We were graciously invited to the screening of
Versaille 73 at the Museum of the City of New York in East Harlem last night and were part of the crowd that got to meet designer Stephen Burrows and Pat Cleveland during the event. Stephen Burrows is of course the first great African-American designer who made his mark in 70s and was one of a handful of Americans that showed their collection against the stiff French fashion giants such as Saint Laurent and Dior back in 1973. Pat Cleveland was the most notable, pioneering African American supermodel of that decade before the public new what one was and is still an inspiration to many in the industry. Folks who want to discover more about these icons of fashion should check out the
When Fashion Danced exhibit at MCNY on 103rd and Fifth Avenue which will be showing until July 28th:
www.MCNY.org
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