Join us for a fun, investigative discussion on the life of Anne Lowe, the first African American to become a noted Fashion Designer.
Fashion journalist and IP attorney Mariessa Terrell and author Piper Huguley will discuss By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer, to the Social Register. Lowe's designs for Jackie Kennedy are featured in the D.C. Black Fashion Museum in the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event.
About the Author
Piper G. Huguley made her historical fiction debut in June 2022 with By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register, the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress. She is also the author of Sweet Tea by Hallmark Publishing and two historical romance series: "Migrations of the Heart," about the Great Migration, and "Home to Milford College. She blogs about the history behind her novels at http://piperhuguley.com and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and son.
By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register by Piper Huguley is the incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman, and granddaughter of enslaved people, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Talk |