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Janet Norton Lee Auchincloss, previously Bouvier, (December 3, 1907 – July 22, 1989) [1] was an American socialite. She was the mother of the former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Lee Radziwill .
Lowe was chosen by the bride’s mother, Janet Auchincloss, with whom she had a long-standing relationship. When Janet Auchincloss married Hugh Auchincloss in 1942, Lowe created her wedding gown.
Janet Lee Bouvier, Jacqueline's mother, hired Lowe to design and make the entire bridal party's outfits. Lowe had made Bouvier's dress for her wedding to Hugh Auchincloss. The bridal gown, of ivory-colored silk taffeta, featured a portrait neckline and huge round skirt. The skirt featured interwoven tucking bands and tiny wax flowers. [6]
The marriage later produced two more children, Janet Jennings Auchincloss in 1945 and James Lee Auchincloss in 1947. [27] As a wedding gift, Mr. Auchincloss presented his new wife, Janet, with a car. But, being in the depths of World War II, no new cars were being produced. So, Mr. Auchincloss gave her a like-new 1940 Ford Deluxe Convertible.
Janet Auchincloss, Kennedy’s mother, suggested that Lowe design the garment, which eventually consisted of 50 yards of silk taffeta and included interwoven bands of tucking. A portrait necklace ...
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The Bouvier family or Bouvier-Lee-Auchincloss family describes the wealthy, American family connected with former First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. It was founded in the United States around 1820 and joined the American upper class over subsequent years. Members of the family have French, Irish, and English ancestry.
On July 30, 1966, she married Lewis Polk Rutherfurd, a recent graduate of Princeton University and future financier. [8] Lewis was the son of Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr. of New York and Fishers Island, [9] the grandson of Frank L. Polk, the Under Secretary of State in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, and the great-grandson of Levi P. Morton, the former governor of New York and vice president under ...