Josephine Baker Eau de Parfum

A captivating sandalwood aroma grounded with leather and uplifted with subtle violet and cardamom. A new classic.Notes of violet accord, cardamom, iris, ambrox, cedarwood, leather, sandalwood.

Josephine Baker was a dancer, singer, spy, and more. She was an American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. During the German occupation of France, Baker worked with the Red Cross and the Résistance, and as a member of the Free French forces she entertained troops in Africa and the Middle East. She was later awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour with the rosette of the Résistance. After the war much of her energy was devoted to Les Milandes, her estate in southwestern France, from which she began in 1950 to adopt babies of all nationalities in the cause of what she defined as “an experiment in brotherhood” and her “rainbow tribe.” She adopted a total of 12 children. A couple of weeks ago it was announced that in November 2021 she will be interred in the Panthéon in Paris, the first black woman to receive one of the highest honors in France.

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