{"product_id":"9781452161600","title":"Only the Best : The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring picture book biography about the amazing Ann Lowe—the first nationally-known African American fashion designer.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eA careful snip, a delicate fold.\n\u003cbr\u003eFabric the color of new petals.\n\u003cbr\u003eSkirts that flare like upside-down blossoms.\n\u003cbr\u003eA garden bursts into bloom!\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eThere is no \"good enough.\"\n\u003cbr\u003eFor Ann, only the best will do.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eAward-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.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49838199668984,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":37.18,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781452161600","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}