Versailles 73 American Runway Revolution (2012)

In an era known for protests and sitins 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 crossstitch 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