The ultra-chic” le Bal des Débutantes 2016 “was a magical evening of glamour and royalty in Paris, accompanied by their handsome cavaliers, making a grand entry into international high society, at the 24th annual Bal des Débutantes.
Now a prestigious institution, Le Bal des Debutantes, known as le Bal, is touted as “the only debutante ball in the world by invitation only”, where all the Debs wear a different Haute Couture designer. This assemblage brings together 20 young ladies and 20 young gents from well-connected families around the world, often with an established pedigree in the arts or academia, philanthropy, politics and business, along with European aristocrats as well as royals.
This year, the event saw a fresh face from India – Jayati Modi, daughter of Shivani and Samir Modi, Executive Director of Modi Enterprises. Each year, couture houses create an ensemble for each debutante, and dress them for the event. Jayati wore a Vivienne Westwood Couture gown, paired with custom made jewels by Payal Mehta, the official jewellery partner for the event, who creates a unique piece for each deb, based on her personality and her gown.
Among the other debutantes were Hollywood stars Warren Beatty and Annette Bening’s daughter, Ella Beatty, amongst heiresses from Europe’s aristocratic families, global industrialists and social influencers, such as Donna Yuang from China , Austrian princess Emilia Von Auersberg Breuner , HRH princess Zita de Bourbon Parme , the italian Marchesa , the oldest daughter of football star Luis Figo , lovely french deb Olympia Taittinger mongst others.
