Lois K. Alexander-Lane, American, 1916 - 2007 Search this
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007 Search this
National Association of Milliners, Dressmakers and Tailors Inc., American, founded 1969 Search this
Harlem Fashion Institute, American, 1966 - 1994 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration (2016.129.3.1a): 57.52 min.
Duration (2016.129.3.2a): 56.33 min.
95.07 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 11, 2016
Description:
The oral history consists of 2016.129.3.1a and 2016.129.3.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
Joyce Bailey was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Along with her mother, Lois K. Alexander Lane, Ms. Bailey donated the entire collection and archives of the Black Fashion Museum to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
During this interview, Joyce Bailey discusses her mother, Lois K. Alexander Lane’s life and work in the fashion industry. In addition to the Black Fashion Museum, Lois K. Alexander Lane also founded the National Association of Milliners, Dressmakers and Tailors, the Harlem Institute of Fashion and two custom wear boutiques (The Needle Nook of Washington, DC and Lois K. Alexander & Co. in New York City).
