Overview
- The invite-only presentation was held Nov. 29 at the Shangri-La Paris, where 19 young women from prominent families made their debuts.
- Bronwyn Golden Vance, daughter of Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, opened with a father‑daughter dance in a Stéphane Rolland gown and chose her twin, Slater Vance, as her cavalier.
- Carolina Lansing, granddaughter of Carolina Herrera, wore a Wes Gordon–designed Carolina Herrera gown that paid homage to Herrera’s first runway collection, escorted by her brother Magnus.
- Most debs wore V Muse jewels, with Gabrielle Janssens de Balkany opting for heirloom diamond earrings; cavaliers included Gabriel Gledhil and Albert Windsor.
- Longtime organizer Ophélie Renouard oversaw rituals from the waltz to the group presentation, as extensive fashion coverage ran alongside social-media critiques of the event’s elite optics.