Josephine Baker

The Runways of Yesterday: 9 Designers Worth Revisiting

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.14.2009 | Style


Lesley M. M. Blume

Fashion often looks to the past for inspiration. This fall, history is in great evidence: surrealist flourishes from the 1940s abound; shoulder pads and neons from 1980s saturate clothing lines at all levels.

Letter from Paris: Josephine Baker Back in Paris (This Time as a Man)

Beth Arnold | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Beth Arnold

It was a beautiful bang of an evening with swishy chorus girls covering luminous curvy skin with a parade of splendid costumes. Modern burlesque diva Dita Von Teese headlines this extraordinary show at the historic Casino de Paris.

The Dazzle of a Rising Star

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

New York has a way of continually affording one with opportunities to ask questions like, "What becomes a legend most?"