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Advertising executive and author Tom Burrell was among the VIP attendees for a screening of Deborah Riley Draper’s documentary "Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution" held November 13, 2012 at Columbia College Chicago.
The film chronicles the events surrounding a 1973 benefit fashion show that featured American and European designers. The production was organized in order to raise money for the restoration of the Palace of Versailles in France but -- more importantly -- resulted in the international acceptance of American ready-to-wear clothing. The designers and historians unanimously cite the role of the models (the majority of whom were black) for "putting American fashion on the map."
After the screening, Draper introduced members of the cast and crew: Caraline Robinson, Executive Producer; Tamara Houston, Co-Producer; Mikki Taylor, Beauty and Style expert and Editor-at-Large for ESSENCE magazine; and Charlene Dash, Norma Jean Darden and Pat Cleveland three of the models who worked the runway at Versailles.
After the screening, Draper introduced members of the cast and crew: Caraline Robinson, Executive Producer; Tamara Houston, Co-Producer; Mikki Taylor, Beauty and Style expert and Editor-at-Large for ESSENCE magazine; and Charlene Dash, Norma Jean Darden and Pat Cleveland three of the models who worked the runway at Versailles.
View more BlackArtistNews photos of the Chicago screening of "Versailles '73" here.
Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution available on DVD February 5, 2013.
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