Miniature copy of First Lady Truman's evening gown by Ann Lowe

Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981 · 1957-1967

This miniature dress is part of the Evyan Collection of First Lady Inaugural Gowns. Starting in 1957, for the launch of their Great Lady perfume, the Evyan perfume house commissioned several designers, including Ann Lowe, to replicate 29 inaugural gowns of the American First Ladies in miniature form. Lowe created six sets of inaugural gowns based on the originals, which are on exhibit in the First Ladies’ Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.