Many of the most highly respected editors in the business are women, as are the buyers, including Elizabeth von der Goltz at Net-A-Porter, Lisa Aiken at Moda Operandi, Brigitte Chartrand at SSENSE, and Olivia Kim at Nordstrom
Its only been in recent years that she has gotten her due and is no longer societys best kept secret. Lowe is now recognized as a pioneering African-American couturier, and her pieces are preserved in renowned museum collections including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of the City of New York, and The Museum at FIT
My original chop-chop salad recipe included: kale or romaine greens sliced into 1/4-1/2 inch strips, close to shredded garbanzo beans drained cherry tomatoes halved cucumbers seeded, quartered, and chopped kalamata olives halved red, orange, or yellow bell pepper seeded and chopped feta cheese loaf chopped into garbanzo bean-sized cubes fennel thinly sliced and chopped small red onion chopped small or green onions diced My client version of chop-chop salad usually included one of these additions: roasted chicken cut into strips or small bite-sized pieces salami cut into 1/4 inch cubes or julienne strips Greek meatballs with yogurt dill sauce Lately, Ive been throwing a few curve balls into the chopped salad mix: raw zucchini shaved instead of any greens for a quick raw zucchini Greek salad, as seen above
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