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Travel story · Paris

Josephine Baker's Paris

From the Folies Bergère to the Champs-Élysées, follow Josephine Baker's Paris — the city where the Jazz Age found its most dazzling star, and she repaid it by dancing it into legend.

Josephine Baker's Paris
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Day 1: Folies Bergère

Baker conquered Paris at the Folies Bergère. Walk the Grands Boulevards and picture the revue: feathers, pearls, and the Charleston that woke a continent.

Sue Wong Vintage Flapper Inspired Dress size 8
Sue Wong Vintage Flapper Inspired Dress size 8

Day 2: Jazz Age Montmartre

Montmartre was the playground of the années folles. Seek out the addresses of the jazz cellars where she danced, and drink a cocktail in a bar that keeps the spirit alive.

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Vintage Authentic 1920s Peach Chiffon Flapper Dress Clear Glass Beads Small

Day 3: The Champs-Élysées finale

Finish with a stroll along the Champs-Élysées, where she shone as one of the first Black stars in an American film. Freedom, sparkling like pearls.

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Vintage Antique 20s Flapper Dress Silk Chiffon Pink Ombre Beaded As Is XS

Along the way

  1. 01

    Folies Bergère

  2. 02

    Grands Boulevards

  3. 03

    Montmartre jazz cellars

  4. 04

    Champs-Élysées

  5. 05

    Ritz Paris

  6. 06

    Le Bal Blomet