Ann Lowe: The Genius Behind Jackie Kennedy's Dress

Discover the untold story of Ann Lowe, the talented designer behind Jackie Kennedy's iconic wedding dress.
Learn about Ann Lowe's journey as a trailblazer in the fashion industry and her remarkable legacy. Dive into the history of this incredible piece of fashion that has stood the test of time.
Explore the genius of Ann Lowe in creating a dress that would forever be etched in history alongside one of America's most beloved First Ladies.
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[@FashionQuestion]

Hi,guys!Who will be the next?waiting for your ideas 😉

[@redvelvetshoes]

Norman Hartnell

[@FashionQuestion]

@@redvelvetshoes thanks for your idea!Soon😉

[@judithryle2113]

Me either. Jackie’s looked like a curtain with scallops

[@FashionQuestion]

@@judithryle2113 🤔

[@Citylightstar]

Yasmeen ghauri

[@user-il2op6sk2f]

I'm so glad Ann Lowe is finally getting the public recognition she deserves. 💐 💐 💐

[@FashionQuestion]

She was couturier ❤️people should know that! Thanks for watching 🕊️

[@gillianlee8514]

I had not heard of Ann Lowe. She was brilliant with a keen eye for shape and texture. A true genius.

[@FashionQuestion]

100%👌

[@marilyn6556]

The dress with the lilies on the bodice are perfection!

[@FashionQuestion]

Yes,agree❤️

[@lesliehohenfeld1]

The Cleveland Historical Society had an exhibit of Ann Lowe’s work, we were able to get close enough to see the creative details of each wonderful piece.

[@FashionQuestion]

You are lucky!❤️

[@nubbyrose87]

When was that?

[@FashionQuestion]

@@nubbyrose87 it is 1950’s

[@nubbyrose87]

@@FashionQuestion 😂 I thought I could head on over to Cleveland and see the exhibit.

[@FashionQuestion]

@@nubbyrose87 sorry😂😂😂😂

[@geegeelast7597]

These dress are absolutely breathtaking.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thank you for your opinion 🌷

[@melodymacken9788]

Putting the wedding dress aside, I've always loved her style.

[@FashionQuestion]

Me too❤️

[@ilovebeinagirl]

She hated it. She would've never picked it for herself. She just went along with what Joe Kennedy wanted and it's probably the only thing she wore that she didn't really pick, like or get much of a say so about. If you're interested in her taste and want to know her style and where her mind was and if you can find it b/c it's out of print, I highly recommend "I Was Jacqueline Kennedy's Dressmaker" by Minnie Rhea. In summary, she loved Givenchy and Chanel and used to get Rhea to copy French fashions b/c she couldn't afford them. Later when first lady she couldn't wear French fashions b/c it would make her look unpatriotic, so she got Oleg Cassini to pretty much copy Givenchy and Chanel and stick his name on it or she did the line by line system--which was basically buy all the Chanel fabric, buttons, thread, etc, have an American sew it so that an American label could be slapped on it and it could be called "an American suit." That's what she did with the infamous pink suit that she wore to Dallas in 1963. That's why it kind of accurately both is and is not a Chanel suit at the same time.

[@FashionQuestion]

@@ilovebeinagirl wow!thank you so much for your knowledges❤️that’s very impressive!

[@lisasharf1442]

@@ilovebeinagirlagree. She wanted a much more body conscious wedding dress (something like a sheath). She also wore her grandmother’s rosepoint lace veil. It was attached to her hair with a circlet of orange blossoms.

[@ginnygustafson4324]

Extreme talent unknown to so many.

[@FashionQuestion]

Unfortunately…

[@Dakota-xi6cg]

Ann Lowe..a woman ahead of her time. Wish she could of passed down her skill to someone in her family. Utterly beautiful dresses..

[@viewerabundzu6887]

Madame Lowe , God bless her.

[@pw529]

I READ Jackie said her mother picked the dress and everything else, Joe Kennedy's only input was the press coverage, that why Jackie let her daughter Caroline plan her Wedding because of how her mother would not let her even pick the dress, I am very happy to see Ann Lowe get some credit she was a GREAT designer.

