Only the Best : The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe

hardcover Synopsis An inspiring picture book biography about the amazing Ann Lowe—the first nationally-known African American fashion designer.A careful snip, a delicate fold.Fabric the color of new petals.Skirts that flare like upside-down blossoms.A garden bursts into bloom!There is no "good enough."For Ann, only the best will do.Award-winning author Kate Messner, costume historian Margaret E. Powell, and fashion designer and illustrator Erin Robinson tell the powerful story of the ground-breaking Ann Lowe, who grew up in a small Alabama dress shop and became the first nationally-known African American fashion designer. Sought after by millionaires and movie stars, her designs walked the red carpet and graced the wedding of Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier.At a time when the world around her thought African Americans deserved no more than second-class treatment, Ann expected no less than very best for herself. Authors Kate Messner is the New York Times bestselling auth