Enjoy a fascinating documentary, Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution starting promptly at 6:30 pm on Monday, February 23 in the Keys Community Room of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton 02186.  Admission is free to the public.

In an era known for protests and sit-ins, the 1973 Grand Divertissement at Versailles made a statement of its own: a fashion statement.  The legendary event pitted the five lions of French couture – Givenchy, Dior, Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent, and Pierre Cardin with five American designers, Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Anne Klein, Stephen Burrows and Bill Blass –  and created a cross-stitch of change across fashion, race, business and catwalks.  When African American models Bethann Hardison, Pat Celeveland, Alva Chinn, Billie Blair, Noram Jean Darden, Barbara Jackson, Jennifer Brice, Romana Saunders and Amina Warsuma boarded the plan to Paris, they had no idea they would help change the course of fashion and pull off its biggest coup.  Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution tells this story.  This is a free screening and is open to all.  The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library.