Have you worked with any of these legends?

Of course, I've worked with a lot of people that I admire. Among them are Josephine Baker, as well as American singer/actress Lisa Minnelli, dancer Katherine Dunham, and Irish writer Kate Thompson.

I sang with the jazz musician Lionel Hampton and traveled with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and a lot of movie stars. It's a small world, and I've met and still bump into most of these people I admire.

Can you share those experiences with us?

I won't say much, keep the mystery, those secrets belong to my own happiness. That's all I can tell you, air kiss.

How is the fashion industry different today compared to when you were working?

What project are you most proud of? Why?

I'm very proud of The fact that I wrote a book myself called "Walking With The Muses" about my modeling career. Thank God for fashion, or I wouldn't be able to tell such great stories and write such wonderful characters.

Especially after years of working with so many talented people at the top of the industry to learn so much.

What values do you take from your work?

I have a lot of professional principles. I learned to value myself, my time, my words, and my actions. Over the past 60 years of my upward journey, I have never stopped observing. I value all my experiences in the world of fashion, art and entertainment.

Do you have any unfulfilled dreams at this stage of your career? Or is there anything else you want to accomplish?

Every day I work hard towards my dream. I have a lot of work to do and put my energy into it. I paint, I write, I sing, I play an instrument, I perform with my jazz trio, I dance, I create all the moments of the day.

I'm currently working on an album with musicians and producers Maurice Lynch and Ray Chew, which is available on Spotify. I'm also working on a TV show, and I did a very popular cartoon series, The Girl from 7th Ave, which won a lot of awards, where I was the voice and the main character, with Antonio Contreras.

There are many more projects In The works, an exhibition of my paintings, my poetry and my first book of poetry, In The Spirit of Grace. I have always been full of energy and am striving for an elegant lifestyle, enjoying a poetic life with my family and all my friends in the fashion and art world. I work for love.

Do you have any advice for the next generation to consider you a legend?

Love life with all your heart and enjoy every moment of being you.

In 1988, Kimora was only 13 years old and already caught the attention of the fashion industry. Under the direction of Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's creative director at the time, Kimora signed an exclusive contract with Chanel and thus began to appear on the stage of Paris Fashion Week. Until then, mixed-race models on the haute couture runways were almost unimaginable.

Recalling her working experience at Chanel when she was a child, Kimora always said Karl Lagerfeld was her life mentor - it was he who made her realize that the other side of the shortcoming can also be a strength, such lips, such skin tone is also beautiful.

"Karl Lagerfeld showed me how to stand tall and taught me to make my own destiny, that dreams are bigger than I ever imagined and that they can come true."

In 1989, Kimora finished with a couture bridal look at the Chanel haute couture show, and then she began to walk for Fendi, Valentino, Emanuel Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands, and appeared on the cover of VOGUE. It also established her supermodel status at the end of the last century.

In February 2008, Mattel released the Kimora Lee Simmons Barbie, limited to 12,500 pieces, with a short pink suit and a long gray fur coat, luxurious and stylish, and a replica of Kimora's memorable supermodel image.

Kimora has multiple identities and has undergone a role transition from model to creative director. In addition to modeling, she is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, fashion designer, reality TV star and philanthropist. In 1999, she launched her fashion brand Baby Phat, which became a huge success worldwide.

In 2003, Baby Phat debuted at New York Fashion Week, with supermodels such as Carmen Kass and Eva Herzigova walking the runway.

At that time, Baby Phat was undoubtedly a pioneer, as early as the mainstream fashion still rejected the street style, Kimora single-handed the integration of high fashion style and black hip hop culture, Baby Phat also from an ordinary women's street brand, to become the hottest brand of the year. Almost every IT girl from that period wore Baby Phat fashions.

In the eyes of this legendary figure, she always respected women and also focused on female empowerment. Kimora's design philosophy is "owned by women, led by women, designed by women and for women as always". In the era when there were few black designers in New York Fashion Week, she tried to push black hip hop culture into the mainstream, and spoke out for the social status of black women all the time. In the conversation with Kimora, you will find that she has a very personal view of fashion, the industry, and life.