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Celebrating Black History Month by honouring Lois K. Alexander-Lane, the visionary archivist who preserved Black fashion history when no one else would. From founding the Harlem Institute of Fashion to creating the Black Fashion Museum her work documented the designers, dressmakers, innovators and models whose contributions shaped the industry. Her legacy lives on through the Smithsonian and today let's remember her name...Lois K. Alexander-Lane📣 . . . . . . . [Image description: The cover post features a a colour photograph of Lois K. Alexander-Lane leaning against a chair staring at the camera. She wears her hair scraped back and is dressed in a multicoloured silk blouse. Below the image in black text reads 'Lois K Alexander-Lane', and to the right of the image bold black text reads 'The Fashion Icon You've Never Heard Of'.] #BlackHistoryMonth #LoisAlexanderLane #BlackFashionHistory #FashionArchives #BlackDesigners #FashionPioneers #SmithsonianCollection #SupportTheArts #HarlemHistory #BlackWomenInFashion #FashionMinorityAlliance DM for credit or removal request (no copyright intended and all rights and credits reserved to the respective owner(s)