Karen Bjornson

Versailles '73 explores a pivotal moment in fashion, when the most iconic fashion face-off pitted 12 African American black models and 5 American designers (Anne Klein, Stephen Burrows, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Halston) against the lions of haute couture (Yves St. Laurent, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro).

Halston rose from Southern roots to become America’s first superstar clothing designer, becoming a celebrity in 1970s social circles across the world.