The Battle of Versailles : the night American fashion stumbled into the spotlight and made history
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New York : Flatiron Books, 2015.
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East - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Conceived as a fundraiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, the world's elite gathered in Versailles' grand theater to view a fashion extravaganza of the best that French and American designers had to offer ... What they saw would forever alter the history of fashion. At the Battle of Versailles five Americans--Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Halston, and Stephen Burrows--faced off against the five French designers considered the best in the world--Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan of Christian Dior. Against all odds, the American energy and the domination by their fearless models (ten of whom, in a ground-breaking move, were African-American) sent the audience reeling. By the end of the evening, the Americans had transformed their place on the world stage and sowed the seeds for changing the way race, gender, sexuality, and economics would be treated in fashion for decades to come"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Givhan, R. (2015). The Battle of Versailles: the night American fashion stumbled into the spotlight and made history (First edition.). Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Givhan, Robin. 2015. The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History. Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Givhan, Robin. The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History Flatiron Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Givhan, Robin. The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History First edition., Flatiron Books, 2015.
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