Since the Fifties, youthful elegance in Parisian high society has reached an annual pinnacle at one event in the French social calendar: Le Bal. Le Bal des Débutantes , to give the occasion its full name, is renowned for gathering bright young things from around the world to dazzle in haute couture.

One of the most anticipated guests at this year’s ball, on 29 November, is Carolina Lansing, granddaughter of the Venezuelan‑born fashion maven Carolina Herrera, whose designs have been worn by Jacqueline Onassis, Michelle Obama and Melania Trump. The younger Carolina, 21, who is studying communications at university in America, will join a roster of debutantes to have come out at Le Bal that includes Lady Amelia Windsor and Lady Kitty Spencer .

© Daniel Paik / Bestimage Carolina Lans

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