Release Date

07 Sep, 2012

Runtime

01:31: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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

Original Title

Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution

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Actors

Marisa Berenson

Karen Bjornson

Billie Blair

Stephen Burrows

Alva Chinn

Dennis Christopher

Pat Cleveland

Laurent Cotta

Norma Jean Darden

Charlene Dash

Tom Fallon

Didier Grumbach

Bethann Hardison

Pierre-André Hélène

Jean-Luce Hure

Barbara Jackson

Harold Koda

Carla LaMonte

Simone Levitt

China Machado

Katrina McGrath

Crew