Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 7, 2012

Original language

English

Production

Coffee Bluff Pictures

Cast

Alva Chinn,John Tiffany,Marisa Berenson,Dennis Christopher,Harold Koda,Charles Tracy,China Machado,Katrina McGrath,Jean-Luce Hure,Didier Grumbachand 22 more

Director

Deborah Riley Draper

Writer

Deborah Riley Draper

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt2283061