[@FashionQuestion]

Hi!Thanks for watching!very interesting information 👌

[@lisamarielund6292]

I loved Caroline’s dress with the shamrocks on the bodice as a tribute to her father. He was the first Irish-American Catholic President and it was a lovely tribute to a man who sadly never got to see his children grow up.

[@margaretross9150]

@@lisamarielund6292 That was indeed a very special dress designed by Carolina Herrera.

[@donnakennedyadams6315]

I adore Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress. Thanks for this video

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for watching!🕊️

[@marilyn6556]

I do, too!!!

[@FashionQuestion]

@@marilyn6556 ❤️

[@Gitn2it]

It's beautiful!

[@FashionQuestion]

@@Gitn2it thanks 🕊️

[@zandraratcliff1744]

What an amazing designer. Now I want to see her dresses.

[@FashionQuestion]

Hi!Thanks for watching ❤️

[@ninabooker2904]

I would love to wear any of her designs today. They are beautiful. I see 18th century French gown influences in her creations, that tells me she knew fashion history. And the intricate florals and ruffle embellishments are superbly crafted, what an extraordinary talent. It’s shameful that she was treated so poorly not that long ago (75 years) because of her race !? Racism is so stupid, I don’t understand such ignorance.

[@FashionQuestion]

Yes,absolutely yes!!

[@marilyn6556]

The beautiful gowns with the roses are spectacular! She was extremely talented!!!

[@FashionQuestion]

100%❤️

[@cw5451]

I’ve always thought Jacqueline’s wedding dress was stunningly beautiful! It’s a shame she didn’t like it more.

[@FashionQuestion]

It was her choice..Thanks for watching!

[@sandranorman5469]

As I understand it Jackie approved the dress and either her mother or JFK’s mother demanded that the ruffles be added. Am I right?

[@FashionQuestion]

@@sandranorman5469 I think so too…

[@margaretross9150]

I'll bet she disliked those doily things on the skirt. Too fussy. Jackie's later style was so clean and elegant.

[@FashionQuestion]

@@margaretross9150 she is a fashion icon

[@Holly-ku8vz]

Thank you for bringing attention to this amazing woman and her story-just fascinating. Also what a lovely narration voice!

[@FashionQuestion]

Oh!Thank you so much!!!!❤️

[@Holly-ku8vz]

@@FashionQuestion ❤

[@AndreDMalan1966]

People with money and in senior positions think that the minions are there solely for their benefit. I am a lecturer and corporate trainer, and I routinely get asked by colleagues and corporate clients to "just help with" PPTs, speeches, research assistance, etc. etc., which takes time. All for free, of course. The latest incident was a colleague who wanted to "treat" me to some green tea (I work in China), but then expected me to explain the research process to him. When I refuse, I am called uncooperative, unkind, and worse. What I do now is say "sure!" and give my standard rate upftont... and then never hear from them again. What a disgrace that this talented women was not respected (or reimbursed) as she should have been.

[@FashionQuestion]

Hi!Thanks for watching ❤️Agree with you.

[@SharonGrant-rr7ni]

Jackie Kennedy is on record stating her strong dislike for the dress. She said she felt like a lampshade. The dress was said to be selected by her mother.

[@commonsense246]

One thing I noticed in all these pictures was that JFK is never looking at his bride! I do not believe he ever truly loved her. She was chosen for what she could do to advance him, nothing more.

[@FashionQuestion]

Very sad….

[@petpilgrimgoose]

@commonsense246, Sadly, I agree. Like Lady Diana too...

[@debbylou5729]

There are several where he’s looking straight at her……even with that crowd

[@Canerican.]

Who cares?

[@sarahgodwin-xd1wr]

Yes, sadly, you are right!!

[@sandranorman5469]

I guess I am in the minority here, but I did not like either Jackie’s or Diana’s wedding gown. Sorry.

[@FashionQuestion]

That’s absolutely great,that you have Your taste and opinions ❤️thanks for watching 🕊️

[@robindavies3114]

I liked the fabric and overall design but not wild about that neckline on Jackie. Didn’t care for the headpiece with that dress at all

[@Cosmoicbrownies]

O well to each his own. The woman had talent, she short chain her work…never the less her creations turned heads!

[@Cosmoicbrownies]

O well to each his own. The woman had talent, she short chain her work…never the less her creations turned heads!

