"I wasn't really naked. I simply didn't have any clothes on."

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This quotation examines the core nature of Fashion as articulated by Josephine Baker. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Fashion provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

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About Josephine Baker

Freda Josephine Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress, and a spy for the French Resistance. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.

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"Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?"

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"My people have a country of their own to go to if they choose... Africa... but, this America belongs to them just as much as it does to any of the white race... in some ways even more so, because they gave the sweat of their brow and their blood in slavery so that many parts of America could become prosperous and recognized in the world."

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"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."

— Mark Twain
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"My dreams came true while wearing the opening look from the spring/summer 2010 Dior ready-to-wear collection. I will never forget how special I felt opening John Galliano's show, like I was living a dream."

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"I have learned in fashion to be a little savage."

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