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
Directed by Deborah Riley Draper · Written by Deborah Riley Draper
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Cast
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Marisa Berenson Self -
Karen Bjornson Self - Billie Blair Self
- Stephen Burrows Self
- Alva Chinn Self
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Dennis Christopher Self -
Pat Cleveland Self - Laurent Cotta Self
- Norma Jean Darden Self
- Charlene Dash Self
- Tom Fallon Self
- Didier Grumbach Self
Make it a double feature
3h 1m together
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Both from Deborah Riley Draper.
