Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

In an era known for protests and sit-ins, the 1973 Grand Divertissement at Versailles, made a statement of its own - a fashion statement. The legendary event pitting the five lions of French couture Givenchy, Dior, Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin with five American designers Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Anne Klein, Stephen Burrows and Bill Blass created a cross-stitch of change across fashion, race, business and catwalks. When African American models Bethann Hardison, Pat Cleveland, Alva Chinn, Billie Blair, Norma Jean Darden, Barbara Jackson, Jennifer Brice, Romana Saunders and Amina Warsuma boarded the plane to Paris, they had no idea they would help change the course of fashion and pull off its biggest coup. Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution tells this story

Cast

Marisa Berenson Self

Karen Bjornson Self

Billie Blair Self

Stephen Burrows Self

Alva Chinn Self Dennis Christopher Self Pat Cleveland Self

Laurent Cotta Self

Norma Jean Darden Self

Charlene Dash Self

Tom Fallon Self

Didier Grumbach Self

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