The Valentino dress that Jacqueline Kennedy owned and wore for her wedding to the Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis sold for more than triple the pre-sale estimate at Bonhams’ “Classic Luxury: Style Icons” auction. The final bid was $24,320 at the sale, which ran from Sept. 16-26. The buyer’s name was not disclosed.

Think of Jackie Kennedy and there might be two images which come to mind. One, being a prim first lady in the early 1960s with a wardrobe full of neat Chanel-esque skirt suits and pillbox hats. The second might be the same woman in her “Jackie O” era – all oversized sunglasses,

Ann Lowe, known as “fashion’s best-kept secret,” dressed many of America’s most influential families. American fashion’s “best-kept secret” is about […]

Serena Williams and the Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter are involved with Sony's Tristar project.

Sony’s TriStar has set a biopic on the life of pioneering fashion designer Ann Lowe. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news of the project, which TriStar acquired the pitch for. Titled The Dress,