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Ann Cole Lowe (December 14, 1898 – February 25, 1981) was an American fashion designer. Best known for designing the ivory silk taffeta wedding dress worn by Jacqueline Bouvier when she married John F. Kennedy in 1953, she was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. [1]
10 Black fashion designers who carry the torch in modern fashion. Take a closer look at 10 of the most famous Black fashion designers, their work and how they made or are making Black fashion history.
Emily Miles (July 31, 1910-June 11, 1999) was an African American fashion designer and entrepreneur. [1] She was considered Newark, New Jersey's "first lady of fashion" [1] and "the grand dame of black style in Newark". [2] In 1998, she was inducted into the New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame and the Chicago Fashion Hall of Fame. [3]
Willi Donnell Smith (February 29, 1948 – April 17, 1987) was an American fashion designer. At the time of his death, Smith was regarded as one of the most successful African-American designers in the fashion industry. [1] His company, WilliWear Limited, launched in 1976 and by 1986 grossed over $25 million in sales. [1]
Fashion has always broken boundaries and captured the zeitgeist. But it has also evolved from a marker of social status into a tool of self-expression. This list of some of the 20th century’s ...
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women. ... Costume designer, stylist ...
It includes 20th-century African-American people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:20th-century American women .
From bold-colored scarves to the zoot suit in Harlem to the mass popularity of bold acrylic nails, Black culture in […]