Blazio-Licorish cites Josephine Baker as the "ultimate influencer," and not just for her famed fashion moments in the banana skirt, for example, but for how she drove the fashion business forward.

Half the tickets to the season’s catwalk display were sold to the public, with proceeds going to the Fondation des Hôpitaux.

Josephine Baker, trailblazing performer and civil rights activist, published her memoir, 'Fearless and Free,' in 1949. Now, the book is being released in the United States for the first time on Feb 4.