In 1993, the Hotel de Crillon hosted an haute couture fashion show with 27 Debs participating. Each Deb was provided with a cocktail dress as well as a ball gown by one couturier. 24 French couture houses took, part along with designers Vivienne Westwood, Bruce Oldfield and Gianni Versace.
With in attendance the Swedish countess Bettina Bernadotte wearing Yves St Laurent, Harumi Klossowska de Rola, the daughter of Balthus, in Hanae Mori, Angelique Hennessy in Guy Laroche and Marie de Noailles in Chanel and producer Robert Altman, IM Pei’s son and actress Charlotte Rampling as guests.
Débutantes | Coutures Houses |
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Marine d ‘Aboville, France | Lanvin |
Pauline Alexandra Ameil, France | Jean-Louis Scherrer HC |
Johanna de Beaumont, France | Christian Lacroix HC |
Countess Bettina Bernadotte, Sweden | Yves Saint-Laurent HC |
Ségolène de Cassagne, France | Vivienne Westwood HC |
Hermine de Cassan-Floyrac, France | Philippe Venet HC |
Barbara Caudrelier Benac, France | Per Spook |
Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, France | Nina Ricci HC |
Diane-Alix de Courten, Switzerland | Pierre Balmain HC |
Alexandra Drouilhet de Sigalas, France | Emmanuel Ungaro HC |
Marie d’ Epenoux, France | Lapidus HC |
Pénélope de Fouquières, France | Jacques Fath HC |
Georgina Hebblethwaite, UK | Bruce Oldfield |
Angélique Hennessy, France | Guy Laroche HC |
Haruni Klossowska de Rola, Japan | Hanae Mori HC |
Agathe de Lastic Saint Jal, France | Paco Rabanne HC |
Eléonore Le Maresquier, France | Pierre Cardin HC |
Savina de Limon Triest, Belgium | Courrèges HC |
Amélie de Mac Mahon, France | Christian Dior HC |
Marie de Noailles, France | Chanel HC |
Capucine Reille, France | Carven HC |
Athenaïs de Richemont, France | Torrente HC |
Gersende de Sabran-Pontevès, France | Balenciaga HC |
Lucinda Saville, UK | Gianni Versace HC |
The Honorable Hariette Skeffington, Scotland | Lecoanet-Hémant HC |
Laétizia Tarnowska, Poland | Louis Féraud HC |
Diane de Yturbe, France | Givenchy HC |