Versailles 73'.

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Yesterday and friend and I went to see this film. We loved it. For those not familiar, Versailles 73' chronicles the 'battle' between five American designers- Oscar de la Renta, Halston, Stephen Burrows, Bill Blass & Ann Klein and five French designers- Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Dior, Pierre Cardin & Emanual Ungaro. American designers at that time weren't taken seriously by the classically trained French couturiers but this show changed the way we see runway fashion today.
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The 'battle' not withstanding, one of the focus' of the film is how the African-American models stole the show. 12 in all including Pat Cleveland, Alva Chinn, Bethann Hardison, Charlene Dash, China Machado, Norma Jean Darden, Ramona Saunders & Billie Blair. 
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     Pat Cleveland
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Alva Chinn
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Bethann Hardison
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Charlene Dash
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China Machado
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 Norma Jean Darden
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 Ramona Saunders
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 Billie Blair
To have 12 African-American models in one was show was unprecedented in 1973 but these woman opened the door for the Naomi Campbells and Joan Smalls of today.

Versailles 73' is a limited release. Don't miss this film if it's showing in your city.

Witness history.

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