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By Shelcy Joseph ·Updated December 21, 2023
In September 1953, Ann Lowe found herself crying in her Harlem studio after a flooding accident ruined 10 of the 15 dresses commissioned by Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss for her daughter, Jacqueline’s wedding. Undeterred by the disaster, Lowe gathered a group of seamstresses she promised to pay overtime and toiled away to remake the intricately constructed designs in a matter of days. Jacqueline Lee
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