Josephine Baker circa 1930 poses in one of her many elaborate costumes.
Beyoncé’s big comeback performance was everything we anticipated. The diva sang and danced in a host of haute costumes, including this crystal, feathered look channeling the great Parisian princess herself – Josephine Baker.
The Blonds over-the-top embellished leotard for Fall 2012 is one we’re certain Baker would shimmy in today.
Billie Holiday’s all-over printed dress and gorgeous flower hair piece was a soft stylish compliment to her moody tunes.
When we spotted British actress Marsha Thomason’s long dress blooming with bold flowers from vintage boutique “The Reformation,” we couldn’t help but think “Lady Sings The Blues.”
Rebecca Taylor took to the runway in all-over florals with a new take on the romantic print.
Billie Holiday was no stranger to head adornments, often seen wearing hats, flowers and even today’s covetable head wrap.
Estelle’s fashionable and functional turban (worn to keep her hair in tact while performing) on stage brings Billie Holiday’s look to life in the present day.
Sleek fabric top knots and turbans accessorized Norma Kamali’s Fall collection, showing us just how to work the look with evening wear.
Eartha Kitt in the 1960s performance Talk of The Town shows feline fierceness in a form-fitting leopard dress and matching fur-trimmed coat.
At the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival, Goapele graced the stage in a sultry leopard bodycon dress, taking notes from the fiercest cat woman herself, Eartha Kitt.
This Fall cocktail dress king Roland Mouret brings new life to leopard with this graphic mirrored effect version of the print.
Lena’s satin, cinched-waist style was a popular silhouette in the 1960s. Here she glammed it up by accessorizing with gloves, a fur stole, matching pearl choker and earrings set.
Ambrose’s Louis Vuitton A-line jacquard dress channeled Horne’s classic elegance. The stylist made it her own by adding beautiful brooches along the straps.
Tracy Reese shortened the hemline of this classic shape and livened up the fabric with lamé for the season.
The late, great Donna Summer sparkles in a jumpsuit during a 1979 UNICEF performance for the United Nations in New York City, a common style rocked by the songstress.
Lala Anthony’s disco-ready jumpsuit by Lois London brought life to the red carpet just as Disco Queen Donna Summer did to the stage.
Thakoon transitions the jumpsuit into Fall with an evening wear take in a soft sheen satin and tuxedo-like lapels.
Ms. Ross was never afraid to take it there and this performance shows it with the singer wrapped up in purple ostrich feathers.
Macy Gray dances to her own tunes swathed in vibrant, fluffy feathers like the dynamic diva herself.
Kamali borrowed this glamorous touch for her upcoming fall collection. The designer’s smooth shag fur stole makes the style wearable on and off the stage.
