Teri Hatcher step back…the real Lois Lane is a true fashionista. She’s not desperate, not a housewife and by the way she’s Black! If McDonald’s can share Black History 365 days a year, than I can certainly blog about it once a week! So, I’m preparing for NY Fashion Week ALREADY and decided to see if there were any new urban designers on the forefront; anyone that I should have my eye on as I am, indeed a “new business pitching machine”. I instead came across a bit of history that epitomizes the spirit of the beauty of the African- American woman.
Lois K. Alexander Lane, founder of Harlem Institute of Fashion, National Association of Milliners, Dressmakers and Tailors, and The Black Fashion Museum and author of her soon to be re-released (1982) book titled Blacks in the History of Fashion.
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Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexander always had a love for fashion. That devotion and the desire to teach Black youths the techniques for entering the garment industry have led to her involvement in many fashion enterprises over the years. As a graduate of Virginia's Hampton Institute and having earned her master's degree in retailing, fashion and merchandising from New York University, she laid a strong foundation for her pioneering spirit. Influenced by the life and commitment of Sojourner Truth, Mrs. Alexander, selected the present BFM site, 2007 Vermont Avenue, NW in Washington, DC, because it was formerly the Sojourner Truth Home for Women and Girls and its recognition by the National Park Service as a possible Underground Railroad site. To highlight her community involvement, Alexander worked with and considered Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune her mentor.
So to all of you fabulous designers in training, keep your eye on the prize and a picture of Lois Lane on your sewing table. Who the hell needs Superman, anyway? He’s allergic to rocks…what a wimp.
