Josephine Baker may be widely recognized for her titillating "banana dance," for which she donned a costume made up of 16 bananas strung into a skirt. (Remember Beyoncé's homage to the late singer-actress in her "Déjà Vu" video?
Both punks and flappers are at the center of popular culture right now, thanks to the Met Ball using punk as a theme and the Costume Institute's exhibition "Punk: Chaos to Couture." There is also that little art house flick, The Great Gatsby, which brought flappers back to the mainstream.
We're counting down the days until "The Bling Ring" hits theaters, when we'll watch the dramatization of "the most audacious burglary gang in recent Hollywood history." Combine the film's (factual!) kiddie caper plot with Emma Watson's jaw-dropping style transformat
Pucci, Prabal Gurung and Jenny Packham are the objects of Kate Hudson's fashion obsession, and the 5-foot-6 mom's knack for easy glamor has turned the engaged Glee guest star into a bonafide style icon. "I like wearing clothes that are comfortable and free-flowing," Hudson, 34, has said. "If I can't walk . . . forget it!"
