

  😢 this makes me sad what a gifted woman and to receive no acknowledgement hurts. <br><br>I hope to one day come across a whole collection of this woman’s work and keep it so I can pass it on to the next generation and tell my kids kid about this talented black seamstress.

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• KA

  @katherinestewart9050 · 3 months ago

  😢😢😢😪😪😡😡😡<br>OMG...I HATE THAT!!!<br>This how they always made money from ALL our creative work and 🙏🏾💫💜✨️inventions

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• CG

  @cggh2892 · 3 months ago

  Saying HER NAME, &quot;ANN LOWE&quot;!!! Thank You, Ancestor, for Your contribution to Our-Story with incredible Creative Talent(s), resilience and Your goodness in &quot;paying-it-forward&quot;. Much, much appreciation and respect for introducing Her Story.

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