This article is from 2009.
Talent-spotted by Valentino aged 14, 70s fashion icon Robyn Peterson jumped a plane from Miami to Paris in search of fame and fortune. While a familiarity with the lifestyle of 00s glitterati makes the shock value of this well-heeled one-woman show a tad pedestrian, Paterson’s charm and delivery injects some style into proceedings.
Assembly Hall, 623 3030, until 30 Aug (not 17, 24), 6.20pm, £9–£10.
Robyn Peterson's memoirs of modelling: part fairytale, part romance - the odyssey of a determined American teenager falling hopelessly in love with Paris. Magazines billboards in the world's chicest city... until Paris brings her to her knees.
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