'Battle of Versailles': How African American models reshaped fashion

Robin Givhan is the fashion critic for The Washington Post. This article was adapted from her new book, "The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History" (Flatiron Books, March 2015). It tells the story of a 1973 Franco-American runway extravaganza -- born out of racial tumult, the sexual revolution and the rise of feminism -- that altered the trajectory of the fashion industry.