Even on its silky chiffon surface, the Grand Divertissement à Versailles fashion show of 1973 had all the trappings of a gilded society smack down. Essentially a publicity stunt disguised as architectural philanthropy to benefit the restoration of Versailles, the runway show pitted American ready-to-wear designers against their French haute couture counterparts.
But underneath all of that exquisite stitching was the kind of cultural and societal clash that could have only have occurred in the early ’70s with Liza Minnelli serving as its Halston-clad cheerleader.
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