Elle Magazine | 24.11.2025 20:00
Bronwyn Golden Vance, daughter of Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, is watching the French haute couture designer Stéphane Rolland sketch her gown at his minimalist atelier, as the blindingly bright summer sun streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows, hitting the wall’s sculptural crown molding at all the right angles on a July day in Paris. Seeing Rolland at work—with his deep brunette lion’s mane of hair and dramatic movements—is akin to experiencing a piece of live performance art. Vance, wearing a blue-and-ivory-striped sweater with stacks of delicate gold necklaces and white baggy jeans, is joined by her mother, father, brother, and Ophélie Renouard, founder of Le Bal des Débutantes, all there to support her and review designs as one of the atelier’s petite mains has her stand to take measurements.