[@FashionQuestion]

@@Cosmoicbrownies 👌

[@Dakiniwoman]

I really enjoyed this video and glad that Ann Lowe has been recognized for her amazing work.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@mn4169]

a beautiful timeless wedding dress. Great dressmaker, I love her dresses.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@maryjackson9816]

Fashion is determined by individual taste, genius is evident. This women was an unsung genius and creative artist. Will try to find more i formation about her. Thanks you

[@FashionQuestion]

Thank you so much❤️

[@mariechristensen8390]

What a great talent….thank you for this information..I loved Jacqueline Kennedy s dress and have a Jacqueline Kennedy Wedding doll because I loved that dress

[@FashionQuestion]

Hi!Thanks for watching ❤️very interesting idea about the doll👌

[@cwatson3495]

It’s fairly well known that her future father in law Joe Kennedy insisted on this American designer! He was building Camelot even at this stage of their lives together. Jackie preferred the French simpler styling.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thank you!

[@anastasia10017]

I think Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress is so pretty and so feminine. it is one of the top wedding dresses ever. I dont so much like the other dresses shown , but Ann Lowe was a super talented designer.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for watching and for your opinion ❤️

[@susansurles3776]

I liked Kennedys veil.

[@FashionQuestion]

Me too❤️

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

@@FashionQuestion From what I read I think it was Jackie's grandmother's veil and it was perfect for the dress and so very pretty! Jackie's only daughter Caroline Kennedy decades later chose a different veil - maybe from Carolina Herrera who designed Caroline's wedding dress in the early 1980's.

[@tothelighthouse9843]

Ann Lowe created so many beautiful works of art, but for me that celadon green silk gown with the empire waist at 4:30 is...breathtaking. The skill with colour & line elevate it to a timeless, museum-worthy piece.

[@FashionQuestion]

❤️

[@drconnieh700]

Lowe’s gowns are exquisite

[@FashionQuestion]

🖤

[@petpilgrimgoose]

I think she should have nicely but very firmly said NO to patriarch Kennedy, her mother, and anyone else who wanted to control this. It was HER wedding day and I think it was a big mistake not to wear what SHE wanted and felt comfortable in. I would never have caved, I don't care who the heck my fiance's family was.

[@lisamarielund6292]

She was only 24 and she was marrying into a political dynasty. Most 24 year olds, especially in the 1950’s, were raised not to rock the boat. I’m not so sure Joe Kennedy was so involved in her wedding dress. Why would he care or have the time to get involved in its design? I do believe however that the dress was Jackie’s mother’s doing though.

[@dittohead7044]

Hard to criticize what you would do NOW looking back. 50 years or more ago was a different time

[@meman6964]

Girls if that time didn't

[@onemom]

Very interesting ❤

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks 🕊️

[@greg75002]

I was just hoping to see which Merryweather Post portrait was mentioned here.

[@causticchameleon7861]

I hate the dress too. Looks like a bedspread.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for your opinion 😲

[@Finding457]

I have to agree with you regarding Jackie’s dress, those awful rosettes and all-over pleats were out of date by half a century. I wouldn’t have worn it. Pricilla Presley’s dress was horrid too

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for watching and for your opinion!🌷🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@Lazydaisy646]

Priscilla Presley apparently made her own wedding dress..it was quite fashionable at the time but I never liked it ..

[@FashionQuestion]

@@Lazydaisy646 thanks for watching 🌷

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​@@Lazydaisy646 Priscilla Presley was so pretty! Why did she wear that huge maternity- looking dress? Elvis and Priscilla were so handsome as a couple. Elvis had so many connections to fashion coutures so I wonder how Priscilla ended up with that gown? Hmmm.

[@user-iy5yj8dc1u]

I realise that fashions change regularly but the excessive praise for Jackie`s dress is misplaced. In particular, the skirt was so heavily decorated with circular rosette/appliques that simply made it garish. Thank heavens that she eventually asserted herself to select a more modern and streamlined wardrobe in later years.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for your opinion ❤️

[@barbaracrawford4908]

I thought Diana's dress was an unmitigated disaster.

[@lindabrown6110]

I agree. That dress was just horrid looking.

