The Battle Of Versailles

“Mark Bozek pays homage to the face-off between American and French fashion with an illustrated book, retracing what went down through photographs by Jean-Luce Huré and Bill Cunningham, capturing the drama, the backstage moments, and never-before-seen highlights of the evening. With a foreword by Liza Minnelli, an introduction by Pat Cleveland, and afterwords by Diet Prada, this book offers a unique and fresh perspective on the event from a photographic point of view.” — MUSEE MAGAZINE“Mark Bozek’s tome offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the book’s titular battle: A face-off between French and American fashion designers at the Palace of Versailles in 1973. He presents the epic showdown through a visual time capsule of the event’s parading models, starry guests and competing collections, with photographs by Jean-Luce Huré and Bill Cunningham of The New York Times.” — THE NY TIMES“Sometimes it takes a good fight to mark your place in an industry, and that’s exactly how it happened for American fashion designers in 1973. In The Battle of Versailles: The Fashion Showdown of 1973, author Mark Bozek recalls the legendary fashion competition that propelled American fashion designers onto the global scene. The best part? It’s the first illustrated book to chronicle the event, with archive images by Bill Cunningham and Jean-Luce Huré.” — TOWN & COUNTRY“What began as a restoration fundraiser for the palace turned into a cultural-shifting event that left an indelible mark on the fashion industry, launched American designers as a global force and challenged the industry norms of the time. The book also features unedited excerpts from Cunningham’s private detailed diary.” — STYLEZEITGEIST MAGAZINE ”…chronicles the dramatic 1973 runway face-off between French designers (Marc Bohan, Pierre Cardin, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Emanuel Ungaro) and their American counterparts (Bill Blass, Stephen Burrows, Oscar de la Renta, Halston and Anne Klein) and is illustrated with largely unseen images from the archives of the fashion photojournalists Bill Cunningham and Jean-Luce Huré.” — THE NY TIMES“51 years ago, within the storied walls of the Chateau de Versailles, five French designers took on five American designers in a monumental charity fashion show remembered as “The Battle of Versailles.” Rizzoli’s new publication The Battle of Versailles: The Fashion Showdown of 1973, authored by Mark Bozek, offers novel insight into the significance of the occasion with never-before-seen photographs from Bill Cunningham and Jean-Luce Huré, accompanied by excerpts from Cunningham’s diary entries of the time.” — ANOTHER MAGAZINE

Mark Bozek is the founder/CEO of Live Rocket, producer/director of the film The Times of Bill Cunningham.

Liza Minnelli is an actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer.

Pat Cleveland is one of the first African-American models to achieve prominence on the runway and in print.

Diet Prada is an Instagram account founded by Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler.