Quick Facts
Intro | Singer-songwriter turned fashion and textiles designer | ||||
Is | Singer Songwriter | ||||
From | United Kingdom | ||||
Field | Music | ||||
Gender | female | ||||
Birth | 7 April 1970, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, Greater London, England | ||||
Age | 52 years | ||||
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Biography
Pearl Lowe (born Pearl Samantha Davis; 1970), is an English fashion and textiles designer, and former singer-songwriter.
Career
She was the vocalist of mid-1990s indie bands Powder and Lodger, which she fronted after a brief period at LAMDA, and as a solo-artist under the name Pearl.
In 2001 she launched 'Pearl Lowe', her signature range of lace curtains and cushions. In 2006 she began designing her own bespoke handmade dresses that were sold to Liberty and The Cross in London. She also designs capsule ranges for the budget chain Peacocks.
Lowe published her memoir All That Glitters in 2007, a sombre look at overcoming addiction.
Pearl was briefly the face of Agent Provocateur. Lowe was an ambassador for the homeless charity Crisis, but is now an ambassador for Action on Addiction.
Personal life
Lowe's family was originally from Bethnal Green. Her mother, Leila, was an interior designer, and her father, Eddie, a bouncer. She was named after her mother's mother, who died on the day she was born.
Since 1995, her partner has been Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, with whom she has three children. Goffey and Lowe married on 4 December 2008 in Babington House, Somerset.
She also has a daughter, Daisy Lowe with singer Gavin Rossdale. Daisy is a working fashion model.
Lowe and her family live in the Somerset countryside, after residing in north London for many years.
