The Battle of Versailles: The Fashion Showdown of 1973
Author Mark Bozek, Photographs by Jean-Luce Huré and Bill Cunningham, Contributions by Liza Minnelli and Pat Cleveland and Diet Prada
- Publish Date: September 03, 2024
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Design - Fashion & Accessories
- Publisher: Rizzoli
- Trim Size: 9 x 12
- Pages: 288
- US Price: $85.00
- CDN Price: $115.00
- ISBN: 978-0-8478-3560-7
Reviews
"Mark Bozek’s tome offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the book’s titular battle: A face-off between French and American fashion designers at the Palace of Versailles in 1973. He presents the epic showdown through a visual time capsule of the event’s parading models, starry guests and competing collections, with photographs by Jean-Luce Huré and Bill Cunningham of The New York Times." — THE NY TIMES
"What began as a restoration fundraiser for the palace turned into a cultural-shifting event that left an indelible mark on the fashion industry, launched American designers as a global force and challenged the industry norms of the time. The book also features unedited excerpts from Cunningham’s private detailed diary." — STYLEZEITGEIST MAGAZINE
"...chronicles the dramatic 1973 runway face-off between French designers (Marc Bohan, Pierre Cardin, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Emanuel Ungaro) and their American counterparts (Bill Blass, Stephen Burrows, Oscar de la Renta, Halston and Anne Klein) and is illustrated with largely unseen images from the archives of the fashion photojournalists Bill Cunningham and Jean-Luce Huré." — THE NY TIMES
"51 years ago, within the storied walls of the Chateau de Versailles, five French designers took on five American designers in a monumental charity fashion show remembered as “The Battle of Versailles.” Rizzoli’s new publication The Battle of Versailles: The Fashion Showdown of 1973, authored by Mark Bozek, offers novel insight into the significance of the occasion with never-before-seen photographs from Bill Cunningham and Jean-Luce Huré, accompanied by excerpts from Cunningham’s diary entries of the time." — ANOTHER MAGAZINE