Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)

In the tumultuous epoch of 1973, a seemingly ordinary fashion event, the Grand Divertissement at Versailles, became an unexpected runway revolution. Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution chronicles this extraordinary tale. In an unprecedented face-off, the five titans of French couture - Givenchy, Dior, Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent, and Pierre Cardin - clashed with America's groundbreaking designers - Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Anne Klein, Stephen Burrows, and Bill Blass. This epic confrontation created a vibrant tapestry of change that rippled through the realms of fashion, race, business, and catwalk glamour. Unaware of the seismic shift they were about to trigger, African American models Bethann Hardison, Pat Cleveland, Alva Chinn, Billie Blair, Norma Jean Darden, Barbara Jackson, Jennifer Brice, Romana Saunders, and Amina Warsuma took off for Paris. Their journey, unbeknownst to them, would redefine the fashion industry and stage its most phenomenal upset. This film captures the drama, the elegance, and the groundbreaking change of that historic event, offering an inside look at the moment that forever altered the face of fashion.

Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution is a documentary movie featuring Marisa Berenson and directed by Deborah Riley Draper.

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