Pearl Lowe

Lowe 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.{{Cite web |title=Pearl Lowe: I've learned feeling good is more important than looks |last=Britt |first=Hannah |date=4 November 2013 |work=The Daily Express |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/441016/Pearl-Lowe-I-ve-learned-feeling-good-is-more-important-than-looks |access-date=3 October 2015}}

Lowe is known for her love of vintage interiors and fashion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hillarys.co.uk/inspiration/2018/02/pearl/|title=Pearl Lowe|website=www.hillarys.co.uk|language=en|access-date=14 June 2018}} In 2001, she launched 'Pearl Lowe', her signature range of lace curtains and cushions.{{cite web |url=http://www.pearllowe.co.uk/index.htm |title=Welcome to Pearl Lowe |access-date=17 January 2008 |publisher=pearllowe.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127231603/http://www.pearllowe.co.uk/index.htm |archive-date=27 November 2007}} In 2006, Lowe moved to Somerset where she began designing her own bespoke handmade dresses and childrenswear that were sold to Liberty and The Cross in London.{{Cite web |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG10035461/Pearl-LoweInside-Pearl-Lowes-world.html |title=Inside Pearl Lowe's world: addiction, lace and Mother Mary figurines |last=Pithers |first=Ellie |date=6 May 2013 |website=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828224810/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG10035461/Pearl-LoweInside-Pearl-Lowes-world.html |archive-date=28 August 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 October 2015 }} She has also designed capsule ranges for the High Street retailer, Peacocks.{{Cite web |title=Pearl's Girl

|date=18 August 2011 |first=Ella |last=Alexander |work=Vogue |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/08/18/daisy-lowe-models-pearl-lowes-peacocks-collection |access-date=3 October 2015}} Alongside her textiles work, Lowe also designed interiors for many private clients.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amara.com/luxpad/interview-with-singer-turned-interior-designer-pearl-lowe/|title=Interview with Singer turned Interior Designer Pearl Lowe - The LuxPad|website=www.amara.com|language=en-US|access-date=14 June 2018}}

In 2017, she launched a collection of bespoke dresses for women through the Pearl Lowe website.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/somerset-londoners-west-country-glastonbury-at-the-chapel-caro-fmly-pearl-lowe-a7799561.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/somerset-londoners-west-country-glastonbury-at-the-chapel-caro-fmly-pearl-lowe-a7799561.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Forget Glastonbury, this is why you need to visit Somerset|work=The Independent|access-date=14 June 2018|language=en-GB}} Lowe's womenswear collection follows on from the Petite Pearl Lowe luxury dress up collection of vintage inspired costumes. The range is circus inspired and is aimed at young girls and sold through retailers, Harrods and Selfridges.

Lowe published her memoir All That Glitters in 2007, a sombre look at overcoming addiction. In 2013, she launched her first interiors book, entitled Pearl Lowe’s Vintage Craft,{{Cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/ellie-pithers/TMG10035461/Pearl-LoweInside-Pearl-Lowes-world.html|title=Inside Pearl Lowe's world: addiction, lace and Mother Mary figurines - Telegraph|website=fashion.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=14 June 2018}} which saw her bring her styling advice to a much wider audience.

Lowe has contributed to TV Programmes, design columns and blogs. She has also appeared on Britain's Next Top Model and more recently in Channel 4's Four Rooms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2330914/|title=Pearl Lowe|website=IMDb|access-date=14 June 2018}}

She was briefly the face of Agent Provocateur. Lowe was an ambassador for the homeless charity Crisis, and is now an ambassador for Action on Addiction.{{cite web |url=http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/drugs/Pages/Pearllowe.aspx |title=Pearl Lowe: My drugs hell |access-date=28 July 2008 |publisher=National Health Service}}

Lowe's mother Leila is an interior designer.{{Cite web |title=Pearl interrupted |last=Ellen |first=Barbara |date=24 April 2005 |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/apr/24/popandrock |access-date=3 October 2015}} She was named after her maternal grandmother Pearl Teller, who died on the day she was born. Lowe's father Eddie died in 2016 of lung cancer.

She has a daughter, Daisy Lowe (b. 27 January 1989), with singer Gavin Rossdale. Daisy is a fashion model who also worked for Agent Provocateur.

Since 1995, her partner has been Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, with whom she has three children: Alfie (b. 9 October 1996), Frankie (b. 17 May 1998), and Betty (b. 2005). Goffey and Lowe married on 4 December 2008 in Babington House, Somerset.{{Cite web |title=Celebrity designer finds her 'spiritual home' in Frome |author= |work=Frome Standard |date=27 January 2009 |url=http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/Celebrity-designer-finds-spiritual-home-Frome/story-12332618-detail/story.html |access-date=3 October 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Lowe and her family live in Frome, Somerset, after residing in north London for many years.{{cite web |url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/biography/story/0,,2121933,00.html |title=My wasted years |access-date=17 January 2008 |last=Freeman |first=Hadley |author-link=Hadley Freeman |date=9 July 2007 |work=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |url=http://money.independent.co.uk/property/homes/article2904121.ece |title=Pearl Lowe: 'I'm over life in London' |last=Williams-Akoto, Tessa |date=29 August 2007 |website=The Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228093948/http://money.independent.co.uk/property/homes/article2904121.ece |archive-date=28 December 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 January 2008}}

Charities which Lowe supports include Action On Addiction, the NSPCC and Shelter.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mybaba.com/mumprenuer-with-pearl-lowe/|title=Mumpreneur with Pearl Lowe {{!}}{{!}}My Baba Parenting Blog|date=18 October 2012|work=My Baba Parenting Blog|access-date=14 June 2018|language=en-GB}}

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|title = Pearl Lowe's Vintage Craft: 50 Craft Projects and Home Styling Advice

|last = Lowe

|first = Pearl

|publisher = HarperCollins

|year = 2013

|isbn = 9780007491094

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• {{Cite book

|title = Faded Glamour

|publisher = Ryland Peters and small

|year = 2019

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• {{Cite book

|title = Faded Glamour by the sea

|publisher = Ryland Peters and small

|year = 2022

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• [http://www.pearllowe.co.uk/ Pearl Lowe Official website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130828013710/http://www.carolhayesmanagement.co.uk/tv-presenters/pearllowe.htm Pearl Lowe at Carol Hayes Management]
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