The trailblazing model, muse and producer shared her thoughts on diversity in the fashion industry and the most profound moments in her career:
Author:Leanna ComminsPublish date:Apr 29, 2019Updated onApr 29, 2019Within minutes of sitting on stage next to Fern Mallis at 92Y for the latest installment of "Fashion Icons" on Thursday night, Bethann Hardison had the audience bubbling with laughter. She was warm and relaxed with the longtime host, which makes sense — she is, after all, the only 92Y guest to have ever visited Mallis's weekend home in the Hamptons.
Below are the highlights from Hardison's conversation with Mallis, including her experience modeling at the iconic Battles of Versailles fashion show, why she avoids the term "Black designers" and more. On the Loss of Freedom in the Modeling IndustryAt the height of Hardison's modeling days during the late 1960s through the 1970s, she quickly become known for her ability to wow the crowd with her graceful dance moves down the runway — a complete departure from the current runway etiquette, which she considers much more confined.
On the Famous Battle of Versailles Fashion ShowAmong her many achievements, Hardison was one of 10 Black models — an unprecedented number at the time — to walk in the 1973 Battle of Versailles fashion show, a game-changing event that pitted French and American designers against each other in front of roughly 700 guests. The show, which featured Anna Klein and Oscar de la Renta, among others, took place at the Palace of Versailles in France and was an effort to raise money for its restoration.
"Many people saw it as... blackface — that's how someone sees something and feels something. That's fair," says Hardison. "Was it the intent — the person making it saying, 'I'm just going to go out there and make some racist thing for people?' No."
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