Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)
91 min
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
- Release date
- September 7, 2012
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Karen Bjornson as Self
- Stephen Burrows as Self
- Alva Chinn as Self
- Dennis Christopher as Self
- Pat Cleveland as Self
- Laurent Cotta as Self
- Norma Jean Darden as Self
- Charlene Dash as Self
- Tom Fallon as Self
- Didier Grumbach as Self
Crew
- Deborah Riley Draper · Director
- Deborah Riley Draper · Writer
- Jonathan Hall · Cinematographer
- Bill Bowen · Editor
- Ryan Kerrison · Editor