The Battle of Versailles Quotes

“Enid Nemy, The New York Times writer, sat through the entire dress rehearsal; she witnessed Halston’s wretched behavior as well as his close attention to his public image. “He said to me, ‘If you report that, I’ll never invite you to another show.’ And I said, ‘Halston, you never invite me to your show as it is.”
― Robin Givhan, The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History

“Every time the fashion runway makes a place for a plus size woman, an eccentric tomboy, an awkward aristocrat, or four dozen sorority girls, it is a nod to Versailles. That was a moment when the individual trumped the group, when five Americans triumphed not because of the cut of the clothes or any extraordinary embellishments, but because of the spirit in which they were worn. American individualism showed its best face.”
― Robin Givhan, The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History