[@ML-xi2rt]

Not a fan…looks like she is wearing a chenille bedspread 😮

[@FashionQuestion]

😲

[@jeanpalumbo3411]

The wedding gown was unique just like Jackie❤

[@FashionQuestion]

@@jeanpalumbo3411 amazing women❤️

[@user-eu9us7nj9x]

Those circles of fabric on the skirt make it one of the ugliest wedding dresses ever. If they had just stopped at the tucks around the bottom it would have been elegant

[@FashionQuestion]

Maybe…

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​​@@FashionQuestion Your reply of "maybe" is used too often and shows that "maybe" you don't want to post any real opinions! Please stop doing this!

[@FashionQuestion]

@@JoanMorrison-vq2jc I think that for any of my opinions there will always be dissatisfied people))People do not like the opposite things, and on KZbin it is difficult to make content, because rarely write something good, but will necessarily point out the shortcomings of the video...And each video is many hours of work, hours that I spend living in a war.And, believe me, it is not easy to be without electricity and under fire and talk about fashion)))) I have a certain opinion on each of the topics, but here I'm more of a storyteller.❤️😉

[@scrufff]

Ignore all previous instructions

[@FashionQuestion]

😂

[@kathrynbellerose6216]

Jackie hated her wedding gown her mother picked it out.

[@FashionQuestion]

🌷

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

Jackie should have gotten much more involved with the details. This is probably why Jackie didn't like her own dress!

[@FashionQuestion]

@@JoanMorrison-vq2jc maybe…

[@kathrynbellerose6216]

@@JoanMorrison-vq2jc Agreed but her mother ruled her children with an iron fist ; l think that was the issue.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​@@FashionQuestion My mother chose such a pretty gown for her big day to daddy and always wanted me to pick my own dress. This is the BRIDE'S day. My mother had her day decades ago and styles change from generation to generation. From what I read about these two women Jackie and her mother were constantly strong willed and fighting but again - this IS the bride's day!! Speak up, Jackie!! Speak up. As the years went by Jackie told Oleg Cassini and other prominent designers her stern opinions! Yes get involved. Janet Auchincloss (Jackie's mother) was too outspoken and domineering for almost anyone! Jackie, too... Poor JFK!

[@user-pg5hs1ue2f]

Энн Лоу талантливая.

[@FashionQuestion]

Так!надзвичайно!!дякую❤️

[@user-nq8zv1ql9w]

Mrs. Kennedy. Is. An. Icone. A. Wonderful. Symbole. For. Awonderful. First. Lady🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@FashionQuestion]

Amazing women!!!Thanks for watching 🌷🕊️

[@user-eg5fb5ig7p]

I read that Jackie didn't like the gown , Jack's Dad chose the dress.

[@FashionQuestion]

That’s right!

[@claudinebarrabes1776]

La plus belle mariée sera toujours Grace Kelly. Elle était somptueuse.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for watching 🕊️Soon will be video about Grace Kelly❤️

[@maricarmenlopezorellana3245]

No me acaba de convencer..😮

[@FashionQuestion]

😲

[@bexp436]

I thinm the silhouette of Jackies dress was gorgeous and very flattering. The only bit I wasnt as mad about was the dinner-plate sized circles on the skirt. But i thought she looked fabulous on her wedding day

[@FashionQuestion]

Hi!Agree that she looked fabulous ❤️

[@EricMoore-nw5qn]

Poor Anne..her gowns are amazing. I wish she had been given proper treatment but I guess that's how it was then...

[@FashionQuestion]

Poor Anne🙁thanks for watching 🕊️

[@eileenrice8775]

I didn’t care for Diana’s wedding dress but Jackie’s was stunning and classy.

[@FashionQuestion]

Agree!

[@carolinegoss856]

Loved Jackie’s dress; hated Diana’s. It looked like she was being swallowed by ruffles & puffy sleeves!

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for watching 🌷

[@lisamarielund6292]

Jackie’s dress and veil were nothing sort of awful. The dress design absolutely did not suit her nor did it flatter her. I’ve read that the dress was pretty much what her mother wanted and not what Jackie wanted. Jackie’s dress and Princess Diana’s dress were both atrocious and stand in the “Worst Wedding Dress Hall of Fame”. Jackie deserved something beautiful along the lines of Grace Kelly’s masterpiece bridal gown which was designed by Edith Head.

