The Battle of Versailles: 50 Years Later with "Halstonette" Chris Royer

<p>This week marks the 50th anniversary of one of American fashion&#39;s greatest moments: the Battle of Versailles. &#34;Halstonette&#34; Chris Royer joins us to discuss her first hand account of modeling in the now legendary fashion face-off between French haute couture and American design. </p><p>Want more Battle of Versailles?</p><ul><li><a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/ep/bbb350f0-eeea-4138-9598-8215844c8c23" rel="nofollow">The King of Sexy Cling: An Interview with Stephen Burrows </a></li><li><a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/ep/6fcfee1c-6605-49a4-9121-435fa9d68a51" rel="nofollow">The Magic of 1970s Fashion with Pat Cleveland, Part I</a> and <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/ep/aece84ab-6719-4347-b76a-5886dc20e73b" rel="nofollow">Part II</a> </li><li><a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/ep/7941c201-f155-45bc-992c-e67840cee21e" rel="nofollow">Invisible Beauty: An Interview with Bethann Hardison </a></li><li><a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/3df25f86-9436-41cc-a0d5-4a342107742c/ep/117629c7-fbf5-48b6-95b2-49532a17f5bd" rel="nofollow">Eleanor Lambert: Empress of 7th Avenue </a></li><li><a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/ep/12699d7c-f8a7-4048-a1e0-c6213db3e4a2?_gl=1%2A1qcdth7%2A_gcl_au%2ANjQ1OTQ0MzY0LjE2OTk5MjkxMDA.%2A_ga%2AOTY3NzUzOTAxLjE2ODQyOTczMDM.%2A_ga_KVZ47LYJWW%2AMTcwMTEzNjM3Mi4xOTQuMS4xNzAxMTM3MDE4LjAuMC4w" rel="nofollow">The Battle of Versailles, An Interview with Robin Givhan</a> </li><li>Robin Givhan&#39;s New York Time&#39;s Bestselling book<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-battle-of-versailles-the-night-american-fashion-stumbled-into-the-spotlight-and-made-history-robin-givhan/8408334?aid=92055&ean=9781250062321&listref=dressed-favs-and-featured-books&page=2" rel="nofollow"> The Battle of Versailles</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Want more <em>Dressed: The History of Fashion</em>?<em> </em></p><ul><li>Our <a href="http://www.dr