100-year-old Spelman alumna broke boundaries as an accomplished fashion designer

Ann Jewel Moore, seen above recently and in the 1940s, has a love of fashion that goes back to her youngest years, as she explained in a recent interview with “Closer Look.”

Candace Wheeler, left, courtesy of Spelman College

This September, Spelman College held a celebration to honor the life and accomplishments of 100-year-old Ann Jewel Moore.

For more than 20 years, Moore created custom designs with her own fashion company, Ann Moore Couturier, and her work was featured in a 1953 issue of Vogue magazine.

However, Moore’s love of fashion goes back even further, as she explained in a recent interview with “Closer Look” senior producer, and fellow Spelman alumna, Candace Wheeler.