Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution

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“Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution”
Tuesday, March 5
Haft Auditorium
227 West 27th Street (between 7th and 8th avenues)
5:30pm, doors 5pm

Atlanta-based director Deborah Riley-Draper will present her critically acclaimed documentary “Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution” that recounts the legendary fashion show of 1973 at Chateau de Versailles that catapulted African American models and American sportswear designers onto the European stage.

A panel discussion with the director and special guests will follow. The showing of “Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution” is in tribute to Women’s History Month and a salute to the 40th anniversary of Le Grand Divertissement a Versailles.

Confirmed panelists include:
Deborah Riley-Draper, Director
Alva Chinn, Model participant
Norma Jean Darden, Model participant
Bethann Hardison, Model participant
Mikki Taylor, Essence Magazine, Editor-at-Large