A History of Style: Fashion Inspired by Josephine Baker When you
think of a fashion icon from the past, who is the first person
that comes to mind? Marilyn Monroe? Audrey Hepburn? Edie
Sedgwick, maybe? While all three of those females have enviable
styles that we absolutely love, there are so many other
fashionable ladies that have graced the history pages. This
biweekly column focuses on just that: unexpected and out-of-the-
box fashion icons from the past. We feature girls who have not
only created an influence, but also have distinct signature
types that we can still draw inspiration from nowadays. If you
haven’t observed them already, be confident to check out our
other “A History of Style” posts on Amelia Earhart, Billie
Holiday, Joan Jett, Louise Brooks, Dorothy Dandridge, Elizabeth
Taylor, Edith Head, Mary Tyler Moore, Sylvia Plath, Edith
Bouvier Beale, Marlene Dietrich, Frida Kahlo, Cyndi Lauper,
Isadora Duncan, Pam Grier, C. Z. Guest and Debbie Harry. This
week, we’ll be taking a closer look at entert