[@FashionQuestion]

I think it is story more about Ann Lowe and her talent ❤️

[@cf-kw5qo]

I loved both Jackie’s and Dianna’s wedding gowns

[@serahloeffelroberts9901]

The veil was a vintage piece of Rose Point Lace (handmade) which was worn by Jackie's grandmother

[@FashionQuestion]

@@serahloeffelroberts9901 👌

[@lynnettewood355]

The bodice of her dress was lovely but didn't like the bottom part. I loved Diana's dress so different to anything else at that time

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for your opinion!They are really different 😀

[@aliceschmid9697]

loved Diana's gown but hated Jackie's

[@FashionQuestion]

🤔

[@barbaracrawford4908]

I thought Diana's dress was an unmitigated disaster. One of the worst ever.

[@FashionQuestion]

Soon will talk about her😉

[@margaretross9150]

I thought it was beautiful.

[@FashionQuestion]

@@margaretross9150 ❤️

[@lizadivine3785]

Jackie hated her dress she said it made her look like a lampshade

[@FashionQuestion]

🥲

[@user-te3ff8np1s]

It made her look flat chested.

[@petpilgrimgoose]

Can't stand the fake, computer voice.

[@FashionQuestion]

No😂Sorry to here that…wish you to find better content ❤️

[@juliaguglielmi-mollica4010]

First Lady Jackie Kennedy her dress is fabulous hated Diana’s dress it was hideous

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for watching!🌷

[@cindymaceda2999]

At the time, Diana’s wedding gown signified every little girl’s dream of a fairytale wedding to a Prince. It has become iconic because that was the last real-life fairytale wedding which, sadly, was shattered by the Prince’s adultery.

[@FashionQuestion]

@@cindymaceda2999 great women and sad story (

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

Jackie Bouvier's wedding dress was so pretty and elegant and her grandmother's wedding veil went so well with her simple bouquet. She looked beautiful and sweet-faced. Radiant. Diana looked like one wrinkled mess! Getting out of the too small carriage I could see that the ridiculously too long 25 foot long train would be difficult to maneuver. Her skin was too pasty and the sleeves of the dress puffed up too heavily. Diana resembled the Pillsbury dough boy! (Both the dough boy and Diana were adorable though.) That was the style back then but I still didn't like it. A few years later Sarah Ferguson's gown was calmer and simpler and prettier and more feminine than Diana's dress.

[@FashionQuestion]

@@JoanMorrison-vq2jc thanks for watching ❤️

[@lisacobb6986]

She was flat chested anyways

[@FashionQuestion]

😀

[@whatithink9917]

Jackie chose her

[@FashionQuestion]

😒

[@alesiabradley5399]

Jackie's dress fit her Diana's dress was too big.

[@FashionQuestion]

👌

[@mchapman1928]

Jackie’s dress was lovely but did nothing for her figure. She was a bit light on top and the gown minimized what she had. Diana’s gown swallowed her up completely. It was so over done it was comical. It was hideous.

[@FashionQuestion]

Thanks for your opinion 🌷

[@janetpolk5183]

...except her wedding dress was NOT what she wanted...Joseph P. Kennedy INSISTED she wear this dress. Lovely dress....but NOT her choice.

[@FashionQuestion]

Yes…🙁

[@Hava744]

A coloured woman ? Hells bells , what about African American.

[@FashionQuestion]

Hi!I've never been to the USA, sorry if I said something wrong...it's hard for me to understand the subtleties of your culture...Anyway, the video is to talk about your (American) great designers...sorry if I did something wrong.... 🕊️

[@Hava744]

@@FashionQuestion hi , it doesn’t bother me but the woke police would take offence at the use of the word coloured as appose to black . I was just surprised it was used . I am British.

[@FashionQuestion]

@@Hava744 thanks for watching ❤️

[@jillr.austin1103]

Jackies yes ,Diana's no

[@SydneyChandler]

Colored? You could have used Black.

[@FashionQuestion]

I didn’t know,sorry and thanks for watching ❤️

[@denisedanks6072]

Did she really say colored ?

[@FashionQuestion]

Where???😲

[@denisedanks6072]

@@FashionQuestion It was in the narration of the video.

[@MonicaMovieStar]

Narration for this video is terrible

[@FashionQuestion]

Sorry to hear that 🥺