Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

The story

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

M Marisa BerensonSelf K Karen BjornsonSelf B Billie BlairSelf S Stephen BurrowsSelf A Alva ChinnSelf D Dennis ChristopherSelf P Pat ClevelandSelf L Laurent CottaSelf N Norma Jean DardenSelf C Charlene DashSelf T Tom FallonSelf D Didier GrumbachSelf

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B Bethann HardisonSelf P Pierre-André HélèneSelf J Jean-Luce HureSelf B Barbara JacksonSelf H Harold KodaSelf C Carla LaMonteSelf S Simone LevittSelf C China MachadoSelf K Katrina McGrathSelf G Grace MirabellaSelf K Katrine McGrathSelf N Nancy NorthSelf C Carola PolakovSelf B Béatrix SauleSelf C Cameron SilverSelf M Mikki TaylorSelf J John TiffanySelf C Corey TippinSelf C Charles TracySelf