Ann Lowe: Black Contributions to Fashion History Part 1

Books Used: Ann Lowe American Couturier by Elizabeth Way Black Designers in American Fashion by Elizabeth Way Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence, and Culture by Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson This video covers the career of Ann Lowe, the struggles she faced as a Black woman and designer, a granddaughter of an enslaved seamstress, as she built and rebuilt (and rebuilt again!) her design business by the sheer mindblowing intricacy of her fabric flowers. I wrote a book! Fashion School in a Book: Design and Illustration for the Beginner and the Brand by Zoe Hong Fashion School in a Book Design Journal: The Practical Workbook for Collection Development by Zoe Hong My publisher, Rocky Nook, has a special sale price if you buy the ebook and print version together: Book: https://rockynook.com/shop/sewing/fas... Design Journal: https://rockynook.com/shop/print/fash... Some people find Amazon convenient: Book: https://a.co/d/cTychQZ Design Journal: https://a.co/d/1znTYAG Sign up for Fashion Word of the Week here: https://substack.com/@zoehong My template sketchbooks are here: https://etchedstonepaper.com/products... *** Come find me at https://zoehong.com/ Take my fashion design or drawing or pattern making course:   / zoehong   My mugs are here: https://zoehong-shop.fourthwall.com/ Looking for a private video consult? https://calendly.com/zoe-hong Need help? I sell fashion figure templates, flats templates, tech pack templates and a lot more in my shop here: https://shop.zoehong.com/ Join our discord community   / discord     / zoehong     / zoehongteaches     / zoehong   https://bsky.app/profile/zoehong.bsky... https://www.threads.net/@zoehong   / 920367461450543   Come join our group, make friends, network with likeminded creatives! CONTACT: teaching@zoehong.com