What was Josephine Baker's iconic costume made of?
Feathers
Artificial bananas
Sequins
Pearls
Answer
Josephine Baker's performance in the revue Un vent de folie in 1927 caused a sensation in Paris. Her costume, consisting of only a short skirt of artificial bananas, became an iconic image of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties.
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