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The Josephine Baker references were beautiful, it’s a fun collection.” Anya Taylor-Joy poses during the Christian Dior photocall as part of the Haute-Couture Spring-Summer 2023 Fashion Week in ...
Her gown was inspired by a look worn by Josephine Baker (seen here in 1951.) AFP via Getty Images Hadid shared that she was also honoring Baker’s dress designer, Zelda Wynn Valdes.
A century before Beyoncé, Josephine Baker became America’s first global pop star. She broke barriers, built a brand, and ...
While the 2025 Met Gala is celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new costume exhibit on Black Dandyism—spotlighting men’s fashion—several stars on the red carpet honored a female ...
Hair styles seemingly inspired by the singer Josephine Baker were a theme of the night. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta There were slicked-down curls, dramatic swoops and sculpted waves that contrasted ...
Supermodel Gigi Hadid’s Miu Miu dress was inspired by Zelda Wynn Valdes, a pioneering Black fashion designer who dressed the likes of Josephine Baker and Ella Fitzgerald, while Jodie Turner ...
Megan Thee Stallion arrived on this year’s Met Gala carpet with a fiery red sculpture-esque ponytail inspired by superstar Josephine Baker. This is the Grammy winner’s third appearance on the ...
Just like Black Dandys, Baker experimented with fashion and was not afraid to go bold. A postcard of Josephine Baker in a tuxedo and top hat is at Yale University’s Beinecke Library. Advertisement ...
Her gown was inspired by a look worn by Josephine Baker (seen here in 1951.) AFP via Getty Images Hadid shared that she was also honoring Baker's dress designer, Zelda Wynn Valdes.
While the 2025 Met Gala is celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new costume exhibit on Black Dandyism—spotlighting men’s fashion—several stars on the red carpet honored a female ...
Just like Black dandies, Baker experimented with fashion and was not afraid to go bold. A postcard of Baker in a tuxedo and top hat is at Yale University’s Beinecke Library. Josephine Baker adoc ...